Healthier lunchboxes

Healthier lunchboxes are an important part of your healthy school work and can contribute to wider work to help reduce childhood obesity.

Lunchbox support leaflets

Torbay Public Health have developed new, easy‑to‑use lunchbox support leaflets for Early Years and Primary pupils to help parents and children make healthier choices for a balanced, nutritious lunch. The leaflets provide practical guidance, simple food swaps and child‑friendly ideas that reflect current healthy eating advice, supporting families to include a variety of foods that help children learn, grow and stay energised throughout the school day. Designed to be clear, positive and accessible, the resources can be shared across Early Years settings and Primary school communities to promote consistent messages about healthy lunchboxes and to support longer‑term healthy habits at home and in school.

 

Children’s Food Trust Packed Lunch Policy

In collaboration with the Food Standards Agency, the Children's Food Trust has developed a step-by-step guide for schools about developing a healthy packed lunch policy.

By providing information and links to specific resources, tips and tools, the CFT hopes to help schools to use a consistent approach to healthy school lunches, both school- and home-provided. By using this toolkit schools can help ensure that parents and pupils have access to the knowledge and skills to select a healthy packed lunch.

Loveable Lunchboxes

Whether parents are giving a child a packed lunch every day, or are just doing it now and then between school dinners, keeping them varied and coming up with new lunchbox ideas can be tricky. The key to a healthy lunchbox for kids is one that is balanced and provides all essential nutrients. Once parents know which types of foods should be included, they can get creative - Loveable Lunchboxes gives parents and teachers some ideas about what a healthy lunchbox could entail. 

Lunchbox Doctor

Various recipes, ideas, blog posts and more can be also be found on the Lunchbox Doctor website.

Better Health, Better Families

The NHS Better Health, Better Families programme have a range of quick, easy, healthier lunchbox ideas and tips.