A movement is growing among parents.
If you're like most parents, you are growing more and more concerned about what your family is eating these days. You look around and see high-fat, high-salt, high-calorie meals at every turn. You're worried about obesity and the threat of type 2 diabetes for good reason. And while you can control what your family eats at breakfast and dinner at home, at lunch your family is on their own. It's why parents across America are starting to take control of lunch. They're brown bagging it.
The threat is real.
Junk food in the form of fast food is everywhere: hamburgers and fries, greasy tacos, stuffed pizzas, fried everything. The sandwich chains are often no better. They serve up their own brand of unhealthy: cheese steaks, and giant heroes swimming in calorie-filled sauces. The meat and cheese they use is purchased by the ton at the lowest prices. You don't know where it came from or how it's made. Often times, they're high in fat, cholesterol and sodium. To camouflage the taste, the sandwiches are often drowned in sauces and salsas.
Take control of lunch.
Most kids don't think about what they're stuffing into their little bodies. And truth be told, a lot of adults don't, either. The solution is, don't give them a choice-- take control of lunch. Make sure they have a lunch that's actually good for them by making it yourself - with products you can trust. Or if you can't do that, make sure that your family goes to a deli that offers only the highest quality products and puts together a well-balanced sandwich. (Too much of a good thing can be a bad thing, too.)
Who can you trust?
You can trust people who have a history of doing the right thing. And in the deli business, that's Boar's Head. For 4 generations, Boar's Head has offered the best quality meat and cheese you can find. Never less. For over the last 100 years, we've watched deli companies cut corners, look the other way, accept good enough. We've never marched to that drummer. If it isn't as good as we could make it, we didn't make it. Our family has insisted on offering products that are pure beef and pork, chicken and turkey. Without fillers, gluten, artificial flavors, colors, or trans fat. In short, Boar's Head didn't become the most highly regarded name in the deli business by accident. When you ask for Boar's Head, you know you're giving your family the best there is. And that's a nice feeling. What's also nice is kids actually love Boar's Head. (Watch them delight over the sweetness of our Maple Honey Turkey and Maple Glazed Chicken.) You don't have to twist their arms to eat it.
Brown bagging can also save you money.
Clearly, making or buying a sandwich with Boar's Head can be healthier than buying fast food, or junk food. But it also can be far less expensive. Making a Boar's Head ham and cheese sandwich, for example, will cost about $3.50. Eating out can cost $2, $3, $4 more. Every day. And that's just for one person. What about the cost for everyone in the family? That's big savings.
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