Lunch ideas to bring to school?!
Answers: i'm getting sick of the same old peanut butter and jelly or ham/turkey sandwich
The usual sandwich fair can be supplemented with a variety of breads, pitas, English muffins and tortillas. Fill them with egg salad, tuna salad, chicken salad, lunch meat, cheeses or the old stand by of PB & J. Thinly cut roasts or thick slices of meatloaf can provide a change of pace.
Try the little baby carrots, celery with cream cheese, or little containers of salad to add veggies to lunch. An assortment of veggies, pepperoni and cheese to dunk in a small container of dip can replace the sandwich altogether.
Macaroni salad, potato salad or fruit salad can be made in large batches, then parceled out in smaller containers for lunches. Small baggies of crackers, cheeses, fruits or snack mixes can be made at the beginning of the week to be added throughout the week. (Bag the cheese and the crackers separately, to keep the crackers from getting soggy.)
Leftovers can be cleared from the table after dinner and put right into individual serving dishes for some lunches. We adults usually have the advantage of microwaves to heat up foods for lunch. If not available to you at work, heat your food in the morning and put it in a hot food thermos. If packed away from cooler foods, it will still be hot at lunch time.
Large containers of yogurt can be divided into smaller containers. Add a variety of fruits for different flavors. Or, dash with jelly, honey, nuts, granola or even pudding. Sometimes the small cups of yogurt are the better buy on sale and with coupons. Buy the brands with the lowest fat and sugar.
Use a tortilla shell to be creative. Consider a standard tortilla mix, fruit filling, scrambled egg burritos, cream cheese, melted cheese, butter with cinnamon and sugar or hard boiled eggs. Almost any standard sandwich fair is also game for the tortilla.
Make your own snack mixes with a variety of your own dried fruit, granola, unsalted soy nuts (available at Tops), yogurt raisins or peanuts. Sprinkle the bag of mix with cinnamon for a change of pace. Mix popcorn with nuts and granola and season with taco spices. Or try a mostly fruit mix seasoned with pumpkin pie spices.
Make muffins! Muffins are so handy for lunches because they won't crumble like a cake will with a little rough handling. And the varieties are almost endless! Everything from apple to blueberry, to carrot or mixed veggie.
Lunchables attract the attention of every child in the grocery store. Buy the divided containers and make your own! English muffins can double as mini pizza crusts. Send an assortment of toppings and a bit of sauce. Or send in meats and cheeses with mini pita pockets. Your child will enjoy assembling their own lunch.
Try the rustic approach and pack beef or venison jerky with crackers and dried fruits. Buy the mini pie plates and bake miniature pies, cheesecakes, or quiches. Pack hot soup, stews or chili's in a hot food container with some nice bread or a baggie of crackers.
Peanut butter crackers or Cheese crackers is what I do!! Or yougurt..or a Lunchable!
Perhaps a salad?
Put the dressing and croutons (if you like) when your about to eat it.
Waffles. Chicken salad, chicken sandwich. Grapes.
How about turkey or ham roll ups? Take a tortilla shell,spread your favorite condiment on it such as mayo,mustard,ranch dressing,etc and then add your favorite type of meat with some veggies on it or some different types of cheeses on it and roll it up and then cut it in half. Here are some other lunch ideas for you:
Pudding Cup
Soup
Macaroni and Cheese in a thermos
Salad with your favorite veggies and salad dressing on the side
Peanut Butter and Crackers
Cheese and Crackers
Chef Salad with your favorite dressing
Hoagie or Sub with your favorite meats,veggies,and your favorite condiment on top
Animal Crackers
Pretzels
Trail Mix
Jello gelatin cups
Fruit Cups
Sandwhiches are always popular with me. Ithink you need a few fillings ideas.
What’s in it? butter,
vegemite,
tasty Singleton cheese and
love
What should we know? a childhood favourite that still stands the taste of time!
Bread Type? fresh white
There are 1,000's of options here.
I'm having tamales for a week... a few dozen left to go...
No really, I love taking a covered bowl of green salad and
putting the dressing on when I'm ready to eat it.
how about lunchable.... or left overs from mom cooking, mack & cheese... spaghetti...ext..
deli roll-ups, lunchables, peperoni and cheese, soup in a thermos cups with crackers on the side for dipping, tuna fish sandwich..the possibilities are endless