430+ Super Easy Healthy School Lunch Ideas for Kids
Back in my day, I was happy to have a plain ol’ peanut butter sandwich, chocolate covered “granola bar”, an apple that inevitably ended up bruised, and a juice box in my brown paper bag. I’m pretty sure lunch boxes were considered “uncool” upon entering Junior High.
Now? If you aren’t hitting all of the major food groups with organic, gluten-free, cage-free, flavor-free foods WHAT ARE YOU EVEN DOING WITH YOUR LIFE?! All jokes aside, I give myself a pat on the back for the fact that my 6 year old has yet to taste the sweet, sweet taste of a frosted Pop Tart or the bubbly goodness of corn syrupy soda.
Although Bean would probably be happy having half a PB & J sandwich every single day (and most days this is what she has), I like to change it up for her when I can. I have relied heavily on Pinterest for meal ideas because evidently I can’t function as a normal, free-thinking mom without Pinterest anymore 😀
We currently use this Bento Box for all her lunches. I am OBSESSED. It’s leak proof, has portion controlled compartments, comes in 3 different colors, and it’s dishwasher safe (although we use ours daily so I end up hand washing ours). I highly recommend this lunchbox if you have younger kiddos!
Now without further ado…
430+ Super Easy Healthy School Lunch Ideas for Kids:
This site currently has 135 different school lunch ideas! And get this… none of them are sandwiches. SAY WHAT?!
This post has 36 different mix and match lunch ideas grouped by type: carbs, protein, calcium, fruits & veggies, and treats. Also, no sandwiches!
This post is a round up of various lunch ideas, recipes, and printables. If you’re looking for a ton of lunch inspiration, this is it!
This post has 30 ideas for the “main course”, just add a fruit and veggies and you’ve got yourself a packed healthy lunch 🙂
This post might be my favorite of all. It caters to the fellow Bento Box user (which I am OBSESSED WITH) and there are tons of photos of the different healthy meals.
Sometimes a PB&J is all you can do. This post has some great ideas for jazzing them up.
Now… go forth and conquer the lunch packing world!
Does your kiddo eat a packed lunch every day? What’s your favorite go-to for school lunches? Let’s chat about it in the comments below!
I am in love with that box! I always swore I’d be the mom with the adorable lunches but we totally fall short bc she loves lunchables. I will have to get out of our comfort zone!
It’s hard when there are so many convenient products out there, some days you just have to throw in an uncrustable and call it a day 😉
I so needed this! I’ve been in such a lunch bore lately! This totally inspired me!
Happy to help 🙂
This is absolutely awesome! I struggle with healthy school lunch ideas…thank you for all of these ideas ❤️
Glad you liked it!
There are so many amazing ideas on here! I’m terrible at coming up with great lunch ideas.
It’s easy to fall into a rut, happy to inspire you!
What a brilliant selection! It’s so easy to get in a rut with lunch boxes, this will help give anyone some new ideas. Thank you x
You’re so welcome!
These are so great and will be really helpful! I love the little bento box containers, they are so cute!
Some of these lunches look amazing. I hope I can be this creative when my kids start school.
These lunch boxes look amazing. I made mini corn dogs this weekend and the kids loved them
This is so helpful! I don’t have kids but, I am in college and I just moved off campus so I have to make all of my meals now. Lunch has been a struggle for me, especially when I have to pack it and take it to campus with me! You should do a post about grown up lunches 🙂
Speaking of Pinterest functioning…it’s likely I pinned a couple…anyway, I have a toddler, and those Bentgo boxes would basically solve my life while giving her the ability to love ketchup but not be able to dip her beefy fists into it. Thanks for saving lives, and clothes.