Lunch Time

I have a confession.  I'm getting old.  It has taken me about three days to recover from our weekend events.  I've just been so tired!  So my kids had school lunch Monday & Tuesday.  I'm not a fan of school lunch.  I feel like a bad mama when they have to eat that processed food at school.  Last night I finally found the energy to put together four healthy lunches!

One of these days I'm going to use my good camera instead of my phone so I can get some good pictures to share.

Today's lunch included a whole grain bagel with cream cheese, turkey and lettuce.  Clementine, carrots and a grahamful.  The Grahamfuls are a new treat that we thought we would try.  The box claims they are 100% whole grain, no high fructose corn syrup, no artificial flavors and a good source of calcium.  They do have 5 grams of sugar which is a bit high for the serving size, but I'm using it as the dessert, so I don't mind.  I think the stats are pretty good considering it's a packaged food. I felt that there wasn't a lot to this lunch but the kids have been complaining that I'm sending too much.  All of the kids have sport activities after school today and when that happens I like to try to pack a little extra so that they can eat that after school before their event.  In the effort not to over pack their lunch, I didn't include anything extra. 

I came across this blog yesterday as I was Pinning. http://www.greenplaterule.com/health-nutrition/best-breads/  It is a great blog with lots of healthy tips.  I liked this article on breads.  Breads are hard to find healthy choices.  I try my best to incorporate the recommended servings each day.  It's difficult.  We don't eat breakfast, and I KNOW that is the most important meal of the day.  Maybe we will work on that.  Here are the servings that I try to meet.

Do you have any blogs that you follow that have healthy tips?  What are tricks that you use to help your family eat healthy?  Leave a comment and share.