Back-to-School Food Guides Span Meals, Sick Days

Back-to-school meals can be made easier with a mix of simple homemade staples and practical dinners that fit busy family schedules. Homemade flavored yogurt, chia jam, wholemeal pitta fillings and banana-oat flapjacks offer lower-sugar options for breakfasts, lunchboxes and after-school snacks. For the first day of school, hearty dishes such as cheeseburger soup and casseroles provide affordable, familiar meals that can feed a family with minimal fuss. On demanding school nights, slow-cooker meals, quick stovetop recipes, soups, pizza, sliders and easy sides such as cheddar biscuits help families get dinner on the table around homework and activities.