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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Doosie Morris

Lunchbox lessons: how to pack a school lunch that actually gets eaten – and reduces waste

The image shows a school lunchbox

No one with school-age children is a stranger to the drudgery of the lunchbox and chances are, at some stage along the way – possibly weekly – you’ve found yourself at your wits’ end about what to send, not to mention what comes home.

Once upon a time it was socially acceptable and not even considered a health or sustainability issue to slap some Vegemite and margarine in white bread, cover it in Glad Wrap and shove it – along with a Prima and bag of Tiny Teddies – into a plastic lunchbox. Those days are gone.

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