Lunch: Healthy Homemade Lunch-in-a-Pack

Make this quick and delicious homemade lunchable for your child's first day back to school. It will be a treat for them and you know they'll be eating healthy. You could also make one for yourself!

This recipe includes superfoods such as:

Nuts

Health benefits of Healthy Homemade Lunch-in-a-Pack

Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity.

Ingredients

Snack Mix
¼ cup chocolate cheerios
¼ cup mini-pretzels (or pretzel sticks broken into 1-inch pieces)
1 tablespoon raisins
1 tablespoon peanuts, optional

Lunchable Ingredients
2 celery stalks (4 inches each)
2 teaspoons hummus
3 ounces turkey breast, no-salt added, deli-style (cut each slice into 4 pieces)
1 slice reduced-fat cheddar cheese, cut into 4 squares
8 multi-grain crackers
1 nectarine, cored and sliced
4 baby carrots

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine all the snack mix ingredients.
Spread 1 teaspoon hummus on each celery stalk. Using a compartmentalized plastic container, place the ham, cheese, crackers and nectarine in a separate section of the container.
Place snack mix, carrots, and celery with hummus in a section of plastic container or in a separate container, if needed.

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