Kids Lunch box ideas------ Bento Style

This is my favorite thing right now. I saw this healthy kids lunch box idea online at this lunch box rox. I was totally in love with the idea. In this day and age huge amounts of food is the norm. We live in a culture of over indulgence. This is a great way to break down food into kids portions with variety. There are so many great lunch boxes out there now a days but I love the one from Pottery Barn. They are overly expensive but are well made. I also love the simple plastic containers you can get from Walmart with 3 dividers. It started by me wanting to make my kids lunch boxes healthier.

Another favorite website I frequent is http://mariahealth.blogspot.com she has great recipes on how to healthify your kids favorite snacks by making them yourself. Love it, love it, love it! Things like fruit roll ups, granola bars, snack cakes just like little Debbie snacks, and almond flour cookies. Another great site http://www.healthyindulgences.net wonderful recipes. My kids have no idea that these are healthier options.

Children are not immune to the obesity crisis in america. It isn't as hard feeding our children healthier food options. It's teaching them to make good food chioces and helping them to develop self control by encouraging good habits. I believe eating food in the recommended quantities is the key. I can tell you that I know and understand the right ways to eat and be healthy with my nursing background but that doesn't mean that it's any easier following guidlines. I have realized only recently that I could feed my kids healthy foods and encourage them to eat healthier snacks but if I didn't model self control then how could they understand.