If you’re in charge of making school lunches for the family, you probably want to make sure that your kids and teens are eating healthy during busy school days.

Eating healthy often means trading out cheaper, processed foods and snacks for fresher, more wholesome choices. However, that doesn’t mean that you have to bust your food budget to help your kids eat well. Even if you have kids with food allergies requiring special diets, you can still keep the cost of healthy school lunches manageable. Here’s how.

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