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Packing your child's lunch will ensure he/she has a nutritious meal. It is a good idea to include a snack or two, also. Brown bagging a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is okay, but over a year those brown bags get expensive and they don't keep the food hot or cold. It is safest to use an insulated soft bag and enclose a frozen gel pack or even a frozen juice pack to keep the lunch cold.
When preparing lunches, be sure to remember that perishable foods should not be left at room temperature for more than two hours (one hour if the temperature is 90 degrees). Wash cutting boards with hot soapy water, keep house pets away from food preparation area, bleach may be used to sanitize surfaces, and do not reuse packing bags.
A few suggestions for foods that are safe without a cold or hot source:
Whole Fruits and vegetables
Hard cheeses
Canned meat and fish
Chips
Breads
Crackers
Peanut Butter
Almond Butter
Mustard
Pickles
If you have additional food safety questions, please call the U.S. Department of Agriculture hotline: 1-999-674-6854 or go to: http://www.ucop.edu/riskmgt/bsas/bsas_op/documents/keepingbag_lunchessafe.pdf
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Kim Ashby earned a BS in Nursing from The Catholic University of America and, when she worked outside the home, was a Certified Emergency Nurse with a special interest in trauma nursing. She lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband and three sons. The Ashbys have home schooled their children since 1999. They graduated their oldest son in May 2007. He is attending UNC Wilmington. Kim continues to home school her younger boys. Her oldest son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was in the public school system in the second grade. Her second son has cerebral palsy which has resulted in multiple/global developmental delays. Her youngest son has undiagnosed, mild auditory processing issues.
Kim has co-instructed graduate level courses at UNC Chapel Hill for ST/OT students and Early Intervention students. She is the founder and President of the Board of Directors of GIFTSNC, Inc., a home schooling special needs support group. Kim has presented workshops at a variety of state home school conferences as well as local support group parent meetings and is often a guest speaker at homeschool conferences and is found on many guest speaker lists including Balancing the Sword. She is a Steering Committee member and former Treasurer for Dayspring Home Educators in Cary, NC. She served on the Board of Directors for the Family Support Network of Wake County. She holds a North Carolina Wildlife Permit for Small Mammal Rehabilitation and enjoys working with orphaned and injured wildlife.
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