6 Healthy lunchbox essentials for 2018

January 17, 2018

It’s a new year and the perfect time to set new healthy habits, starting with getting our children to eat better and get fitter. As the young ones go back to school, lets teach them the wonderful habit of packing a healthy lunch box which will give them all the essential nutrients they need to learn and grow. Nearly 50% of South African children don’t take a lunch box to school, causing them to rely on the school tuck shop for food which is often only offers unhealthy foods and sugary drinks.

With nearly 1 in 4 South African children being overweight or obese, we need to encourage healthier eating and regular physical exercise. Since children spend a large part of their day at school, here we give you simple tips to build a healthy lunch box and fun ways to be physically active. Give the children achievable goals for a healthy life-style.

Pack a healthy, balanced lunch box that includes all the food groups, enough food to keep the tummies of growing bodies full and that is coupled with water for hydration, by incorporating these 6 essentials of a healthy lunch box.

Here’s to a healthy mind and healthy body for our young people in 2018!