In two weeks the new school year begins for many here in Ontario. That is if the teachers do not strike, but we won’t get into any politics here on the blog!
Back to school means new backpacks, new outfits, new shoes and for us moms, means coming up with different and delicious lunch ideas to help fuel our little ones as they grow and learn. My older two girls are so different when it comes to food and lunches. My oldest daughter is very plain and would probably enjoy taking chicken nuggets for the whole school year. Hailee however loves to try new things and loves almost all food.
Having a picky eater brings challenges to a mom when packing lunches and I suggest if you have a picky eater to pack what you already know they like so they eat. If that means chicken nuggets for the whole school year so be it, I would rather a full belly then a hungry child!
19 BACK-TO-SCHOOL LUNCH IDEAS
I have rounded up 19 great ideas for school lunches and snacks. Even though I have one picky eater I know there are quite a few on this list she would enjoy and I hope you find something your hungry learners will enjoy too!
1. Ham Egg & Cheese Muffins – Ninja Mommers
2. Quick And Easy Litterless Lunch Ideas – Green Moms Collective
3. Hawaiian Pizza Bagel Lunch Box – Food Done Light
4. How To Make Granola Bars – Older Mommy Still Yummy
5. Whole Wheat Pita Pockets – Thinking Outside The Sandbox: Family
6. Chocolate Lovers Mini Banana Bread – Extreme Couponing Mom
7. Ham & Swiss Sliders Casserole – The Diary Of A Real Housewife
8. Grain-Free Paleo Granola Recipe – This West Coast Mommy
9. Homemade Potato Chips – Practical Mommy
10. Freezable Kid Friendly Pizza Muffins – Shannon’s View From Here
11. Vegetable Muffin Recipe For Kids – Our Family World
12. Paleo Meatloaf Muffins – This West Coast Mommy
13. Ham & Cheese Roll Up – Practical Mommy
14. Shish Kebab Sandwiches – Our Family World
15. Homemade Soy Chocolate Spread – Thinking Outside The Sandbox: Family
16. S’mores Teddy Bears Recipe – Practical Mommy
17. Ham & Cheese Pinwheel Sandwiches – Our Family World
18. Mini Fun Shapes Sandwiches – Practical Mommy
19. Chicken Caesar Hummus Wraps – Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
Now what would a lunch be without some little cute notes and jokes to help them get through their day? School can be tough on our little ones so check out these cool printables below and pack some comfort and a smile in that lunch!
1. Lunch Box Jokes For Back To School – One Creative Mommy
2. Free Printable School Lunch Notes – It’s Me Deb CB
What are some of your kids favourite lunch food or snacks? Let me know in the comment section below!
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Shannon says
Thanks for including my Pizza Muffins in your great list. My kids love them and they are easy to make.
Can’t wait to test out some of these other great ideas.
~S
Deb- It's me, debcb! says
Thanks for including our FREE printable lunch school notes. They’re so much fun! Hope your readers love them!
Ninja Mommers says
Thank you for including my recipe in this wonderful round up!
Monica says
Thanks so much for including my recipe!
Cheryl says
Thanks for the great lunch ideas!! My brain gives up after awhile and it is nice to have some different ideas 🙂
Susan Hanley says
I can always use new ideas for school lunches. The kids get bored with the meals week after week. I like to give them a hot lunch in a thermos once or twice a week for a change.
Jennifer says
Thank you! This is fantastic! Always a struggle to find healthy items everyone will enjoy =)
Jackie M says
Thank you for the inspiration! Always nice to think outside the box to make lunch fun again!
mrdisco says
Ham Egg & Cheese muffins sounds delightful
Darrah Bailey says
YUM! Some great ideas here! Back to school time is soo busy around here I LOVE easy new recipe ideas.. Thanks!
Lynda Cook says
Some great ideas to keep in mind, the kids get bored pretty fast with their lunches!
Maria McLachlan says
I like to make batches of banana bran muffins with chocolate chips or blueberry steel oat muffins. Lots of fiber in both, freeze easy and you just pop into container to thaw in time for lunch.
Terri Baker says
These are great recipes! I need to have some new ideas; my son said I always give him the same boring things.
Travelbuds says
Some great recipes here. I definitely need some more ideas for my kids lunches so will be going through this list with them to see what they fancy.
Wanda Tracey says
Thank you for the great ideas.They are really appreciated because it`s hard to come up with new things so I will keep this page in my favorites for now.The chicken pita pockets sound pretty yummy to start with.
Gord says
A lot of great lunch ideas in here thanks so much! Of course we will be trying most of them.
Piroska says
Thanks for the great lunch ideas! Especially the Ham, Egg and Cheese Muffins!
Elizabeth Vlug says
Boy with this list there is no excuse for getting into a rut. My kids are pretty good eaters and always helped make their lunches. Some weeks, yes weeks, it was the same ham and cheese sandwich. But then they would switch to something else. They always liked to take something in a thermos, mac and cheese, chili, soup were some of their favourites. Thanks for sharing this inspiring list.
ivy pluchinsky says
great lunch ideas
salexis says
Packing lunches is such a HUGE challenge! I can never get enough help with ideas. Thank you for all of these!
kristy edgington says
The ham and cheese roll ups are a great idea!
Wanda Bee says
I love these ideas, especially the Homemade Potato Chips!
Debbie White Beattie says
You’ve got great ideas here but my favorite would be the wraps because I’m not a bread eater