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Burning Questions: Kids' healthy lunches

A turkey breast sandwich, lettuce and vine ripe

Photo credit: iStock | A turkey breast sandwich, lettuce and vine ripe tomatoes.

Erica Marcus

Erica Marcus (face disguised) is Newsday's food writer. Erica Marcus

Marcus has covered food for Newsday since 1998.

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How can I make my kids' sandwiches healthier?

"Healthy" is a moving target these days, but let's posit that a healthy diet relies on unprocessed foods, whole grains, fresh produce and as little added sugar as possible. When you apply those lofty goals to sandwiches, here's what you come up with:

Unprocessed foods

"Luncheon meats" are among the most processed of foods. I'll just...

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