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4 THE BRANDON SUN • HEALTH • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

ABOVE, BELOW LEFT AND BELOW RIGHT: Children eat lunch at the BU Early Learning Centre. (Photos by Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)

» Continued from Page 3 crackers in, which is a chickpea-based sweet in there, and I think it is import-
Meanwhile, yogurt tubes can serve as dip.” ant to start teaching our kids to balance
the cold packs for the child’s lunch kit, A healthy lunch doesn’t have to be some of those treat foods with healthy
she said. boring, either. foods.
Larocque added the Canada Food “It is good to include a small, sweet “It’s OK to have a little portion in
Guide also encourages more plant-based treat or a small salty snack,” she said. with the healthy stuff.”
options. “If you look at those bought lunch- » brobertson@brandonsun.com
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