Are you ready for school? It's here. Here are a few ideas to make sure your child is off to a grand start with the new school year Let's get ready...
All Recipes.com believes kids need to be well-fueled through the afternoon to help them perform at their best and help you sidestep those hungry tummy meltdowns. If you're wondering what to feed the little chowhounds, check out After-School Snack Attack.
Disney's FamilyFun.com shows you how to build energy and boost brain-power with tasty and healthy lunch and snack recipes for your children including these Carrot Patch Dippers.
Betty Crocker.com gives you some ideas for Celebrating the Firsts - whether it's the first day of school, first soccer game or the first music lesson, celebrate with something delicious like warm baked cookies.
Don't miss Kaboose.com with Easy School Lunches to keep the lunch box blues at bay. Lots of lunches with not a boring one in the bunch.
Who wouldn't like to save some money while making their child happy? Go to Thrifty Fun.com to learn tips for saving money on the food you pack in your child's lunch box.
HealthyChild.com has a wonderful array of categories for lunches including menus. Lunch just got a whole lot easier!
Need a few more ideas? These books are sure to give you ideas for nifty lunches for the whole school year:
Lunch Boxes and Snacksshows you that packing your child's lunch box doesn't have to mean another peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a bag of chips. This renowned children's cooking and nutrition expert shares more than 120 healthy, creative recipe ideas as well as time-saving hints and tips that will help you make a complete and nutritious lunch without increasing the chaos of your morning routine.
Brown Bag Successis part cookbook, part menu guide, part nutritionist, and completely a fabulous find. The book is a great resource for parents who don't think they can make one more peanut butter sandwich. There are great ideas that would please any taste buds and time saving tips as well as a list of items to have on hand to make packing those lunches a little easier.
The Healthy Lunchbox has dozens of easy menus and tips to help you give your children healthy lunch-on-the-go alternatives to junk food–laden lunches. This resource rescues you from the mundane and stressful task of figuring out how to pack a healthy lunch that your kids will actually eat.
Lunch Box Menus For You can help create healthy lunches for your child and encourage healthy eating habits. This book outlines a wide variety of healthy foods such as sandwiches, kiwis, wraps, raisins, pretzels and yogurt. It provides 40 different 5-day menu cycles (with a grocery list) which equals 200 different lunch menus - a perfect match for your child s school year!
No time to cook? No problem!
David's Cookies has cookie dough so you can bake fresh-from-the-oven for your family. How easy is that!
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This is sure to put a smile on your child's face! There are cookie collections and selections for all occasions – you can mix and match.Use code BUY5 to save 10% on Mrs. Field’s.
Treat your favorite student to the great taste of popcorn. The Popcorn Factory has the goods on this one - see this sampler plus other selections at The Popcorn Factory!
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