Offering a variety visually enticing bites encourages children to self-select healthier foods and towards more mindful eating. Crunchy salted pretzel sticks, chewy dried apples, jiggly jello, and nutty sunflower seeds round out this lunch alongside a whole food based, energy-sustaining Mango Rice Bowl. 

Ingredients:

1 cup cooked brown rice

¼ cup canned black beans, rinsed

¼ cup diced mango

1 lime, juiced

Salt, to taste

Directions:

Combine ingredients.