Healthy Lunchbox Week
Healthy Lunchbox Week is an initiative of Nutrition Australia that aims to inspire and make it easy for Australian families to create healthy and enjoyable lunchboxes.
What children eat during the day at school plays a crucial role in their learning and development. Children consume around 30% of their daily food intake at school! Get your school year started off on the right foot by checking out the books below for some fun, easy lunchbox inspiration.
101 packed lunch ideas and Lunch box Vol. 2 by Women’s Weekly
Another day, another lunch. We all know we should be bringing our own lunch to work or school, for better health and to look after our wallet, but is can sometimes be a bit of a struggle. These books take the hard work out of lunchtime with packed lunch ideas for children and adults alike.
Love your lunchbox: 101 recipes to liven up lunchtime by James Ramsden
Creative, inspiring recipes and ideas for the grown-up lunch box.
My smoko break: from the popular Facebook page by Hayley Maudsley
Over 200 recipes and 100 household tips from Rural Weekly columnist and country mum Hayley Maudsley.
Cooking for kids with allergies by Women’s Weekly
Food allergies in children are becoming increasingly common and finding ‘lunchbox friendly’ food can be a nightmare for parents. These recipes are not ‘special food’ – they can be eaten with pleasure by the whole family.
What’s in my lunchbox? by Peter Carnavas
A picture book that centres on the trepidation that a young girl faces when starting school and her efforts to win friends.
Head to the Healthy Lunchbox Week website for more user-friendly recipes, fact sheets, teacher resources, videos and more!