Kids School Lunches – 100 Healthy School Lunch Ideas
Looking for healthy school lunches? Here are 100 healthy school ideas to make for your child’s school lunchbox today.
Let’s chat about kids school lunches.
One of the lesser enjoyable parts of being a parent in my opinion is waking up every day and having to come up with something new and exciting to pack for their school lunches.
(News alert – most of the time I don’t come up with something new and exciting!)
If you live in an area where school lunches are provided for your kids, lucky you!
But for all the other moms who have this daily chore on our list, I understand your pain.
KIDS SCHOOL LUNCHES
Rest assured there is hope.
All it takes is a little planning and imagination to make this task easier for us.
I know there are some kids that are easy to please (I have one myself) and you can get away with packing the same stuff day after day for them.
But for the most part a little creativity and variety is much appreciated by all children so why not surprise them with something totally different for a change?
Here are 100 healthy school lunches and snacks that you can throw into your child’s lunchbox today.
Please just be mindful to observe your school’s allergy policy and disregard any ideas that wouldn’t be allowed.
And yes, some of these ideas are healthier than others so do your best to choose a healthy combination of food for your child’s lunchbox and make sure to maintain well-balanced meals at home too.
KIDS SCHOOL LUNCHES
50 SNACK IDEAS
1 – Popcorn
2 – Homemade sweet muffins
3 – Homemade savory muffins
4 – Pretzels
5 – Carrot sticks
6 – Celery
7 – Sliced Capsicum
8 – Sliced Cucumber
9 – Other favorite cut-up veggies
10 – Cherry tomatoes
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50 SNACK IDEAS
11 – Snap peas
12 – Sliced Apples
13 – Sliced Pears
14 – Watermelon Cubes
15 – Grapes
16 – Blueberries
17 – Strawberries
18 – Peaches
19 – Plums
20 – Mandarins
KIDS SCHOOL LUNCHES
50 SNACK IDEAS
21 – Fruit salad
22 – Other favorite cut up Fresh fruit
23 – Dried apricots
24 – Sunflower or pumpkin seeds
25 – Protein balls
26 – Rice crackers
27 – Veggie chips
28 – Yogurt tubes or tubs
29 – Seaweed sheets
30 – Cheese sticks
KIDS SCHOOL LUNCHES
50 SNACK IDEAS
31 – Homemade hummus
32 – Breakfast bar
33 – Banana bread
34 – Zucchini bread
35 – Olives
36 – Boiled egg
37 – Rolled oat bars
38 – Sultanas
39 – Homemade healthy cookies
40 – Pudding
KIDS SCHOOL LUNCHES
50 SNACK IDEAS
41 – Corn Cob
42 – Edamame Beans
43 – Trail mix
44 – Banana Chips
45 – Hot Cross Bun
46 – Roasted chickpeas
47 – Rice pudding
48 – Kale chips
49 – Dried mango slices
50 – Dried cranberries
KIDS SCHOOL LUNCHES
50 LUNCH IDEAS
1 – Spaghetti Bolognaise
2 – Macaroni and cheese
3 – Pesto pasta with Parmesan
4 – Fried Rice
5 – Wraps
6 – Sandwiches
7 – BLT Roll
8 – Sushi
9 – Rice Paper Rolls
10 – Spring Rolls
KIDS SCHOOL LUNCHES
50 LUNCH IDEAS
11 – Quiche
12 – Frittata
13 – Savoury pies
14 – Grilled chicken tenderloins
15 – Meat kebabs
16 – Greek Salad
17 – Cold noodle salads
18 – Soup
19 – Pita bread pizza
20 – Lasagna
KIDS SCHOOL LUNCHES
50 LUNCH IDEAS
21 – Ravioli
22 – Burritos
23 – Homemade chicken nuggets
24 – Cheese and bacon scone
25 – Bagel
26 – Tuna and crackers
27 – Nachos
28 – Naan bread
29 – Deli meat rollup
30 – Quinoa Salad
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50 LUNCH IDEAS
31 – Stir Fry
32 – Rice cakes with spread
33 – Meatballs
34 – Fancy cheese with crispbread
35 – Caesar salad
36 – Healthy homemade burger
37 – Breadsticks
38 – Homemade sausage roll
39 – Homemade pancakes
40 – Savory pikelets
KIDS SCHOOL LUNCHES
50 LUNCH IDEAS
41 – Pizza scrolls
42 – Pastizzi
43 – Cabanossi
44 – Chicken wings
45 – Chicken drumsticks
46 – Toasted sandwich
47 – Tabouleh Salad
48 – Falafel balls
49 – Zucchini fritters
50 – Dinner leftovers
Feel free to include a fun secret note or silly drawing inside your child’s lunchbox too.
As much it as it seems corny, I promise you, both kids and even teens really love it! At the very least, they miss it when it’s gone.
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