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Lunchbox Ideas for Your Yumbox

It's no secret that we're big Yumbox fans at my house. It's definitely the #1 box my older daughter goes for when I ask her to pack her own lunch. In today's sponsored post, I'm excited to share what we like about the Yumbox and also a list of lunchbox ideas to pack in it.

What We Like About Yumbox

  • Yumbox’s pre-portioned trays (with cute little pictures) helps you pack healthy lunches without having to think too hard! They come in two options - 4 or 6 compartments with small images showing what to put where, which helps even the littlest ones assist in packing their own meals.
  • They alleviate the need for plastic baggies or multiple containers, which means they are good for our earth (AND leave us with fewer containers to wash).
  • They are leakproof! So go ahead and grab that yogurt or applesauce because there are no worries about leakage or spillover from one compartment to the next.
Lunchbox Ideas for Your Yumbox on 100 Days of #RealFood

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Lunchbox Ideas

Whether your kids pack their own lunches or you're the one doing it, here's a list of real food ideas to help. These categories match up with the 6-compartment Yumbox labels.

Fruits

  • Apple slices
  • Banana slices
  • Mini-oranges/clementines
  • Pear slices
  • Frozen strawberries
  • Frozen blueberries
  • Frozen cherries
  • Applesauce
  • Baked apples
  • Dried apple rings
  • Blueberries
  • Strawberries
  • Cherries
  • Pomegranate seeds
  • Mango pieces
  • Avocado slices
  • Grapes
  • Kiwi
  • Cantaloupe
  • Pineapple
  • Watermelon

Vegetables

  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Carrot sticks
  • Celery sticks
  • Ants on a log (celery with nut butter and raisins)
  • Roasted vegetables
  • Frozen corn
  • Frozen peas
  • Brussels sprouts
  • Mixed greens
  • Cucumber slices
  • Sweet potato cubes
  • Pepper slices
  • Olives
  • Zucchini chips
  • Sugar snap peas
  • Steamed broccoli

Grains

  • Muffins
  • Waffles
  • Crackers
  • Oatmeal
  • Rice
  • Quinoa/Quinoa salad
  • Tortillas/wraps
  • Waffle sandwich
  • Granola bar
  • Power balls
  • Mini pizzas
  • Mac-n-cheese
  • Cinnamon raisin bread

Protein

  • Hard-boiled eggs
  • Organic, nitrate-free deli meat
  • Refried beans
  • Bean salad
  • Leftover pulled pork
  • Homemade chicken nuggets
  • Chicken salad
  • Chicken leg or other pieces from roasted or slow cooked chicken
  • Deviled eggs
  • Egg casserole bites
  • Egg salad
  • Trail mix
  • Nuts
  • Seeds/Seed mix
  • Tofu
  • Nut butters
  • Lentils
  • Bacon
  • Quiche

Dairy

  • String cheese
  • Cheese cubes
  • Sliced cheese (to go with crackers)
  • Plain yogurt (sweetened with a little maple syrup or honey)
  • Cream cheese spread (to go on other item in box)
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Comments

  1. Bentomania says

    March 23, 2020 at 8:35 am

    Yumbox Panino and Tapas are most practical for us, but all Yuboxes are top class.

    Reply
  2. Julie says

    August 22, 2018 at 6:44 pm

    I love my Yum Box. I often pack garden salad, chicken salad, pasta salad, fresh fruit, cheese, cottage cheese, sandwiches or just cheese / meat roll ups, pretzels, Almonds. Hard boiled eggs, thick dressing. It's hard to pick just 4! So easy and you would be surprised how many quick left over items you have in the fridge!

    Reply
  3. Julie Maclean says

    August 22, 2018 at 6:44 pm

    I love my Yum Box. I often pack garden salad, chicken salad, pasta salad, fresh fruit, cheese, cottage cheese, sandwiches or just cheese / meat roll ups, pretzels, Almonds. Hard boiled eggs, thick dressing. It's hard to pick just 4! So easy and you would be surprised how many quick left over items you have in the fridge!

    Reply
  4. Amanda says

    August 22, 2018 at 11:35 am

    For another dairy: Cottage Cheese. My son loves it topped with fresh fruit. It dosn't leak in the yum box.

    Reply
  5. Donald E. Buckle says

    May 21, 2018 at 6:33 am

    your blog is best i will follow this....

    Reply
  6. Heather says

    January 22, 2017 at 11:40 pm

    Some of our staples are cottage cheese, apple sauce and raisins. We LOVE this lunchbox, it makes lunch prep so easy and my preschooler doesn't have to mess with bags or keeping track of lids or spills.

