25 solutions to the dreaded lunch box.

25 Solutions to the Dreaded Lunch Box

My kids are starting school this week and like a lot of moms, back to packing lunches. I cook a great deal and my kids thankfully like to eat leftovers for lunch. But at least once a week they want something new plus they don’t like sandwiches. I use this list of my top 25 lunches to plan my week/month. Pick and choose what you like and use my free menu planner. It can be found on the website in the store section.

My mom always packed me a healthy lunch and on Friday I was allowed to buy pizza in the school cafeteria. I would usually have a tuna fish sandwich with swiss cheese on rye bread and an apple all packed into a brown paper bag.

Here is my list of 25 healthy lunches that are Beth’s Blueprint approved.

1. Apple slices turned into peanut butter sandwiches, carrot sticks, baby tomatoes
2. Chicken Caesar Pasta, Homemade Pumpkin Lunch Cookie, strawberries
3. Apple Butter Apple Wrap with Pumpkin Seeds, crackers, apple slices,  Healthy Banana Oatmeal Sponge Cake Bars
4. Chicken soft taco, banana, unsweetened applesauce pouch, mini carrot muffins
5. Pasta Salad with Salami and Mozzarella, blueberries, baby carrots
6. Cucumber mini sandwiches, apple slices with peanut butter
7. Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup, trail mix, cornbread muffin                
8. Greek Yogurt, granola, berries, mint
9. Monster green smoothie, banana slices, trail mix              

   Freshly prepared yogurt parfait with fresh fruit .

10. Homemade “Lunchables” with turkey, cheese, whole wheat crackers, strawberries, unsweetened applesauce pouch
11. Homemade Pizza “Lunchable” with pita, pizza sauce, grated cheese, grapes, green olives, broccoli 
12. Hummus, pita, cucumber slices, carrot sticks, Healthy Banana Oatmeal Sponge Cake Bars
13. Laughing cow cheese wedges, pretzels, grapes, Healthy Banana Oatmeal Sponge Cake Bars
14. Macaroni and Cheese, cup of fruit, carrot & celery sticks
15. Pasta Salad, cheese stick, apple, fruit leather, raw broccoli
16. Mini Cheese tray: Brie cheese wedge, crackers, grapes, strawberries, baby carrots
17. Mini Salad Pita Pockets, pretzels, celery sticks, orange

    Pita bread filled salad

18. PB&J tortilla roll up, BB Energy Balls, grapes, bell pepper slices
19. Peanut butter & Banana tortilla roll-ups, unsweetened applesauce pouch, celery sticks
20. Simple Chili, grapes, cheese stick, trail mix
21. Veggie Turkey Egg Cups, watermelon cubes, banana, celery sticks
22. Tomato Basil Soup, garlic knots, strawberries
23. Tuna Fish, crackers, cheese stick, apple, raisins
24. Tuna Salad on bagel, dried fruit, cauliflower pieces
25. Turkey and cream cheese tortilla wrap, dried fruit, baby tomatoes