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Healthy School Lunch Ideas

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It's a Wrap!

Use the following chart as a guide to create fun and delicious wraps that your whole family will love! Use your imagination to expand on these ideas and create your own. Tortillas come in a variety of flavors ? try them all! Sun dried tomato and spinach tortillas work well with savory wraps, while plain or whole wheat tortillas work well with fruity or other sweet fillings. Looking for some variety? Try lavash bread instead! For a Gluten Free alternative, use Gluten Free tortillas, ivory teff wraps (The Tortilla Factory brand) or brown rice wraps. Or, you can make as a sandwich on rice cakes or bread made from rice flour.

*Directions:*	BBQ Wrap	Deli Wrap	L?egg-o my wrap!	Mediterranean Wrap	Pizza Wrap
Use any or all of these spreads on your tortilla:	Cream cheese mixed with BBQ sauce, to taste.	Mayonnaise Mustard Pesto or Ranch dressing. Or, you can try cream cheese combined with mustard.	Mayonnaise Add a touch of Curry powder if desired	Hummus	Marinara Sauce Pesto Sauce
Layer any or all of these ingredients: Roll and Serve	Crispy lettuce Shredded Cheddar Roasted turkey Crumbled Braised Tofu Grated carrot Shredded Cabbage	Lettuce or spinach Shredded Cheese Sliced turkey or Salami or Braised tofu or Tuna Sprouts Pickles	Chopped egg Chopped olive Crispy lettuce	Spinach leaves Sliced olives Sliced cucumber Crumbled Feta	Grated Cheese Pepperoni Turkey pepperoni Sliced Salami Veggie Deli Slices Thinly sliced bell peppers Sliced olives
*Directions:*	Fruity Wrap (I)	Fruity Wrap (II)	PB & J Wrap With alternatives!	Asian Wrap	Mexican Wrap
Use any or all of these spreads on your tortilla:	Cream cheese Cream cheese with honey Jam Pumpkin Butter	Mayonnaise or plain yogurt	Peanut Butter Cashew Nut Butter Almond Butter Soy Nut Butter Sunflower Seed Butter Tahini Jam Spreadable fruit Honey	Hoisin sauce or Plum Sauce	Refried Beans or Black Beans Guacamole Sour Cream Salsa
Layer any or all of these ingredients: Roll and Serve	Sliced strawberries Dried blueberries Sliced peaches Sliced banana Fresh or Dried apple	Thinly sliced apple Shredded Cheddar	Add raisins or Sunflower seeds as a fun surprise!	Bean Sprouts Shredded Cabbage Chopped Water Chestnuts Sliced Snow Peas Grated Carrot Julienne Cucumber Salad Shrimp Scrambled Egg Crumbled Tofu	Shredded Cheese Shredded lettuce Diced Tomato Sliced Olives Corn kernels

Waste Not!

It has been estimated that on average a school-age child using a disposable lunch generates 67 pounds of waste per school year. That equates to 18,760 pounds of lunch waste for just one average-size elementary school. Get your kids involved and try these alternatives to create a waste-free lunch:

Pack lunches in a reusable lead-free lunch box or lunch bag.
Pack a reusable drink container instead of juice boxes, juice pouches, cans, and disposable plastic bottles.
Instead of packing a paper napkin, use a cloth one (baby wash cloths, or cut up old t-shirts work great for this!)
Pack stainless-steel utensils instead of using disposable plastics.
Pack lunch items in reusable containers. Avoid using plastic wraps, plastic bags, wax-paper bags, and aluminum foil. This also aids in portion control.
Buy in bulk instead of purchasing pre-packaged items. This will save you money, and you can reuse or recycle the containers at home.