What should a healthy packed lunch contain?

The Eatwell guide (see above) is the NHS guide to what a healthy diet should look like. What you need to remember when packing a packed lunch is that you don't need to fill every section every day, it is what you should aim to cover over a week.

Where can I find ideas for packed lunches?

Packing a healthy and tasty packed lunch can be cheaper and easier than you think.

Here are some great ideas to help you pack a lunch that your child will love and will fuel them for a great day in school.

https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/recipes/healthier-lunchboxes

http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zgr4kqt

Congratulations to Gazhal in Y4 and YahYa in Reception who won the top prizes in our "Design a healthy lunch box" competition. They both thought really carefully about what should go in a lunchbox and why.

And a big thank you also goes to Essential Trading who provided some super goodies to fill the lunchbox, Food for Life who provided an apron for each winner and Natural Beverages who provided a free Fruit Hit fruit juice for everyone who entered.