Back to School: Lunch Ideas Part 2

Let’s hear it for another round of school lunch ideas!! If you’re like me, I fall into routines when packing school lunches. So, now that the kiddos have been back in school for a week or so, I thought it would be the perfect time to put together another round of school lunch ideas.

Once again I used the plastic bento containers that I found at Dollar General. These come in packs of two for $1. What a deal! (See my previous school lunch post for additional deals I found at Dollar General!)

I used a combination of the following for lunches this week:

Sliced turkey
Whole wheat bread
Mini Hawaiian rolls
Hard boiled eggs
Green peppers
Strawberries
Blueberries
Bananas
Apples
Cucumbers
Cheddar cheese
Tortillas
Peanut butter
Jelly
Pasta salad (noodles, cheddar cheese cubes, cherry tomatoes, green pepper, pepperoni & light Italian dressing)
Yogurt cups
Sugar free applesauce cups
Mandarin orange cups

Instead of a standard PB&J sandwich, this time I used a little sandwich cutter to make a PB&J in the shape of a cupcake. I bought a set of sandwich cutters online a couple of years ago, and let my boys pick out what shape they want on sandwich day to make sandwiches more fun. I also made peanut butter & banana sushi, and instead of a plain old turkey & cheese sandwich, I used mini Hawaiian rolls and cucumbers instead of bread.

I also suggest grabbing these Fit & Fresh Cool Coolers to keep everything cold! I picked up a 2-pack at Target for $3.99. I love that they are super flat so they don’t take up too much room in their lunch boxes.

Try to make meal prepping fun! I like to spend a little time on Sunday or Monday evenings to put together lunches for the week. I end up spending less time throughout the week putting meals together that way. What are your favorite school lunches? I’d love to hear some of your ideas!

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