Parents, are you ready? It’s time to school lunch season again. Kids are headed back to school and all-day summer snacking is over (hallelujah!). These five meal prep school lunch ideas are tasty and easy to prepare. Don’t forget to include a little note so your children know their lunch was packed with love!
Monday: Breakfast for Lunch
Use a bento box or any partitioned container.
- Hard-boiled eggs
- Mini pancakes
- Turkey or veggie sausage
- Sliced apples
Tuesday: Snack Plate Lunch
- Hummus and pita or crackers
- Cucumber slices and baby carrots
- Turkey sticks or salami
- Orange or banana
Wednesday: Lettuce Wraps
Make a batch of filling in advance (cook ground turkey, chicken, or pork with grated carrots, soy sauce, chili garlic paste, and onions) and portion it out into large pieces of leaf lettuce.
- Lettuce wraps
- Mini blueberry muffins
- Sliced bell pepper
Thursday: Pizza Bagels
Bagels are a perfect base for pizzas. Top mini bagel rounds with tomato sauce, grated mozzarella, and toppings like pepperoni and toast in the oven or toaster oven. These can be packed warm or cold.
- Mini pizzas
- Yogurt tube
- Celery sticks
Friday: Pinwheels
Layer a tortilla with cream cheese, grated cheese, finely diced cucumber, and lunch meat of any variety. Roll them up and slice into pinwheels.
- Pinwheels
- Pretzels or rice crisps
- Sugar snap peas or edamame
- Grapes
