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I feel very strong about children getting a healthy lunch so today I have partnered with Kroeger and I am going to share a post on 30 healthy back to school lunch ideas for kids!
Now even though our lunches are not in a lunch box because the kids eat them at home, the concept would still work the same, you would just have to pack the items up for the kids and put some things into small containers in their lunch box I have shared some of those storage containers we love and our favorite products to spruce up your lunches below.
Be sure to stop into your local Kroger store and pick up some great items for your back to school lunches they make shopping affordable and convenient and don’t forget to stop over to their coupon page for discounts before you go.
I do have to add that these lunch ideas are ones that we used to use. We now eat all local food and our lunches look a little different now then they used to.
Here are some fun ways to make your lunches more exciting!!
- Vegetable and cheese kabobs on plastic toothpicks can be great fun for kids to eat.
- My kids love having their sandwiches or vegetables cut into shapes, it’s fun and more exciting for the kids to eat it!
- We even have fun with our hardboiled eggs and make them into shapes which the kids really love!!
30 Healthy back to school lunch ideas!
1. Left over taco mean with refried beans, corn, and chocolate pudding
2. Peanut Butter sandwich with homemade strawberry jam, cheese chunks, and 2 cookies
3. Raymen Noodles, grapes, animal crackers, carrot sticks with ranch to dip them in.
4. Sausage and munster cheese cubes, cherry tomatoes, crackers, and a granola bar
5. Fresh salad, hard boiled egg shapes, gold fish, rice krispie treat.
6. Ham and cheese flowers, honey roasted peanuts, cooked carrots, and pretzel sticks with shaped marshmallows on the end.
7. Start shaped grilled cheese sandwich, and chicken & rice soup.
8. Bologna flowers, mozzarella cheese cubes, fruit cocktail, grapes, and peanuts.
9. Chicken noodle soup, eggs, ants on a log, cucumber shapes, and a couple shaped marshmallows.
10. Hot dog with ketchup, mozzarella cheese chunks, grapes, sun chips, and granola bar.
11. Sandwich hearts, hot dog, gold fish, and apple slices.
12. left over pizza, tomato and mozzarella cheese cubes kabobs,
13. Chicken and rice soup, crackers, strawberry yogurt, and apples.
14. Leftover shepherds pie, cheese and sausage kabobs, mixed fruit salad, and graham crackers.
15. Peanut Butter, jelly and banana kabobs, cheese crackers, pickles, and sausage cubes.
16. Hot dog octopus on ramen noodles, banana bread, and pineapple chunks.
17. Grilled cheese, carrots, and kiwi.
18. Cream of Mushroom rice, fries, sun chips, and pudding.
19. Cheese and bologna rolls, peanut butter and jelly train sandwich, watermelon slices, and homemade chocolate mouse.
20. Ramen noodles, carrot slices, beefaroni, raspberry and grapes fruit salad, and shaped cheese.
21. Ramen noodles, carrots, and golden graham treat.
22. Ham and cheese sandwich, graham crackers, pineapple, and cucumbers.
23. Ravoli, mashed potatoes, strawberries, and pudding.
24. Parmesan noodles, hot dog, grapes, and golden graham treat.
25. Turkey and cheese sandwich, fruit cocktail, string cheese, and a chocolate peanut butter granola bar.
26. Mini pizzas, veggie straws, fruit salad, and strawberry yogurt.
27. Hot dogs, blueberry / grape fruit salad, granola bar, pudding.
28. Turkey and cheese roll ups, mini corn dogs, fruit salad, and yogurt.
29. Cheese rollup, broccoli and carrots, grapes, and granola bar.
30. Cheese rollups, fruit salad, and fig neutons.
31. Spaghetti, half a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, veggie straws, kiwi fruit.
What is your favorite healthy food to put into your kids lunches?? Leave a comment letting me know!
Here are some of our favorite items from Amazon to liven up our lunches, and also for bringing our lunches on the go with us. The links below are Amazon affiliate links and when you make a purchase through them we are given a small percentage of the sale, Thank You for your support!!!
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she loves sliced turkey breast healthy for her and protien.
I would get cheese for back to school lunches, thanks!
I would buy sliced honey ham
I would get Greek yogurt and milk
I love the $3.00 of the tide and I always love to make turkey and cheese sandwiches!
I would get the fruit cocktail and the cheese
Lunch meat!
I’d love to add those veggie straws to my lunch..never had or heard of them before.
I would buy lunchmeat
I would buy Smuckers peanut butter and jelly sandwiches from the freezer aisle.
I would get yogurt!
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I would get some multigrain bread.
cheese, sliced ham, grapes and crackers
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I would buy those pretzel rods and marshmallows. Those are so cute.
I don’t have kids but I remember I loved getting fresh fruit in my lunch
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I would get some apples and peanut butter.
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I would buy cheese and meats for the kiddos. Thanks for the chance.
I would get some yogurt and carrot sticks.
I would make turkey sandwiches and apple slices and yogurt.
I’d get some Capri Sun juice packs
We would definitely stock up on peanut butter and jelly — my son loves it.
I would get apples, yogurt, and peanut butter.
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I definitely need a ton of lunch ideas as we get back to school!! Thanks for linking up at Share It Saturday. I’m featuring you as part of a back-to-school roundup!!
I’d buy carrots and strawberries for lunches.
I like to put some V8 veggie juice in my husband’s lunches along with fruit and a sandwich to keep it pretty healthy.
I would get Chobani Yogurt Tubes, Carrots and dip
Grilled cheese with a fresh fruit salad!
I would get cheese, Kellogg’s cereal (w/digital coupon), turkey/lunch meat and lots of fruit.
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I checked out the digital coupons on Kroger’s site. I’d get some shredded cheese, crescent rolls, and pepperoni or ham and make little filled rolls.
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pita chips and hummus would be first! perhaps some dried apricots too!
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I would get sandwich stuff
I would get peanut better and jelly.
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Lovely ideas for a mom of fussy eater. Thanks for the tips….my kid has already declared that she doesnt want breads:-( need to use cookie cutter shape tip….thanks for the share.