{"id":5748,"date":"2016-09-01T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T12:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/?p=5748"},"modified":"2016-08-26T11:01:05","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T15:01:05","slug":"a-healthier-lunch-munch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/uncategorized\/a-healthier-lunch-munch\/","title":{"rendered":"A Healthier Lunch Munch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wysiwygFloatRight alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heart.org\/idc\/groups\/heart-public\/@wcm\/@fc\/documents\/image\/~extract\/UCM_469232~3~staticrendition\/large.jpg\" alt=\"young girl eating lunch at school\" \/>While some kids prefer the same thing every day, others may be OK with a slight switch to their sandwich.<\/p>\n<p>Use different breads like 100% whole-wheat tortilla wraps (choose wraps low in saturated fat and made with no hydrogenated oils) or 100% whole-wheat pita pockets.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to lettuce and tomato, try shredded carrot or zucchini and sliced apple or pear with a turkey sandwich. Try avocado or hummus as a swap for cheese or mayo. Use leftover grilled chicken in your sandwich as a switch for lunch meat.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes it\u2019s OK to let your kids play with their food, especially when they are getting extra nutrition. Try packing one of these fun dunks with dippers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apple and pear slices to dip into low-fat plain yogurt or peanut butter.<\/li>\n<li>Carrot, celery and sweet pepper strips to dip into hummus, fresh salsa or homemade bean dip.<\/li>\n<li>Whole-grain crackers or slices of grilled tofu (a soybean product) \u00a0to dunk into soup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heart.org\/HEARTORG\/HealthyLiving\/HealthyEating\/SimpleCookingwithHeart\/Meal-Planning-How-to-Pack-a-Healthy-School-Lunch_UCM_445184_Article.jsp#.V7yPxcuV-M8\" class=\"broken_link\">http:\/\/www.heart.org\/HEARTORG\/HealthyLiving\/HealthyEating\/SimpleCookingwithHeart\/Meal-Planning-How-to-Pack-a-Healthy-School-Lunch_UCM_445184_Article.jsp#.V7yPxcuV-M8<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While some kids prefer the same thing every day, others may be OK with a slight switch to their sandwich. 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