Getting everyone out the door, dressed, teeth brushed, and lunches packed in time for school(or grandmas or daycare) can be a real challenge. Often times packing a lunch is an afterthought. Some parents reach for easy items that are prepackaged and marketed for children, but these often contain empty calories with little nutrition. Your child will feel better and have more energy and focus during the day when eating nutritious whole foods, rather than processed snacks filled with additives and preservatives. A banana is just as easy to grab as a bag of chips, and it comes in its own compostable wrapper.  Lisa Barnes, Edna Parent and owner and author of Petit Appetit has compiled an extremely thoughtful step by step process to creating a healthy and fun lunch  We hope you enjoy the helpful suggestions she has put together.  Thank you Lisa!

Posted by Margaret Schultz on October 25