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Ahh, back-to-school time. Some kids are excited about it. Some kids dread it. I was one of the few who got excited about it. I\u2019d lay out all my new school supplies days ahead of time, sharpening all my new pencils perfectly, zipping them up in the little plastic pouch in my Trapper Keeper.<\/p>\n
Now that I\u2019ve got a four-year-old who\u2019s heading off to pre-school this fall, things like \u201cback-to-school season\u201d take on a new meaning to me, and I\u2019m able to relive some of the bittersweet joys that came with the end of summer vacation and the beginning of a new school year.<\/p>\n
I will admit that I really need to work on my pre-schooler lunch-packing skills. According to my wife, a Cup-o-Noodles and a soda aren\u2019t a suitable midday meal for our daughter\u2019s lunch box. (Really? Then why do they fit so perfectly in there?) Besides, that\u2019s exactly what I ate in college on most days, and I did awesome in college. Just sayin\u2019.<\/p>\n
And then I think back to my own school lunches. Occasionally, I\u2019d get watermelon in my lunchbox, which happens to be the topic of this post.<\/p>\n
Moms everywhere: If your son or daughter is packing a lunch this year (I\u2019m assuming kids still do that), please consider changing up the ole apple and orange fruit rotation by putting a little watermelon in there now and then.<\/p>\n
If you need some ideas, you can find some fun recipes for kids<\/span> on the National Watermelon Promotion Board website. Some might be good for lunchboxes. If you want to do something simple, consider just a few chunks of watermelon in a baggie. It\u2019s nutritious, it\u2019s delicious\u2026 it\u2019s fun! Throw in a few banana slices and grapes, put it in a plastic container, and that\u2019s great, too.<\/p>\n I assure you I wasn\u2019t pressured into writing this \u201cbetter lunches\u201d blog entry by a group of angry children. It\u2019s just a simple plea from the kid in me who remembers how great it was to get some watermelon for a mid-afternoon snack now and then.<\/p>\n UP NEXT: A healthy take on a classic dessert<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ahh, back-to-school time. Some kids are excited about it. Some kids dread it. I was one of the few who got excited about it. I\u2019d lay out all my new school supplies days ahead of time, sharpening all my new pencils perfectly, zipping them up in the little plastic pouch in my Trapper Keeper. Now […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,235],"tags":[321,322,226,237],"class_list":{"0":"post-1605","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general","8":"category-nutrition-2","9":"tag-back-to-school","10":"tag-school-lunch","11":"tag-second-slice","12":"tag-watermelon-nutrition","13":"entry"},"yoast_head":"\n