The document provides back-to-school nutrition tips for parents to ensure children eat well amidst busy schedules. Key suggestions include meal prepping, packing balanced lunches, emphasizing the importance of breakfast, staying hydrated, and having healthy snacks available. These practices aim to support children’s health and energy levels for school.

1. BACK-TO-SCHOOL
NUTRITION TIPS
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2. SCHOOL IS BACK IN
SESSION
This doesn’t just mean buying new school
supplies, but also preparing your kids to get the
nutrition they need.
A lot of the time nutrition is hard to tackle when
busy school schedules and after school
activities underway, but it’s important to keep
your children healthy and eating well.
If you’re having trouble making sure your family
is getting the daily nutrition they need, here are
a few back-to-school tips to help you out.

3. WHY MEAL PREP IS
IMPORTANT
On your least busiest day of the week,
take the time to meal prep for your
family.
01
Every meal should contain most, if not
all of the following: fruits, vegetables,
whole grains and healthy protein.
02
Food prep will also be a fun activity for
you and your family to do together.
02

4. A BALANCED
LUNCH
Putting lunch together the night before
gives you more time to prepare a well-
balanced meal. As mentioned before,
protein, whole grain, fruits and
vegetables should be in every lunch you
assemble. You can choose any one fruit,
two vegetables, one healthy protein, one
whole grain, and if desired a choice of
dairy. Also make sure to pack a healthy
snack to eat before or after lunch.

5. BREAKFAST
POWER
Breakfast helps give kids a healthy
start to their day and gives them the
energy they need for school. This
makes breakfast a very important
meal of their day.
A well balanced breakfast should
include a protein and carbohydrates
for lasting fullness and energy.

6. STAY HYDRATED AND
SNACK HEALTHY
Daily water intake is super important to keep
healthy
Drinking water is imperative for restoring
fluids lost through everyday tasks, keeping
your body temperature normal, and carrying
nutrients and oxygen to all cells.
Keep small snacks for between meals that
include protein, carbohydrates, and healthy
fats to keep your kids full until dinner is
served.
Have these snacks at the ready in a specific
place in the fridge or pantry that allows easy
access for your kids

7. THANK YOU!
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