    Reply
  7. Dawna Math says

    September 06, 2016 at 10:20 pm

    Wow really great Recipe :)

    Reply
  8. Shane Whittle says

    January 23, 2016 at 9:16 pm

    I need to find this lunch box right now! Haha! Thanks for sharing :)

    Reply
  9. Riya says

    January 20, 2016 at 6:59 am

    It is the thing< I was looking for. thanx.

    Reply
  10. Jamie says

    January 13, 2016 at 2:37 pm

    Yes! The plastic divider piece comes out and you can pop both into the dishwasher.

    Reply
  11. Heidi says

    January 13, 2016 at 12:30 pm

    Can you put these in the dishwasher?

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      January 16, 2016 at 3:14 pm

      Top rack only!
      Our old one got warped in the bottom.

      Reply
    • shawn says

      January 17, 2016 at 2:36 pm

      Yes, on the top rack. http://www.yumboxlunch.com/faq/

      Reply
  12. Barb says

    January 13, 2016 at 12:24 pm

    We have the 4 compartment ones and love them! I often put cheese quesadillas with salsa in the round compartment. My kids love them. Also, just a side note, we never have trouble with them leaking, whether its salsa, salad dressing, yogurt or applesauce.

    Reply
  13. Erin says

    January 13, 2016 at 11:57 am

    Thank you for this post! Do the Yum boxes fit in the Land's End soft sided insulated lunch boxes you listed in a previous (from way back) post about the supplies you use?

    Reply
    • Jessy says

      January 13, 2016 at 4:27 pm

      Yes! Those are the lunchboxes we use (and I believe Lisa's girls use, too). They fit perfectly, with extra room for ice packs.

      Reply
    • shawn says

      January 13, 2016 at 9:50 pm

      Yes, they fit great in those.

      Reply
  14. Fawn says

    January 13, 2016 at 11:35 am

    I love this post! Thank you for making my life easier Lisa!

    Reply
  15. CK says

    January 13, 2016 at 11:28 am

    We have both a four and a six compartment and my daughter and I both LOVE our Yumboxes. I don't find they leak at all between compartments unless you mix up the trays. Coming up with food my picky eater will put in them is another story. Thanks for this list Lisa!

    Reply
  16. Jessy says

    January 13, 2016 at 11:02 am

    My daughter got a Yumbox for Christmas (she actually asked for one!) and we both absolutely love it. It seals up so well, and you can tell it's high quality. I want to get her another one because it's always in the dishwasher!
    Highly recommend.

    Reply
  17. Heather says

    January 11, 2016 at 3:40 pm

    I only have the four compartment kind, but I love mine! My kids are pretty little, so they have a hard time opening other containers without making a mess, but not these. And I have never had anything leak. They fit well into Lands End EZ wipe lunch boxes with room for ice packs. Today there lunch didn't need to be cold, so there was even room for a banana.

    Reply
  18. Melissa says

    January 10, 2016 at 4:24 pm

    I would love to use these, but they don't fit in Pottery Barn lunch boxes. Pottery Barn lunch boxes and book bags are too durable for me to give them up for this.

    Reply
  19. Carolyn says

    January 09, 2016 at 2:29 am

    My son loves salami, so I usually put a few slices of that in. I have also cut up leftover pizza so that it fits in multiple sections. These are all good ideas. It's halfway through the year and I'm running out of ideas.

    Reply
  20. Suzette McQueen says

    January 08, 2016 at 10:20 pm

    We love our boxes and have one compartment for each child and I got both the 4 and 6 sizes to interchange. Unfortunately they do leak when you add applesauce or yogurt into other compartments. We have tried numerous times and it doesn't work. Oh well!

    Reply
  21. Maura says

    January 08, 2016 at 9:39 pm

    Definitely going to look into these. I've been having issues with my current lunch containers, and there's definitely something appealing about being able to bring yogurt or jello and not have to put it in a separate container!

    Reply
  22. Jenny says

    January 08, 2016 at 7:58 am

    How do you keep it cold? I find these don't fit easily in other lunch boxes and are hard to keep cold.

    Reply
    • Angela says

      January 08, 2016 at 11:59 am

      I put the box in an insulated lunch box along with an ice pack.

      Reply
    • Danielle says

      October 02, 2016 at 11:44 pm

      We use a PackIt lunch bag. The Yumbox fits perfectly inside, with enough room for a milk, silverware, napkin, etc. The icepacks are built into it, so you just throw it in the freezer the night before. And it keeps food cold well past lunch time.

      Reply

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