I can NEVER come up with cool ideas for my kid's lunches! This article outlines some healthy options for the brown bag. Homework? Check. Backpack? Check. A nutritious, delicious, energy-packed, obesity-fighting lunch? Whoops.

Researchers at the University of Texas recently found that more than half of parents scored an F when packing a lunch by failing to include foods loaded with enough energy, vitamins, calcium, iron, and zinc. Lunches served at school didn't fare any better, a separate study found.

Take control. Follow this advice and your kid will be happy, healthy, and the envy of the lunch table.