- Involve your child with lunch selections by selecting a picture from Lunchbox100
- Ask your child what their friends eat from their lunchbox
- Freeze drink bottles to keep food cool
- Use mini ice packs to keep lunchboxes cool
- Prepare sandwiches the night before and freeze
- Do not freeze sandwiches containing foods high in water eg: vegetable
- Give your child a special treat on only one day of the week
- When making sandwich rollups use a rolling pin to flatten bread and cream cheese to make them stick
- Use cookie cutters to make fun sandwich shape
- Cook extra food in the evening and use leftovers in the lunchbox
- Include non-edible surprises in lunchboxes like a joke, note or canteen money
- Wrap 'surprise' canteen money in plastic so it does not touch the food
- Use straws to make fruit skewers
- Add plastic utensils that aren’t sharp
- Wrap items in individual zip-seal bags to keep them fresh
- Cut up vegetables and wrap them in a damp kitchen paper so they don’t dry out
- Include a napkin for wiping hands
- Use a wide-mouthed mini flask for hot soups
Be aware of any foods that are banned at your child’s school
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