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How to pack a well balanced lunch box - focus on the food groups

To be in-line with the School Food Standards a reasonable school packed lunch policy might look something like this:

Packed lunches should include:

• at least one portion of fruit and one portion of vegetables every day.
• meat, fish, eggs, or a non-dairy protein (e.g. lentils, kidney beans, chickpeas, houmous, peanut butter, falafel) every day.
• oily fish, such as salmon, at least once every three weeks.
• a starchy food such as any type of bread, pasta, rice, couscous, noodles, potatoes or another cereal every day.
• a dairy food such as milk, cheese, yoghurt, fromage frais or custard every day.
• a drink of water, fruit juice or smoothie (maximum portion 150ml), or semi-skimmed milk or skimmed milk, yoghurt or another milk drink.

Packed lunches can occasionally include:

• meat products such as sausage rolls, individual pies, corned meat and sausages.
• cakes and biscuits, but encourage your child to eat these as part of a meal, and be mindful of appropriate portion sizes.

Packed lunches should not include:

• salty snacks such as crisps.
• confectionery such as chocolate bars, chocolate-coated cereal bars, processed fruit bars and sweets.
• sugary soft drinks, such as squash and fizzy drinks