Lunches! What do you pack?

[b.hopeful]

I'm creating a master list of things the kids can request for their lunch. More suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Egg salad
Hard boiled eggs
PBJ
Peanut butter crackers
pudding
cottage cheese
cheese sticks
"baby" oranges/ mandarin oranges

 

[Birbitt]

my boys love fruit roll-ups (i make my own from real fruit in the dehydrator), hummus and pita bread, ants on a log (celery with peanut butter and raisins), macaroni and cheese salad, tuna cups, mini quiche (I make ahead of time and keep in the freezer, they thaw by the time lunch time comes), yogurt and granola, veggie sticks and dip, baked potato "chips" (home made), and fruit salad.

 

[b.hopeful]

I have not mastered the quiche,lol. I make stratas..quiche without the crust. I can't do crust...I don't really bake. That's a good idea. I usually make one every other week because I like them for breakfast.

Those are all great ideas!

 

[tiffyof6ntwins]

my kids will take about anything for lunch they are not picky eaters.
jello
cereal bars
pop tarts
bologna and cheese w/ crackers ( fav!)
fruit chunks.. anything
cereal (i put it in there to eat after school on the bus ride home)

every so often i put in a snack size candy bar or jerky they love it.

and of course the pb and j or pb and bananas another fav.

sometimes whatever was left overs if its something they will eat cold.. tuna casserole spaghetti enchiladas meat loaf.. they like em cold.

 

[GolfingMom]

If we have leftovers they get that (in a thermos) etc. The school has microwaves if the kiddos need to heat up their lunch

MAIN
PB&J
Flour tortilla's with ham/cheese/lettuce inside, rolled.
chicken nuggets.
Turkey sandwich
Ham Sandwich
Left Overs from dinner.


Side:
Banana
Apple
carrot/dressing
chips
popcorn


Dessert:
applesauce
pudding
fruit leather

Drink:
honest kids
water
almond milk


Kiddos get to buy once a week to once every 2 weeks. Their favorite lunch is "breakfast for lunch" ~ French Toast with egg or sausage, fresh fruit & milk

 

[janny108]

Ashley pretty much makes her lunch of turkey or ham. Another good combo is peanut butter/Ovaltine. It's really good!

She has jello/fruit cups, or pudding cups. Whatever we have on hand is fair game.

 

[ido]

If we have leftovers they get that (in a thermos) etc. The school has microwaves if the kiddos need to heat up their lunch

MAIN
PB&J
Flour tortilla's with ham/cheese/lettuce inside, rolled.
chicken nuggets.
Turkey sandwich
Ham Sandwich
Left Overs from dinner.


Side:
Banana
Apple
carrot/dressing
chips
popcorn
grapes
crackers (cheese nips, goldfish, etc)
raisins
diced pears
mandarin oranges

Dessert:
applesauce
pudding
fruit leather
granola bar


Drink:
honest kids
water
almond milk


Kiddos get to buy once a week to once every 2 weeks. Their favorite lunch is "breakfast for lunch" ~ French Toast with egg or sausage, fresh fruit & milk

This is almost exactly the menu I offer for lunches for my kids. I've never done "breakfast for lunch" though - great idea! I added some more options in blue.

Also, I offer ritz crackers (they like the roasted veggie ones), pepperoni slices, and cheese squares (I cut my own) as my own version of a lunchable.

They buy milk at school every day b/c I haven't found a less expensive alternative - other than sending reusable water bottles every day and those tend to get get lost and need to be replaced frequently.