Ready or Not, school is almost here! Which means making lunches every day is back too. We know it sometimes gets repetitive and we run out of ideas on what to pack. That’s why today we wanted to help out by giving you 60+ ideas of different lunch ideas! It will help spruce things up for you and your kids.
*Try out these lunch box containers here. It helps so much with organizing lunches! *You can also use these here for dips or dressing in lunches.
Main Dish:
- Sandwiches (dress them up by cutting them with cookie cutters)
- Pb+J
- Pb+Banana
- Ham+Cheese
- Tuna Fish
- Egg Salad
- Uncrustables (homemade or store bought)
- BLT
- Bagel
- Muffin
- Wraps
- Apple sandwich with peanut butter and chocolate chips
- Chicken salad croissants
- Ham/salami and cheese with crackers
- Hoagie Roll
- Left overs from previous dinner
- Nachos
- Quesadillas
- Burrito
- English muffin
- Pizza rolls
- Mac n Cheese
- Salad
- Lettuce Wraps
- Pasta salads
*Find the cutest girls lunch bag totes here, here, here, and here. Adorable!
Veggies/Fruits:
- Apple slices (can add carmel dip/peanut butter)
- Cherries
- Fruit cups (varieties)
- Carrot sticks
- Cucumber slices
- Cherry tomatos
- Olives
- Grapes
- Celery sticks
- Snap peas
- Strawberries
- Apple sauce (variety of flavors)
- Sweet pepper slices
- Berries (many varieties)
- Pineapple slices
- Orange slices
- Bananas
- Peaches
- Pears
- Hummus
*Find boys stylish lunch boxes here, here, and here
Snacks:
- Cheese Cubes
- String Cheese
- Hard boiled egg
- Pretzels
- Yogurt
- Goldfish
- Assorted Crackers (variety packs)
- Chex Mix
- Fruit snacks
- Cheese-its
- Animal crackers
- Vanilla wafters
- Graham crackers
- Chips
- Marshmallows
- Oreos
- Nutter butters
- Dry cereal
Drinks:
- Water bottle
- Capri sun
- 100% juice boxes
- Gatorade
- Milk
We also have made up some printables for you to cut out and stick in your kids lunches! Its always the best when you get a surprise note in your lunch. We hope you enjoy them!
We hope these lunch ideas make it easier and more enjoyable for making and eating them!
Sincerely,
patti jean