Secret for a safe child's lunch: Extra ice

Texas researchers found that 98% of the time the food was not as cold or as hot as it should be for safe eating, even if packed in an insulated lunch box or stored in a hot thermos. This means your child may be more likely to come home with a stomach ache. Packing your child's lunchbox in the morning, the ice pack is just as important as the fruit and the sandwich.