The school lunch box story. Last night on Campbell Live there was a story on the school lunch box. I was interviewed and asked to provide feedback on 6 pre-prepared lunchboxes. I stand for whole food for the family, so provided comment true to this philosophy. However things frequently go unexpected in the media with the overarching story introduced as Get rid of sandwiches rather than my intended message which was Get rid of packaged high sugar treats. There has been some scathing backlash from the community about my comments. Seeing that it was not my intention to offend any mums who take a lot of care in preparing lunch boxes for their children, I wanted to take the time to explain the full unabbreviated story here for those who might be interested. in summary, I recommend getting rid of packaged processed convenient foods like chips, muesli bars, chocolate biscuits, white crackers and white bread filled with jam. I recommend treat foods like chocolate slice, biscuits, home baking etc... for treat occasions rather than a daily addition to the lunch box. I recommend vegetables in the lunch box (there were none in these ones apart from a piece of lettuce in a sandwich). There was fruit (which was great) and some had an egg and some cheese (which I applauded). A word on sandwiches: I made a comment about the sandwiches saying that white bread jam sandwiches are not good, wholegrain sandwiches filled with lettuce, ham and cheese were much better, but that we could do even better by providing foods with more protein and fat which would help fill up children at school and give them longer lasting energy. Unfortunately this translated into Get rid of all sandwiches - oh dear! A perfect lunch box would contain some protein, some fat and some good quality nutrient-dense carbs. Good examples of items include fruit, vegetables (chopped carrots, celery, baby tomatoes, stuffed capsicums etc)... protein (eggs, egg and vegetables-based quiche / muffins, cheese (unprocessed), dried meat like jerky or biltong, good quality sausages, chicken drums, canned fish, natural unsweetened yoghurt and nuts), and good fats from avocado (very cheap at the moment), mayonnaise or hummus for dips. Many of these foods are cheap and easy to prepare and include in a lunch box. For those who are interested in living the whole food way of life and improving your childrens lunch boxes please see this great site (Ditch the Carbs) by Libby who along with her family lives the whole food philosophy. She has great lunch box ideas and recipes which are healthy and cost-effective. ditchthecarbs/category/lunch-boxes/ tv3.co.nz/tabid/3692/MCat/2908/Default.aspx If are you at this point still, thank you for taking the time to read this.
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 21:46:01 +0000
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