How to Help Kids Choose Healthy Options for School Lunch by Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan

Our boys often like to buy lunch at school. I prefer to pack their lunches, but I don't mind if they buy HEALTHY school lunches. But when I'd ask after school what fruits or vegetables they chose as their sides, too often they would mention only the sugary snacks. 

So instead of asking them what fruits and vegetables they picked, I started asking them in the morning to tell me what fruits and vegetables they planned to pick. This has worked a lot better. They come home and tell me when they picked the fruit they planned or if a new fruit or vegetable was available. 

Plant the seed and see!