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Balanced Lunch Handout

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tips for packing a balanced lunch For maximizing your nutrition and energy, eat well-balanced meals with a combination of food groups. If you can’t get all five food groups for every meal, that’s okay! See how many categories you can fill with your meal. We know that nutrition is individualized. liveWELL encourages you to tailor your meals to your personal preferences and cultural traditions.

grab-and-go options Fruits Applesauce Fruit cup Orange Banana Pear Grapes Dried fruit

Vegetables Baby carrots Bell peppers Celery Cherry tomatoes Cucumber slices Snap peas Broccoli Cauliflower

Grains Crackers Oatmeal cup Popcorn Pretzels Rice cakes English muffin Rice cup

Protein Greek yogurt Snack-sized peanut butter Snack-sized hummus String cheese Hard boiled egg Tuna or chicken packet Jerky Single-serve cottage cheese

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Balanced Lunch Handout by liveWELL program at University of Iowa - Issuu