{"id":1135,"date":"2020-09-03T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleanandhappynest.org\/wpd\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2022-03-02T12:33:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T17:33:45","slug":"safe-school-lunch-packing-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/safe-school-lunch-packing-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe School Lunch Packing Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot about lunchtime. For some of us, the kitchen table has become an unexpected office or a learning space for schoolwork.\u00a0 For others, it could mean a habit of eating out has been changing to packing a lunch. Schools may have changes in terms of where kids sit to eat. If you need to pack lunch for your kids, here are a few things to remember:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When making a lunch, wash your hands first and make sure to use clean cutting boards and utensils.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure cooked food has been fully cooked, especially if it contains meat.<\/li>\n<li>Keep perishable food cool with an ice pack, ideally in an insulated bag. Alternatively, you could pack a frozen bottle of water or juice box to drink once thawed.<\/li>\n<li>It may be helpful to include a reminder to wash hands before eating. This is especially important these days for illness prevention.<\/li>\n<li>After lunch, throw away any leftover perishable food as well as food packaging. Bring home reusable containers for cleaning but do not reuse things like sandwich bags to avoid cross-contamination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsis.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/fsis\/topics\/food-safety-education\/get-answers\/food-safety-fact-sheets\/safe-food-handling\/keeping-bag-lunches-safe\/ct_index\">Get more food safety tips<\/a> from the USDA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot about lunchtime. For some of us, the kitchen table has become an unexpected office or a learning space for schoolwork.\u00a0 For others, it could mean a habit of eating out has been changing to packing a lunch. Schools may have changes in terms of where kids sit to eat. If you need to pack lunch for your kids, here are a few things to remember: When making a lunch, wash your hands first and make sure to use clean cutting boards and utensils. Make sure cooked food has been fully cooked, especially if it contains meat. Keep perishable food cool with an ice pack, ideally in an insulated bag. Alternatively, you could pack a frozen bottle of water or juice box to drink once thawed. It may be helpful to include a reminder to wash hands before eating. This is especially important these days for illness prevention. After lunch, throw away any leftover perishable food as well as food packaging. Bring home reusable containers for cleaning but do not reuse things like sandwich bags to avoid cross-contamination. Get more food safety tips from the USDA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[99,403],"class_list":["post-1135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-back-to-school","tag-lunch-box"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1135"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1135"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1137,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1135\/revisions\/1137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}