Quick, Healthy Lunch Ideas

It's 7 a.m. and you're standing in your kitchen staring blankly into the fridge and wondering, "What am I going to make for my kid's lunch? That's fast? And healthy? That he'll actually eat? "By all means, give your child the staples he loves a few times a week, but there are lots of other nutritious options that you really can pull together in no time," says Tampa, FL, clinical pediatric dietitian Sarah Krieger, R.D. Try these healthy lunch ideas:

Whole-wheat bagel with low-fat cream cheese; red, yellow,or orange pepper slices; a small apple, pear, or some peeled orange sections.

Plus:
15 Nut-Free Lunches
20 Fun Bento Lunch Ideas
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