Courtney on Health: Back to school: pack healthy lunches or choose wisely in the cafeteria…

Do you have any idea of what your kiddos really eat during their school day? Are they eating what you pack them, are they eating what is being served in the cafeteria? More than at most other meals, kids have a lot of control over what they eat for lunch at school, you can’t see them, so you don’t know what they are munching on.  A kid can choose to eat the green beans that came with the taco, or they can throw them out. A kid also can choose to eat an apple instead of an ice cream sandwich. Back in 2013 eleven year old Zachary Maxwell filmed an award-winning short film which was screened at the Manhattan Film Festival that year, to convince his parents that his school lunch wasn’t that healthy. It’s called “Yuck! — A 4th Grader’s Short Documentary About School Lunch. So what should we pack in our kids lunch to make it healthy and tasty? Courtney gives us some info on brown bagging it and helping your kids make better choices when buying lunch.  For more info go to courtneygravenese.com, @clgwellness on Instagram, follow COH on FaceBook. View more shows on malcolmpresents.com, tweet us @tmshadesofgreen.