Packing school lunches can be an empowering way to help your kids learn about eating for their health. Print out this cheat sheet and have them pick from each category when they pack their lunch. You can expand on this but keep the categories the same.
Fat-Protein-Veggie-Fruit
After that they can add what you allow in your family
But making sure they get fat, fiber, veggies and fruit will help them to feel balanced energy all day. It will ensure their muscles (protein), brains (fat), and immune systems (brightly colored veggies and fruit) get fed every day.
Of course that is over simplified but that is how I talk to my kids about food every day and how I recommend my clients talk to their kids around food. No matter what age they are you will be empowering them to make healthy choices for the rest of their lives.
Check out the podcast I did with Kidzone in Truckee to hear more about teaching your kids to be empowered eaters.
Happy back to school! xo Janel
Hello. I am Janel, owner of Mountain Rebalance. I am a board certified holistic nutritionist, a certified functional medicine nutritionist, I have my doctorate in natural medicine, am a family herbalist and I started out as an Ayurvedic yoga therapist. I obsess over why. Why symptoms and disease manifest and how food and lifestyle impact how we function. I help people understand their own body and explore the root cause of their symptoms or disease.
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