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The beginning of the school year is an excellent time to make sure your children are getting the proper nutrition in their meals, whether they buy lunch at school or brown-bag it from home. You can help your child build smart eating skills, and make sure they are eating nutritious meals at school by staying involved:

Become familiar with the menu. Keep a copy of the current month’s lunch menu in your kitchen. Ask the school food-service director for nutrition information.

Go over the menu with your child. Talk about making healthful choices.

Have lunch or breakfast at school with kids occasionally. Parents are usually welcome to eat a school meal to become familiar with the choices available.

When school menus offer burgers, pizza or tacos, encourage your child to add a salad, fruit, yogurt or milk to go with them.

If your kids are bringing lunch to school, be sure to include a variety of foods from all of the food groups.

Don’t forget to pack easy-to-eat vegetables, like carrot sticks, cucumbers, and whole fresh pieces of fruit.

Let kids help plan and prepare their lunches. That way, they will be more likely to eat their carrot sticks, instead of trading for someone’s cookie. But remember that it’s OK to pack an oatmeal cookie, brownie or individual pudding once in awhile!

Being involved in what your kids eat is an important job that doesn’t stop when they walk out the front door.

Source: American Dietetic Association, Eatright.org

Good nutrition and a balanced diet will help
your child grow up healthy. Parents play a
major role in the development of a child's
eating habits and tastes. Take steps to
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