ByĀ Anna Lee Beyer

Kids have been grazing their way through summer, and maybe ā€œlunchā€ was a series of snacks spread out across the afternoon. But now that itā€™s time for school, we have to make lunch more definedā€”pack it into little sectioned containers and stow it in an insulated bag covered with unicorns.

As my oldest starts kindergarten, Iā€™m a little intimidated by the pressure to curate lunches that are appealing and good fuel for learning brains and bodies. A recent Food Network survey of nearly 1,700 parents found that more than half of them also struggle to figure out what to put in kidsā€™ lunch boxes.

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