The pressure to make the perfect Instagram bento box lunch is on the rise but the humble Vegemite sandwich shouldn't be overlooked, as tuckshops up their game.
Paediatric dietitian Amy Thompson said in the past five years she had seen a big push, driven through social media, for unprocessed, unpackaged foods but said a healthy lunch did not have to be unwrapped and organic.
"Families are busier now than they've ever been and there's just been so much change in the lunch box and the expectation on parents in what they will send in that lunch box," she said.
