Healthy School Lunch Ideas

Are your kids getting 5 servings of fruit & vegetables a day? That’s what experts recommend. At least. Sound hard? That’s where our healthy school lunch ideas come in.

About lunch boxes

My four kids love their PlanetBox lunchboxes. Made out of stainless steel, they’re practically indestructible and boy do they make food look nice. We also have a set of Easy Lunch Boxes, pictured here. (PA-free, dishwasher safe and easy for even small kids to open).

5 Healthy School Lunch Ideas

Peanut Butter Wraps with Fresh Peaches. These whole wheat fajita-size tortillas are delicious with a schmear of peanut butter and fresh fruit sprinkled on top. (Here’s our lightening fast tutorial featuring strawberries.) Throw in baby carrots, with or without a little Ranch or Goddess dressing for dip, plus cubed kiwi and cheddar cheese cut out into flowers using a set of stainless steel veggie cutters.

Very Pickly Egg Salad in Pitas. This basic egg salad recipe combines hard boiled eggs, with three quick ingredients for a protein-packed healthy school lunch idea all of our kids love. Add grapes (and consider fashioning them into a caterpillar if you’ve got 30 seconds and a long toothpick), fresh watermelon and bell peppers.

Sliced Cucumber Sandwiches, with Ham & Cheese. Let kids assemble their own cucumber sandwiches, using fresh cukes as “bread”. We’ve added half a whole wheat mini bagel here, layered with cream cheese and raspberries. Rounding out lunch are fresh blueberries and cinnamon apple slices–just apples sprinkled with cinnamon to keep them from looking brown, and giving a touch of flavor too.

Whole-Wheat Dinner Rolls as Ham Sandwiches. Rolls and bagels are the perfect serving size for small kids; pack two for bigger students. We threw on a few leaves of baby spinach for color and crunch. Our flower-shaped cheese comes back, along with baby carrots, kiwi and bell peppers. Dessert in this lunch is dried banana chips.

Pickle Rollups. Another idea that looks special but takes only moments, pickle rollups. Fill them with cream cheese or a bit of mustard. Pair them with crackers, a roll or pretzels. Fresh cucumber slices and blackberries add crunch, plus banana chips and two whole-wheat Fig Newtons.

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