Anneka Rice Helps With School Lunches
TV personality and mum-of-three, Anneka Rice is offering advice to parents about what to pack in their children's packed lunches.
The standard packed lunch has changed over recent years, with kids becoming more demanding and nutritional campaigns urging parents to make sure their children are eating the right sort of foods.
As the start of the new school term gets into gear, new research released by the Federation of Bakers reveals that over 51% of parents have been driven into action and are ensuring that their children go to school with a healthy lunchbox.
55% of parents say that their child still takes a packed lunch to school rather than getting their meal from the school canteen or another source. Plus, it seems that the daily task of making the lunchbox falls to 60% of mums compared with only 9% of dads.
But what do the kids think about their lunches? The survey revealed that children don't always appreciate their parents’ best lunchbox intentions. 30% of 5-11 year olds said they have been embarrassed by the contents of their school lunch boxes.
Reasons given include boring or unappetising food (40%) or their lunch actually looking too healthy (33%)! 16% claim that they're embarrassed if their lunch is smaller than other and 14% said their lunchbox was likely to get the thumbs down if it featured supermarket own-label rather than well-known brands.
With this in mind, Anneka has offered some simple advice for parents on how to create the perfect lunchbox. With three kids of her own she knows just how hard it is to keep lunch time fun and healthy.
Click on the video below for Anneka's tips