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Something I finally learned last year is that if I want my kids to eat lunch I have to make them a lunch that they really want to eat.
It’s pretty basic, and it’s kinda embarrassing that it’s taken me this long to really get it… since this is the 11th year that I’ve had a kid at school and I’ve been making school lunches. Think about that for a minute. My 15 year old has been going to school for 11 years! Yikes… time sure does fly by!
All of my kids are pretty easy when it comes to food.
They have their favorites and thankfully they are pretty healthy choices. I stick to the old tried and trusted foods and I never introduce a new food in a school lunch… never! I just create our school lunches based on their favorites lists.
The best lunches for my girls have always been a little of this and a little of that.
They are the snacking type so even a full meal means snacks put together. This means I always have some basic items on hand and I build their lunches from there. Using a Rubbermaid LunchBlox is the perfect tool for quick prep and making lunches that they really want to eat. Plus LunchBlox containers snap together and remain organized in lunch bags. My little one won’t touch a messy lunch so this is a huge deal to us to keep everything in order just by snapping one on top of the other. It also makes keeping her lunch bag itself clean!
When it comes to what goes into their school lunches I pick 4-5 items from this list and we are good to go!
Here are some of our favorite 20 school lunch ideas Kids will love.
- Berries- I buy whatever is in season.
- Hummus and pita bread or baby carrots, depending on who’s lunch it is.
- Half a sandwich, saving the other half for the next day. PB&J or veggies.
- Cut veggies.
- Crackers and cheese (and meat, regular or veggie).
- Fruit salad.
- Peanut butter and apples.
- Cold pasta salad.
- Pretzels.
- Cold Quesadillas.
- Applesauce.
- Bagel and cream cheese.
- Chicken nuggets.
- Cold grilled cheese.
- Pizza.
- Olives.
- Nuts (as long as you don’t have a nut-free school).
- Tortilla chips.
- Hard boiled eggs.
- Leftovers. There is a good chance that the meal I made for dinner is something the girls love, so I just make some extra and they have it for lunch the next day.
What’s even just as important as what you serve is how you serve it.
It has to look exciting and delicious. Get out the cookie cutters and the special knife and get working! I’m not talking about spending hours making each lunch (unless you want to)… but I add a couple minutes to lunch prep and it makes all the difference. Also keep “like” foods with “like” foods. I love that the Rubbermaid LunchBlox has three separate compartments so that the fruit is separate from the veggies which makes eating their yummy lunch more like a fun experience than a chore. Plus they love opening each compartment to see what’s in it! Keep food fresh and cold is easy with the Rubbermaid LunchBlox because it comes with a Blue Ice ice pack too that clicks right in with the rest of the compartments.
I have a set of these and I love them. It’s the most convenient way to pack my kids lunches.
These containers are fantastic, and I’m always thinking of new ideas to pack in the lunch bag too!
Those are awesome lunch box containers! I really love how it keeps the food from getting squished in a backpack!
Your lunches look great and the containers are super convenient. You’re lucky your kids like to eat healthy.
Those little stacker containers are great! I always take food with me no matter where I go.
I have something very similar to this. Love the concept.
Those are great! I love the different sizes and colors. Perfect for kids lunches.
Those look like great ideas. Tis the season!
I love Lunch Blox, we have a set from back in the day and it’s had plenty of use over the past year. They hold up well! I’d love to get my hands on a purple set for me!
These are some awesome school lunches. I’d always run out of ideas. Leftovers are always nice since a lot of cafeterias have microwaves.
Time does really fly. My youngest will be a senior this year. He’d never take his lunch lol, but these are great for packing lunches!
These are wonderful ideas! The same old same old just gets boring after a while.
I love all these ideas! My kids love to eat healthy and this system makes it so easy!
Thanks so much for sharing these! My lunches for the kids were decidedly boring last year.
My girls get a sandwich, chips and a dessert. I love these containers. The brightest is very eye catching.
I have a super picky eater so one day he likes something and the next day he doesn’t. Great list!
I think we are going to need more sets because one isn’t going to cut it. They are so great for my lunches so I can just make it when I do the school lunch and not worry about it later.
You have a lot of great lunch ideas and the containers are really nice. My son always liked fruit, cheese and lunch meat.
I have to keep things separated for my kids, or it’ll come back to me, lol! These are the perfect containers – they’re fun, colourful, and just the right size for young appetites!
These are some great ideas! My kids love cheese, lunch meat, and crackers. Maybe this will help them like more fruits and veggies. They will eat peas, green beans, bananas, strawberries, raspberries, and blue berries. The other stuff not so much. Will share this with my wife! Thanks!
Like these a lot. I think it makes lunch easier.
I have a ton of storage containers and I love packing fruit and veggies with some cracks and dip.
My kids love taking leftovers to school for lunch and these containers would make that easy. I love the fun colors and the fact they are stackable too!
These would have been great to have when the kids were little. Perfect for packing a lunch.
These lunch blox are such neat little containers. My kids love anything different or little with little spots for all their separate foods. My kid would love these.
These are perfect containers for lunches. I love the colors they come in. I will have to pick some up before school starts.
I love these containers. The sizes are perfect for my lunch. My kids use them to pack snacks.
My kids are going to a public school for the first time this year. I wil need all the lunch ideas I can get!
I like that the blocks stack and won’t slide everywhere. Thanks for the lunch packing ideas.
I am totally crushing on those containers right now! Perfect for the amazing 20 ideas you have shared
It’s good to give kids a variety! I never know what m kids are going to want to eat from one day to another!
Oh these boxes are so cute. I definitely need to get some of these for my daughter’s lunches. And those are great ideas!
Great way to pack lunches! With school just around the corner (at least here) this would be a great way to pack lunches! Thanks for the ideas to pack in the lunch!
I simply love the rubber made containers. my mom used to have tons of them when I grew up. i love that they are still around.
We love these lunch blox at our house! My kids would love olives in their lunch!
Those containers are adorable and I know I would love to take my lunch in them!!
These are great lunch ideas. I have not seen these lunch containers before they sound great.
Okay, those are adorable! Any lunch would be more appealing in them!
I am not ready to think about school yet 🙂 These are all great ideas for sure
Cool ideas! I myself love colorful cute boxes and love how affordable they are!
Those little boxes are perfect for my little ones. They hate it when foods mix. It can be a struggle, but the Rubbermaid Blox keep it separate.
School seems like a distant memory, which means it’s right around the corner. Need to pin these ideas for the fall.
We have always trusted Rubbermaid Containers, they are sturdy, wash and wear well and usually last forever!
These are all great ideas. I am always on the look out for new school lunch ideas. I will bookmark this for later. Thanks.
Rubbermaid is a good brand and I’ve been using this for years. These lunchboxes are really nice and colorful.
With school starting back soon, I’ve been wondering what to fix my kids. They get so tired of the same thing all the time and there are some really great ideas here to mix things up! Thanks!
We should be creative in packing our kids’ lunches. They must be appealing to the eye to capture their attention and must be yummy as well. These lunch boxes’ bright colors will help a lot to encourage our children to eat healthier home-prepared meals.
What fun containers to use for school lunches. My son and his wife pack daily too, which I think is very cool.
I just got these lunchblox and I think they are amazing. I need to get a pack for all my kiddos. Great ideas here for lunches too, I know I can run out of ideas pretty quickly!
I haven’t packed a school lunch in years, but I would have loved your list to go by. Rubbermaid has always had a prominent place in my kitchen cabinets and I love the colors of those lunch containers.