Healthy Lunch Ideas For Kids: Pediatricians Share What They Pack

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Whether your kids are off to school or camp for the day, they'll need a nutritious, filling and — hopefully — fun lunch to keep them going. But it can be a challenge to tick all those boxes day after day, pediatricians tell TODAY.com. For some parents, like Dr. Shelly Vaziri Flais, life-threatening food allergies make packing lunches a necessity. Two of her four children have severe food allergies, 'so we always packed .

Peanut butter and guacamole are other 'little ways that you can sneak in protein and help make the veggies more exciting,' she says. Single-serve packs of guacamole are a favorite for Wilber's daughters, who like to dip celery and carrot sticks or chips, he says. Dip and snack ideas: Peanut butterGuacamoleHummusCrackersPretzelsCheese puffs A small treat Yes, it's OK for kids to have a dessert with their lunch. But that might look different for each child, the experts say.

 

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