Don’t be so quick to judge school lunch: In multiple studies comparing a homemade lunch to the lunch lady’s fare, school meals were deemed healthier than what mom and dad packed. Still, packing lunch ...

Now that students – and parents – have a few weeks of school under their belts, the grumblings of what to pack in lunchboxes can likely be heard. Meijer Nutrition Education Specialist Beth Eggleston ...

For parents with young kids, it has already begun: the messaging onslaught from the advertising machine, telling you that you need to buy everything new, that a new school year requires new supplies.

Packing a lunchbox with fruit, sandwiches, and snacks is common practice for most Australian families. But what if there was another way? Researchers investigating the pros and cons of school-provided ...