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Home » Blog » Healthy School Lunch Ideas (Roundup 14!)

Healthy School Lunch Ideas (Roundup 14!)

 Updated: September 24, 2019    Lisa Leake    4 Comments

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School is not over yet so who’s ready for another installment in my School Lunch Roundup series?! I hope these pics give you some inspiration when it comes to your little ones (or even your own work lunch!). Ask your kiddos to look at these images with you and point out what they’d like to eat in their next packed lunch.School Lunch Roundup 14

A Few Resources

  • School Lunch Photo Gallery
  • Why we switched to different lunch boxes this year
  • Recipe Index (list) or Recipe Search (photos)
  • My cookbooks all contain more lunch box ideas as well

And a newer resource you don’t want to miss!

  • School Lunch Packing Chart (that I’ve been using every week this year and loving!)

School Lunch Roundup 14

school lunch peanut butter apple sandwich and tomato bisque

  • Homemade tomato bisque  w/ whole-wheat noodles
  • Apple/PB sandwiches
  • Whole-wheat lemon poppyseed muffins (from my On a Budget cookbook)
  • Oranges (both cara cara and blood orange)

grilled ham and cheese sandwiches, mini sweet bell peppers with hummus for dipping, homemade trail mix, and oranges

  • Grilled ham and cheese sandwiches
  • Mini sweet bell peppers with hummus for dipping
  • Homemade trail mix
  • Oranges

 Pesto Quinoa Cake (recipe coming to the blog soon), whole wheat pita pizzas, red bell pepper slices with hummus for dipping (topped with an edible flower for my little #valentines ♥️), and an extra brownie treat

  • Pesto Quinoa Cake
  • Whole-wheat pita pizzas
  • Red bell pepper slices with hummus for dipping (topped with an edible flower for Valentine’s Day)
  • Brownie treat

homemade (defrosted) black bean soup, sour cream + cheese to go on top, whole-wheat pita pizzas, apples, and kiwi.

  • Homemade (defrosted) black bean soup (from my Fast & Fabulous Cookbook)
  • Sour cream + cheese to go on top
  • Whole-wheat pita pizzas
  • Apples
  • Kiwi

homemade (defrosted) tomato bisque with probably more noodles than soup in there 🤣, apple/PB sandwiches, energy bites (with oats & raisins), and deviled eggs.

  • Homemade (defrosted) tomato bisque
  • Apple/PB sandwiches
  • Energy bites with oats & raisins (from my On at Budget Cookbook)
  • Deviled eggs

whole-wheat bagel with cream cheese, cucumber & radish slices, mango, kiwi, and applesauce.

  • Whole-wheat bagel with cream cheese
  • Cucumber & radish slices
  • Mango
  • Kiwi
  • Applesauce

Apple/PB sandwiches, organic cheese stick, a popcorn/corn chip mix, and leftover Huevos Rancheros Casserole w/ bell peppers

  • Apple/PB sandwiches
  • Organic cheese stick
  • Popcorn/corn chip mix
  • Huevos Rancheros Casserole w/ bell peppers

Pork Asian Lettuce Wraps (from my first #100dayscookbook ), Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Carrots (from #100daysonabudget cookbook), and edamame

  • Pork Asian Lettuce Wraps (from my first cookbook )
  • Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Carrots (from my On a Budget cookbook)
  • Edamame

homemade veggie bean burritos, leftover chicken curry and broccoli casserole, frozen peas, and a cheese stick

  • Homemade veggie bean burritos (from my Fast & Fabulous cookbook)
  • Chicken curry and broccoli casserole
  • Frozen peas
  • Cheese stick

sausage and bell pepper pasta (served cold), from scratch whole-wheat biscuits, and warm homemade tomato bisque (from freezer) with noodles in it

  • Sausage and bell pepper pasta (served cold)
  • From scratch whole-wheat biscuits
  • Warm homemade tomato bisque (from the freezer) with noodles in it

homemade defrosted chicken nuggets, corn muffin (also previously made & defrosted), pear, bell peppers, and hummus

  • Homemade defrosted chicken nuggets (from my On a Budget cookbook)
  • Corn muffin (also previously made & defrosted – from my Fast & Fabulous cookbook)
  • Pear
  • Bell peppers
  • Hummus

 homemade breakfast burrito (with bell peppers and sausage), energy bites, popcorn “cake” (kind of like a rice cake), orange, and applesauce.

  • Homemade breakfast burrito (with bell peppers and sausage)
  • Energy bites (from my On a Budget cookbook)
  • Popcorn “cake” (kind of like a rice cake)
  • Orange
  • Applesauce

3 mini quiches, an orange, half of a leftover veggie quesadilla, and sliced bell peppers

  • Mini quiches (from my first 100 Days of Real Food cookbook)
  • Orange
  • Half of a leftover veggie quesadilla
  • Sliced bell peppers

See any new things you’d like to try in these pictures? I’d love to hear in the comments!

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  1. Rabeya

    April 8, 2019 at 3:08 pm

    Can you link the recipe for the quinoa pesto cakes?!?

    Reply
    • 100 Days Admin

      April 9, 2019 at 10:19 am

      Hi Rabeya, the link has been added :) – Nicole

      Reply
  2. Mada

    April 3, 2019 at 1:42 pm

    Can you link the recipe for the quinoa pesto cakes?!?

    Reply
    • 100 Days Admin

      April 4, 2019 at 11:08 am

      Hi! I have made that edit for you. At the time of posting these weren’t yet on the blog. Thank you and enjoy! – Nicole

      Reply

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