Welcome to FDF's guide to creating a healthy lunch box.

Balanced, healthy eating is a critical part of a healthy lifestyle. We need to encourage our kids to take up eating a healthy diet from day one, but as parents you know this isn't always easy.

Our top ten healthy lunch box tips; lunch box suggestions; and useful weblinks all work towards helping you creating great, tasty, healthy lunch boxes for your children.

Also see what other parents have to say about the issue of lunch boxes.

Our handy planner uses Guideline Daily Amounts to help you pull together a number of healthy and tasty items for your children's lunch boxes. You can print off the planner to have it to hand whenever you are deciding what to make for their lunch boxes.

Download one or more of our factfiles – designed to help you put together a healthy packed lunch. Topics include snacking, GDAs, keeping teeth healthy and top ten tips.