Quick and easy school lunch ideas that are also healthy
Quick and easy school lunch ideas that are also healthy
For everyone who needs a little inspiration to get back into the swing of school lunches, Good Day gets some easy and healthy ideas from Gabbie Ricky. She’s a registered dietitian nutritionist from Children’s Health Sports Performance Institute in Plano. #ready4school #backtoschool #lunch
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1.29 -> [Music]
4.94 -> okay confession time okay let's hear it
7.919 -> it's day four for my kiddos and I'm
11.639 -> pretty much out of ideas for lunch
14.46 -> thankfully we've got Gabby Ricky in this
16.98 -> morning though see I don't blame you for
19.199 -> running out of ideas she's a registered
20.939 -> dietitian nutritionist and I think for a
22.98 -> lot of parents you start you're strong
24.96 -> and then yeah it gets tough to get
27.84 -> creative when I think of school lunches
29.76 -> I think of these things over here but I
31.92 -> mean it can be tough to to put together
33.84 -> ideas that are new and fresh and healthy
36.059 -> what's a good starting point and fun and
38.04 -> creative too right so
40.02 -> um we really want to include all the
41.399 -> five major food groups and so keep that
43.86 -> in mind that is the foundation of
45.059 -> healthy school lunches or healthy meals
46.68 -> for everyone but especially for our kids
48.239 -> and so that's going to be protein grains
51.36 -> fruits vegetables and dairy so those are
55.379 -> the five you want to keep them in mind
56.52 -> right okay now I put together some
58.44 -> creative looking Bento Box style lunches
61.379 -> because the visual appeal is very
63.78 -> important for kids right so these are
65.82 -> all very fun over here we've got turkey
68.1 -> pinwheels and then we've got blueberries
70.799 -> and a fun snack so parents do not shy
72.96 -> away from from packing your kid's
75.119 -> favorite snack it just helps kind of
76.86 -> reduce that intimidation Factor makes
78.54 -> lunch time a little bit more fun I say
80.28 -> do not eat until you've eaten this
82.439 -> though
84.42 -> that's what I say we hope for that right
87.119 -> yeah so we've got the protein we've got
88.68 -> the color carbs we have fruit and then
91.32 -> something fun right and then if we move
92.88 -> on to this one this is kind of like a
95.34 -> little bit more of an elevated lunchable
96.9 -> right yes exactly for kids you got the
101.88 -> cheese and you've got the crackers and
103.799 -> was that turkey or something I mean this
106.2 -> is this is it's more of like a pick and
108.119 -> serve right and it's pretty and honestly
110.399 -> like they don't have to eat everything
111.479 -> this year but as long as you're
113.34 -> introducing the color that's really
114.84 -> important for kids is the exposure so
116.88 -> even if you know they struggle with
118.439 -> grapes or they struggle with carrots
119.88 -> just exposing that to them that's
121.619 -> perfect yeah a typical sandwich we see
123.84 -> here I like that one now when it comes
125.28 -> to snacks this is where I have a hard
127.38 -> time because in a lot of schools it has
129.42 -> to be a dry snack so you can't serve
132.72 -> grapes or you can't send that kind of
134.52 -> stuff so popcorn's a great great popcorn
137.52 -> is my favorite yes okay so it's a whole
139.2 -> grain you can season it however you want
141.48 -> or however your kid prefers you know a
142.98 -> little bit of cheddar a little bit of
144.06 -> ranch seasoning goes a long way but it
146.64 -> is a whole grain and then also we have
148.14 -> pretzels that are salted and I say that
150.3 -> because a lot of our kids are in sports
152.04 -> they're in after school activities and
153.66 -> so like a salty snack like that as a
155.459 -> pre-workout is perfect for your kid to
158.22 -> fuel them through the workout all right
159.84 -> good idea I see some bars there and then
161.879 -> breakfast oh yeah well and so whenever I
164.64 -> was growing up I was very consistent
166.44 -> about eating breakfast but I would end
168.42 -> up eating just the same thing every day
170.4 -> it can be an afterthought for a lot of
172.5 -> people yeah so here I have high protein
175.92 -> Bagels when cream cheese that's a quick
178.739 -> one you can just whip that up really
180.18 -> quick and have them out the door on the
181.68 -> bus or in the car eating that you could
183.9 -> do yogurt or you could make like an
185.7 -> overnight oats in those little Masons
187.86 -> they're super cute and Visually
189.239 -> appealing again and the more that you
191.4 -> involve your kids and in preparing their
193.5 -> meals and their snacks the more exposure
195.54 -> they get to food the better they will be
196.98 -> I always worry about yogurt because I
198.9 -> always think oh it's high in shirt some
200.4 -> of them like Greek yogurt too and then
203.459 -> they could kind of mix
207.68 -> is a very high protein you can add some
210.36 -> fruit and granola if they want or graham
212.04 -> crackers I love these ideas these are
214.62 -> great okay and getting your kids
216.18 -> involved as well that always helps out
218.519 -> we have a link to Children's Health
220.739 -> Website more ideas also there's a free
224.9 -> downloadable recipe ebook that you guys
227.519 -> have that's posted it's got some great
230.459 -> ideas so thank you so much thank you so
232.62 -> we'll put a link on our website
234.799 -> fox4news.com okay now I'm hungry I know
237.42 -> me too
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