Eating healthy food helps to keep you fit and ready to learn at school. Think about the different times that you eat each day and how you can make a healthy choice.
Packed lunches
- If you are bringing a packed lunch to school, it is important that it is healthy.
- Make sure your packed lunch contains a good mixture of different foods.
- Try to include food from all the main food groups: carbohydrate (for example, bread and cereals), protein (for example, meat, fish, chicken, nuts), fruit and vegetables and milk and dairy products (for example, yoghurt, fromage frais).
- Try not to bring sweets, crisps and fizzy drinks all the time.
- Bring milk, water or fruit juice to drink.
- Talk to your parents or carers about what you would like to have in your packed lunch.
- Try to eat lots of different things for lunch – for example, try different breads, fillings and fruits: it can be boring if you bring the same things every day!
- Think of some healthy, exciting ideas to add to your usual packed lunch and make up your own recipes to try.
