How to Pack a Healthy School Lunch Your Child Will Want to Eat

Pinterest boards and TikTok videos can make packing the perfect school lunch look easy.

But even the prettiest lunchbox can come home with the fruit untouched, the vegetables still sealed and half the sandwich still there.

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That's the challenge: a lunch can look balanced when you pack it, but it only helps if your child actually eats it.

"Parents often feel pressure to pack the perfect lunch, but children don't need every food group represented perfectly every day," says Mehak Gandhi, MD, with Hartford HealthCare Medical Group. "The goal is to offer enough balance while including foods your child recognizes and enjoys."

So, how can you pack a healthy school lunch that's more likely to come home empty? >> Read more