MY MESSAGE TO YOUHealthy foods help children grow, concentrate and play. A healthy lunch box includes:• Grain foods• Vegies or salad• Fruit• Dairy• Lean meat or protein foods• Water

YOU cOUld TrY:GRAIN FOODS (Wholemeal and wholegrain types)• Small bread rolls• Fruit, pita and crisp breads• Pasta and noodles• Rice cakes

DAIRY (Reduced fat types for children aged over 2 years)• Small cubes or slices of

cheese • Tub of yoghurt• Tetra pack of plain milk

VEGETABLES • Shredded lettuce• Mixed salad• Carrot and celery (with dip)• Cherry tomatoes• Corn cobs

LEAN MEAT/PROTEIN FOODSHam, chicken breast, roast beef slices, turkey slices, small tin of tuna, baked beans or bean mix, boiled egg

FRUIT• Fresh fruit • Tinned fruit in natural juice• Pureed fruit• A small amount of dried fruit

DRINKSWater is the best drink to have in your child’s drink bottle

HEAlTHY lUNcH BOX IdEASTUCKER TALK TIPS 4 kids

Produced by the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation and MEND Australia. Illustrations by Brayden Williams.

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Healthy lunch Box – Too deadly!

HEAlTHY lUNcH BOX IdEASTUCKER TALK TIPS 4 kids

EXAMPLE 1• Carrot and celery

sticks• Low fat dip• Cubes of reduced fat

cheese• A boiled egg• Wholegrain bread

spread with avocado• A mandarin• Strawberries• Water

EXAMPLE 2• A banana• An apple• A tub of low fat

yoghurt• Cherry tomatoes• Wholegrain crisp

bread with lean meat and salad

• Water