Ready or not, another school year has arrived! Commit to packing healthier, tastier lunches for your family this year with these ideas from Hazelview Properties.
Start your quest for healthier lunches by looking for new ingredient options. Give bread a break, for example, and try whole-grain tortillas or whole-wheat pitas. Avoid the traditional highly processed lunchmeats by choosing tasty fillers such as pesto and tomato, cream cheese and jelly, or hummus.
No lunch is complete without a tasty treat. Many candy bars and premade cookies, are processed and loaded with sugars. Consider making your own dessert to add to your child’s lunch, such as Strawberry Oatmeal Bars. Many baked goods, such as chocolate chip cookies, can be frozen in advance and added to a lunch anytime, saving you time on busy weekdays.
There are many great grocery store options near our Ottawa community where you can find the high-quality ingredients and produce that you need. The Farm Boy, for example, is a Canadian-based store with a number of locations throughout the city. Every Wednesday evening there are twelve new specials to check out. Our Fairlea Apartments (2920 Fairlea Crescent) are only a six-minute drive from this Farm Boy store (1500 Bank Street).
Now that you have everything you need to make a healthy lunch, you might want to think about going the extra step to pack a lunch that is also more ecofriendly. There are many ways to cut back on lunch waste, from choosing reusable lunch containers and cloth napkins, to managing portion control.
Hazelview Properties knows that the start of the school year is an exciting time for planning and preparing. Start your child’s year off right by planning healthy, delicious lunches that will give your child the energy they need for their busy day.