Pack a Healthy Lunchbox
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What you will learn
- 1Pick a food from each lunchbox group
- 2Choose water to drink
- 3Keep cold food cold with an ice pack
- 4Clean your lunchbox each day
Mini Lesson
You learned about food groups in science. Now you can use them to pack your lunch! A good lunchbox has a mix of foods. You pick, and a grown-up helps you pack.
🏠 The Life Skills Way (step by step)
- FRUIT AND VEGETABLES: add one or two, like an apple or carrot sticks.
- GRAINS: add bread, rice, or crackers.
- PROTEIN: add a boiled egg, beans, or cooked chicken.
- DRINK: pack a bottle of water.
- ADD COLOR: try for lots of colors in your box.
🧊 Keep It Fresh and Clean
- KEEP IT COLD: a grown-up helps you add an ice pack for cold food.
- CLEAN IT: empty and wipe your lunchbox each day.
- A TREAT: a small treat sometimes is fine.
Do not share food with other kids. Some kids have food allergies. A grown-up helps you pack cold food and the ice pack.
Words to know
lunchbox
A box or bag you carry your lunch in.
e.g. My lunchbox is blue.
grains
Foods made from plants like wheat or rice.
e.g. Bread and crackers are grains.
protein
Foods like eggs, beans, and chicken.
e.g. I packed an egg for my protein.
ice pack
A cold pack that keeps food cold.
e.g. Put the ice pack next to the yogurt.
treat
A special sweet food you have only sometimes.
e.g. Today I have a small cookie as a treat.
💡 Handy Tip: pack your lunchbox the night before with a grown-up. Then your morning is easy.
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