Mom's Talk Question: How Do You Make Your Kids' Packed Lunches More Healthy, Interesting?

Making your lunches both healthy and creative for your child is no easy task.

Or is it?

With childhood obesity on the rise, the importance of a healthy lunch is forging a departure from the reliable sandwich to servings of fruit and vegetables, and easing off the sugar.

And how about getting your kids more involved in the process. Ownership may lead them to eating all of it.

QUESTION: What creative ideas have you tried to make your kids' packed lunches more healthy and more interesting?

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