Pack healthy lunches

Help your child learn to love food that’s good for you and to make healthy food choices.

Encourage your child to help plan lunches, and ask her what she wants to eat.

Offer a variety of healthy foods to choose from, like fresh fruit, vegetables, and low-fat meats and cheeses.

Here is a healthy lunch to pack for yourself and your child:

• Turkey on whole-grain bread with mustard

• Carrot and celery sticks

• Grapes

• Low-fat milk

You’ll find lots of healthy recipe ideas in the American Medical Association Family Cookbook: “Good Food That’s Good for You”, published by Pocket Books.