School Lunch Special

Ensure your kids fill up the right way with these easy lunch ideas.

Julie Mathews  |  The Autism File

Lunch is such an important meal—in fact, it’s the main meal that needs to sustain your child during the day until he or she gets home from school. As parents, we’re often not around during lunch (unless we homeschool), so we are not there to encourage our kids to eat. We have less control, so in some ways we need to be more resourceful—to make meals enticing so they will want to eat it themselves.

Here are some of my favorite ideas for making lunch time fun, delicious and nutritious—and within the parameters of your special diet. Plus, turn to p50 for tasty recipes from my book, Cooking to Heal. READ MORE >>