What to pack in a lunch box - Not sure how to prepare a healthy lunchbox for the kids? The trick is to include an item from each food group. Pack dairy or soy milk, yogurt, or cheese for protein, lots of fruit and vegetables for fiber, vitamins, and minerals, and breads, pasta, or grains for that vital energy boost from carbohydrates. Don't forget to keep them hydrated with water or natural fruit juices.

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Snack option 1 - One banana, a tub of yogurt, one serving of whole grain cereal, and bottled mineral water. Super energizing and totally yummy.

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Snack option 2 - Get colorful with a handful of grapes and strawberries, homemade carrot cake, a wedge of cheese, and pineapple juice with mint.

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Snack option 3 - Expand upon snack option 1 with a fruit salad, whole grain cereal, yogurt, and plenty of mineral water.

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Snack option 4 - if you want to be a little more ambitious, pack quail eggs with olive oil, a handful of cherry tomatoes, and a slice of whole wheat bread. Natural jelly makes a simple dessert, and don't forget the juice.

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Snack option 5 - Mango cut into small pieces, a whole wheat roll filled with low fat cheese (ricotta is a good bet), and mineral water.

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Snack option 6 - One apple, whole wheat wafers, cottage cheese, and chilled coconut water.

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Snack option 7 - One pear, a slice of whole wheat cake, a boiled egg, and mango juice.

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Snack option 8 - For something more exotic, try a tapioca pancake with pâté, cut mango with raisins, and melon juice.

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Snack option 9 - Baby carrots with homemade pâté, and some cookies washed down with passion fruit juice.

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Snack option 10 - A portion of corn on the cob served with a little sliced turkey and a low fat cheese roll. Eat with apple juice.

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Snack option 11 - A Mediterranean option for summer. Cherry tomatoes with salt, olive oil, and oregano, a cereal bar (sorry, without chocolate), and a serving of light cheese, served with ice tea.

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Snack option 12 - Sliced kiwi fruit, whole wheat bread with ricotta, and a refreshing strawberry juice drink.

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Snack option 13 - A whole wheat roll with boiled eggs followed by grape juice, chopped mango, and jelly.

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Snack option 14 - Homemade banana cake, diced papaya and cantaloupe, accompanied by ricotta cheese. Eat with cold milk.

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Snack option 15 - Four whole wheat cookies, strawberries, ricotta dressed with olive oil and rosemary, and watermelon juice.

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Snack option 16 - Pause for homemade cheese bread, baby carrots, grapes, and coconut water.

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Snack option 17 - A portion of mixed nuts and a banana. Pop in a homemade cookie and watermelon juice.

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Snack option 18 - Pretend you're at the movies with popcorn (sorry, no butter), sliced guava, a slice of processed cheese, and coconut water.

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Snack option 19 - Go with cubed low fat cheese, cherry tomatoes, and grapes. A slice of apple cake with oats and nuts plus guava juice will round this snack off.

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Snack option 20 - A smoothie made with non-dairy milk (almonds, yam, soy, or coconut) strawberry and banana. Pack some watermelon balls and one or two squares of whole wheat toast smothered with olive oil and oregano.

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Snack option 21 - Rice cakes with jelly, cucumber sticks, cherry tomatoes, and unsweetened iced tea.

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Snack option 22 - This aesthetic offering combines melon balls with tapioca, low fat cheese, fruit jelly, and grape juice.

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Snack option 23 - Sliced banana, granola, and natural yogurt. Eat with mineral water.

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Snack option 24 - Refreshingly exotic. Try coconut water, tangerine segments, four whole wheat cookies, and a low fat cheese roll.

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Snack option 25 - Whole wheat biscuits washed down with natural juice and rounded off with a portion of papaya.

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Snack option 26 - Go nuts with a combo of Brazil nuts, walnut, almond, macadamia, hazelnut, and pistachio. Add a shredded chicken and lettuce mini wrap garnished with grated carrot. Sliced peach and natural fruit juice tops it off.

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Snack option 27 - A whole wheat sandwich stuffed with ricotta and tuna pate, tomato, and lettuce to start. A plum to follow, with coconut water at hand. Simple!

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Snack option 28 - A glass of yogurt topped with a spoonful of unsweetened granola and orange cut into small pieces, followed by a trio of baby carrots.

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