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4 tips for packing a healthy, cheap school lunch

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4 Tips For Packing A Healthy

School Lunch That’s Also Cheap

It won’t be long before kids will be heading back to school and for the parents to begin packing their lunches again.  Organic food is expensive and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches only work for so long.

But Chef Zipora Einav (www.chefzipora.com), a chef to the celebrities and author of Recipe for a Delicious Life, says it is easy to stick to a budget on school lunches if you plan and prepare the meals at home in advance.

“Planning a menu and shopping with a list each week helps to manage your budget because you only buy what is needed rather than going to the store each day,” she says.  “And if the kids are old enough, let them help you prepare their lunches.  That is an excellent time to have discussions with your children about nutrition.”

Chef Zipora offers these suggestions for preparing a nutritious brown bag lunch for children throughout the school year:

  • For a healthier snack, offer baked vegetable chips or sweet potato fries (rather than buying the packaged chips)
  • Make home-baked chicken fingers or bake chicken to create a sandwich on whole wheat bread. Add lettuce.
  • Include seasonal fruit such as apples, pears and strawberries.
  • Does your child have a favorite vegetable like carrot sticks or celery? You can include a hummus dip (which is offered plain or comes in several flavors). You can also add whole wheat crackers such as Wheat Thins or Breton.

“Eating healthy does not need to be expensive,” Chef Zipora says, “and preparing the foods can be easier than most people think if they just prepare in advance and shop for healthy groceries.”

About Chef Zipora Einav

Chef Zipora Einav (www.chefzipora.com) is an accomplished private chef who has cooked for some of Hollywood’s most notable celebrities – Bob Hope, Jack Nicholson, Mariah Carey, Pierce Brosnan, Scarlett Johansson – and for professional athletes, including former National Football League star Donovan McNabb. She is the author of Recipe for a Delicious Life, which includes recipes, a classical music CD titled Music for a Delicious Life, and her anecdotes and adventures while travelling the world as a private chef. She founded her company, Chef Zipora Enterprise – Comfort Food in Harmony with Your Health™ – to improve people’s lives by empowering them to eat well and embrace a healthy lifestyle. The company achieves this through its food, music products, books and edutainment programs.

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Three area school one-act plays advance to district

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It was a week for theater as Montague County high schools took to the stage for University Interscholastic League one-act play competition at multiple locations with three advancing to district after zone contests.
Gold-Burg High competed at zone on March 19 advancing to district on March 29 at North Central Texas College. They bring “Interview” to the stage. They will compete with Belllevue, Forestburg, Saint Jo, Slidell and Midway.
Gold-Burg Director Linda Fitzner said the competition day for district begins at 10 a.m. with Bellevue and the remaining plays will perform in approximately one hour intervals with a break for lunch. Saint Jo is next followed by Forestburg and Gold-Burg.

Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.

Top photo – Gold-Burg High School one-act play cast, crew and directors for “Interview.” (Courtesy photo)

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Nocona High OAP goes to district contest

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Chrissy Shubert, director of the Nocona High School one-act play, said although this is her first year to take on the production she is “excited to share this talented group of students without community.”
Their play is “Brian the Comet” by Emily Hageman and it focuses around the inner turmoil of a 17-year-old girl named Jude as her father dies of lung cancer. During her emotional journey, Judge befriends a hospital patient named Brian. The two teeNs must learn that even though light is short and unpredictable, humans must still find the beauty and joy in living.
“Out ensemble has worked hard to put together an amazing performance that touches audiences and encourages us all to look for the joy in life,” states the Shubert.
They will perform at district competition at 2 p.m. on March 20 at Olney High School. Shubert is director and assistant director is Christy James.
Cast members are: Susannah Hill, Briley Shubert, Jazmin Aguilar, Isaac Fulumana, Abby Hill, Abram Friesen, Allie Sutton, Draven Griffith, Taylor Killian and Shelby Sewell. Crew members are: J.J. Salgado, Yeni Estrada, Chris Jones, Kaygan Stone, Naomi Hilton and Kaeley Delafuente.

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NHS hosts one-act play performance prior to district contest

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Nocona High School’s one-act play, “Brian the Comet” will be presented in a public performance at 3 p.m. on March 17.
The students will compete for district at 2 p.m. on March 20 at Archer City High School.

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