TUCKER TALK TIPS HEAlTHY lUNcH BOX...
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MY MESSAGE TO YOUHealthy foods help children grow, concentrate and play. A healthy lunch box includes:• Grain foods• Vegies or salad• Fruit• Dairy• Lean meat or protein foods• Water
YOU cOUld TrY:GRAIN FOODS (Wholemeal and wholegrain types)• Small bread rolls• Fruit, pita and crisp breads• Pasta and noodles• Rice cakes
DAIRY (Reduced fat types for children aged over 2 years)• Small cubes or slices of
cheese • Tub of yoghurt• Tetra pack of plain milk
VEGETABLES • Shredded lettuce• Mixed salad• Carrot and celery (with dip)• Cherry tomatoes• Corn cobs
LEAN MEAT/PROTEIN FOODSHam, chicken breast, roast beef slices, turkey slices, small tin of tuna, baked beans or bean mix, boiled egg
FRUIT• Fresh fruit • Tinned fruit in natural juice• Pureed fruit• A small amount of dried fruit
DRINKSWater is the best drink to have in your child’s drink bottle
HEAlTHY lUNcH BOX IdEASTUCKER TALK TIPS 4 kids
Produced by the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation and MEND Australia. Illustrations by Brayden Williams.
Developed with funding from the Australian Government
Healthy lunch Box – Too deadly!
HEAlTHY lUNcH BOX IdEASTUCKER TALK TIPS 4 kids
EXAMPLE 1• Carrot and celery
sticks• Low fat dip• Cubes of reduced fat
cheese• A boiled egg• Wholegrain bread
spread with avocado• A mandarin• Strawberries• Water
EXAMPLE 2• A banana• An apple• A tub of low fat
yoghurt• Cherry tomatoes• Wholegrain crisp
bread with lean meat and salad
• Water