With the summer vacations almost over and schools reopening, lunchboxes gain importance in every house with a school going child. All of us as parents want to see empty lunchboxes when our children come back from school. Planning and preparing them is a huge task every morning. Lunchboxes are very important in meeting a child’s nutritional needs as almost 30% of a child’s daily food intake, is in school.
Here are 6 things you should not do when it comes to packing a meal for your child’s school tiffin:
- Packing new or unfamiliar food:
The most important rule is to never pack something that your child has not eaten before. A child can feel hesitant and unsure when he/she encounters the food and can leave it untouched.
Anything new you want to try should be done at home in a comforting environment.
- Not putting fruits or vegetables:
This is especially true of parents of fussy eaters. In the hope that their child will eat, and not bring back food, you skip putting it in the lunchbox. But these are two reasons why adding fruits and vegetables is important:
- The lunchbox makes up a large chunk of your child’s nutritional needs of the day.
- Constant exposure to fruits and vegetables helps in encouraging them to eat these at some point.
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