Packing the Perfect School Lunch for Your Child

With many students having returned to school or are about to do so in the coming weeks, if you will be packing them a lunch, here is some simple but important advice from nutritional experts at Kaiser Permanente.When packing a school lunch, parents should aim for a balanced meal and provide different options, said Roohe Ahmed, a dietitian and health educator with Kaiser Permanente Southern California.“Whether the child eats it or not is another story,” she noted. “But the role of the parent is to provide a healthy meal.”According to Ahmed, who practices in Fontana, when packing a healthy school lunch, parents need to ensure it includes a variety of nutritious and healthy food.She recommended including proteins such as hard-boiled eggs, cottage cheese, Greek yogurt,
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