Nothing says “back to school” then packing endless (and often dreaded) school lunches. If you’re anything like me, you start out with good intentions and then run out of ideas two weeks into the school year. ? While you can certainly use some of these kitchen hacks to make things easier, it doesn’t help if you have a case of “lunch packer block” (that is, you can’t stop packing the same things lunch after lunch after lunch.) That’s why I wanted to create this healthy school lunch ideas post: to keep you inspired when the going gets rough.
Tips for making school lunches
Involve your kids. Depending on your child’s age, have them cut up veggies, grab an apple out of the fridge, pack crackers, you get the idea. By having your kid help, you are teaching them to navigate the kitchen as well as boosting confidence and knowledge. You can also take the opportunity to teach them about healthy foods and macronutrient balance with each lunch! (If your kids don’t know how to prep food, consider enrolling in the Kids Cook Real Food course.) Also, let your kids come up with school lunch ideas, too!
Cook in bulk. Consider making extra for dinner each night and pack leftovers for lunch. Or, make big batches of healthy gummy men, muffins, waffles, pasta, and rice & beans and store in a freezer. Take out what you want to pack the night before to defrost and throw it into your kid’s lunch the next day.
Use “convenience” foods. I’m not talking processed or fast foods but rather easy and very “packable” real foods like cherry/grape tomatoes, pitted olives, defrosted frozen peas/lima beans/corn, organic berries, clementines, organic grapes, string cheese, hard boiled eggs, organic jerky sticks, drinkable yogurt, healthy snacks like olive oil popcorn, seed crackers, or sprouted nuts & seeds
Freeze a few “emergency” meals. For those occasions when you have a late night and have to scramble for a lunch the next day, consider freezing a few lunches that you can grab and go. Some school lunch ideas include: bean burritos, almond & honey sandwich, turkey roll ups, etc. Add a piece of fruit and a drink, and you’ve got yourself a balanced meal for your child.
Start with the drink:
Milk: my son’s drink of choice so I always make sure he has milk for lunch.
Juice – select a juice box that has reduced sugar and real fruit juice
School Lunch Main Course (Grains & Meats):
DIY “Lunchables”: crackers, deli turkey or salami, sliced cheese
Sandwich or sandwich kabobs: disguise their sandwich by threading turkey, cubed string cheese, and squares of bread on skewers.
School Lunch Fruit:
1. Small banana
2. Grapes
3. Blueberries, strawberries or other berries
4. Fruit kabobs
5. Apricot, apple, whatever your kids love
6. Applesauce
7. Peeled Clementine’s
School Lunch Veggies:
1. Baby carrots with a ranch in mini cups
2. Cucumber slices
3. Snap peas
4. Salad
School Lunch Snacks and Treats:
1. Banana bread
2. Yoghurt
3. Pudding
4. String cheese
5. Pretzels, or goldfish crackers
6. Fruit snacks or fruit leather
7. Dried fruit (raisins, banana or apple chips)
8. Z-Bar or fruit bars
To put in a hot lunch thermos:
1. Soup (try: chicken noodle soup or Mom’s meatball soup)
2. Pasta (try: chicken Alfred or spaghetti with shrimp)
3. Pilaf/rice, or stir-fry (try: creamy chicken and rice, or shrimp fried rice)
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