Let’s talk about lunchtime! Honestly this year’s lunch box does not need to look much different than last years. We have always wanted our kids to eat a healthy lunch and we still do. The only difference for 2020 is keeping things a bit more sanitized.
So, here are a few tips that might help..
📌 place a small hand sanitizer into the lunch box so they can clean their hands prior to eating. I also pack a wipe to clean the hand sanitizer off their hands – because it tastes gross and it’s not great to ingest.
📌 for younger kids pack them a disposable place mat for the table that they can eat on.
📌 pack a fork and encourage your kids to use that rather than their hands whenever possible.
📌 pack individually wrapped foods that you can eat without touching the food itself, for example:
· Fruit in squeeze pouches
· Peanut butter and almond butter packs (Make sure you are allowed to bring in nut butters)
· Granola bars that slide out of the package easily.
· Soups, pasta, salad or anything in a thermos
· Sandwiches wrapped in tinfoil
📌 remind your kids NOT to share food.
📌 teach your kids what to do with their masks safely when they take them off to eat their lunch. (They can place them on a paper towel or in a separate paper lunch bag)
📌📌 Bonus tip send your child to school with an extra mask or 2 in case the one they are wearing gets dirty.
Let’s focus on what really matters, keeping our kids happy and healthy. Focus on wholesome food and the tools to keep them safe and secure not nervous or anxious about eating. We are all in this together! Back to school 2020, we got this! ✌️💖