Healthy lunch box ideas for little ones

As most of you know if you follow me on Instagram, Ruby starts “big school” this year, my nerves. We also have 9 other kiddies off to school within the team in BabyBoo and 2 others starting so it’s a busy few weeks for the mammies. Lots of you have been asking for lunch box suggestions so I asked Alma (@fitdentalmom) to give us her top tips for teeth friendly alternatives for the lunch box. Her disclaimer – she is not a nutritionist just a health conscious mum and dental professional, good enough for us!!

So first up some of her lower sugar alternative ideas, be careful of cereal bars or oat bars;

BACK TO SCHOOL LUNCHES  bacteria thrive in an acidic environment, snacking on fruit throughout the day isn’t recommended as this lowers the pH in your mouth causing constant acid attacks, try eating your fruit in one sitting instead.

Eating cheese after your fruit will help neutralize the pH In your mouth  sounds cheesy doesn’t it

Here is just a typical day of what I might make for my son. Instead of processed ham I batch make my own homemade chicken goujons and freeze them until I need them. You can also add hummus to your bread sticks.

I hope this helps, not to mention he also has a large bottle of water and the school provides milk for him too.