Lunch Box

Today I am grateful for the importance of the lunch box and its impact on overall physical and emotional health. The content of the lunch box is significantly linked with physical and mental well-being. The lunch box plays a vital role in a student and a professional life. I appreciate and recognize its significance for a variety of reasons, for instance:

• Since childhood, a lunch box is a part of life and has a distinct meaning for everyone. I personally used to take money to school and bought from the canteen but nowadays lunch boxes are the basic necessity. Here in Canada, lunch box from home is the tradition as Sk, Jk and junior high school do not have a canteen option

• A homemade lunch box with fresh and delicious food is the prime target for every parent and caregiver. While preparing a lunch box, a parent or a caregiver keep in mind the healthy choices and preferences of their beloved ones

• The lunch box is a real treasure for children at lunch break while they are hungry and exhausted. They really need something to help them to renew, recharge and restore their depleted energy. Personally, I do add fresh and seasonal fruits and vegetables along with the main course such as pulao or biryani or pasta or noodles or sandwiches or burgers or Behari paratha roll. Sometimes I do add a boiled egg

• If I am preparing my own lunch box, I do add fresh and seasonal vegetables (salad a must item) fruits and a boiled egg or chicken. I don't carry paratha, chapati, rice, sandwiches or burgers as my work place incorporate all day sitting arrangements

• Sometimes I do write a small note to my children for acknowledging their presence, love and support in my life and keep it in their lunch boxes. When they find it while having their lunch, it gives them a sense of belongingness and connectedness with their mom

• A lunch box is always prepared and served with love, affection and with intense feelings and a child can surely sense that emotion while eating that lunch. A lunch box is an unseen bond and a strong connection between a child and a parent or caregiver

• Stanely ka Dabba is an Indian movie that depicted, illustrated and explained the significance of a lunch box in a child's life. A must-watch movie with your child is highly recommended by my side. A child will learn that many children are struggling for having a lunch box, it gives them a sense of gratitude

• This is my journey with the lunch box, what is your connection with the lunch box? is the thought of the day

If you have any story regarding the lunch box, feel free to share in a comment box