The advantage of the oaty topping, as well as tasting yummy and making fruit more palatable to little tastebuds, is that it gives sustained energy throughout the afternoon to keep mini yummers going until hometime. Per the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the daily value is based on a standard 2,000 calorie diet. The end of the summer holidays is approaching and its time to get your little ones ready to go back to school! If you are following a special diet for medical reasons, be sure to consult with your primary care provider or a registered dietitian to better understand your personal nutrition needs.

Please choose 1 portion from each of the four boxes to make a tasty well balanced lunchbox for your child. Include chopped colourful vegetables that can be eaten with fingers, such as cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices, carrot sticks, pepper strips, baby sweetcorn, radishes and celery sticks. Fruit can be a healthy alternative to crisps or chocolate in your child's lunch box, while also being fun and flavourful. We road tested the funky eye catching star print but it comes in a variety of designs perfect for kids….

If you can't find affordable fresh apricots at your local supermarket, another great way to serve them to your family is through dried apricots. Blackberries are packed with vitamins like Vitamin C (just 1 cup of blackberries provides more than 30mg of Vitamin C!

The food groups that I try to include in every lunch, based on the UK’s Eatwell Plate recommendations are as follows: starchy foods (carbohydrates), vegetables, fruit, dairy and non-dairy protein. It’s the perfect size to fit in a substantial lunch and drink, is easy to wipe clean and thanks to the thinsulate lining, everything is kept cool.

Have some for after dinner and any leftovers can be popped into individual containers for the lunchbox.

Bananas - Fresh Bananas are a classic lunch box fruit, with good reason - they make the perfect healthy fast food! Add two lower-case initials to be lovingly hand printed to your favourite products and make your gift thoughtful and unique!

With crackers, dried fruit and cereal bars galore, you’ll find plenty of options here to keep you going throughout the day. I hope that when the series is complete, you will have a whole range of ideas to mix and match together, so that you can easily pack varied and interesting lunches to last the whole year through! Fruits are the types of natural sweets you want your kids eating, so offer fresh fruits at every meal. For example, it’s recommended that people following a heart-healthy diet eat less sodium on a daily basis compared to those following a standard diet.