NATIONAL PACK YOUR LUNCH DAY – March 10 | National Day Calendar

National Pack Your Lunch Day on March 10th encourages everyone across the country to take their lunch to work, school, or wherever they’re spending the day. It’s an opportunity to revitalize lunchtime with fresh and healthful meal choices.

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Packing your lunch has benefits you may not expect. One of the immediate benefits is savings. Many home-prepared lunches cost less than ordering off the take-out menu or eating out. Another benefit of making your own lunch is controlling portion sizes and ingredients. By adding fruits, vegetables, and whole grains to your lunches, they will be healthier, too.

Mickey Mouse was the first licensed character to appear on a lunchbox in 1935.
The 1950 Hopalong Cassidy lunchbox was the first lunchbox based on a television show.

While some foods pack well for lunch, others don’t fare so well. If you’re new to packing lunches, check out this starter list:

Hardboiled egg – provides a serving of protein peeled and placed in a separate container
Fresh vegetables – choose a dipping sauce like ranch or balsamic vinegar carrots sticks, celery sticks, sliced cucumbers, cherry tomatoes
Whole fruit – apple, orange, banana, grapes, berries
Yogurt – provides a serving of dairy
Salad – prepared with deli meats of your choosing place dressing in a separate container
Cheese
Crackers
Nuts

You will want to include a gel pack to keep your food chilled until lunchtime, even if you’re reheating leftovers.

HOW TO OBSERVE PACK YOUR LUNCH DAY

Make a plan and a shopping list to begin taking more lunches.
Bring a packed lunch to work, school or a friend’s house.
Share your lunch-packing tips.
Create a lunch menu to help with your shopping week to week.
Try something new in your lunchbox.
Use #PackYourLunchDay to post on social media.

NATIONAL PACK YOUR LUNCH DAY HISTORY

Our research was unable to find the creator or origin of National Pack Your Lunch Day. We did find that this day is also celebrated by some on other days throughout the year………..[read more]