Lunch box ideas for kids

Here you’ll find a 5 page lunch box menu with a choice checklist, as well as 36 photos of real lunch box ideas that we’ve made that your kids can choose from. Free PDF download.

Scroll down for TONS more helpful links, recipes, tips, and ideas.

Or check out my Amazon list of favorite lunch packing snacks here.

Download Lunch Box Ideas for Kids printable menu here

Supplies

Here is a list of our favorite lunch boxes and lunch box packing supplies:

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Favorite lunch boxes:

• Bentgo Kids: (up to 7 years old) Available in tons of colors cute prints
• Bentgo Fresh (over 7 years old)
• OmieBox: For warm food (it includes a built-in thermos.) Be sure to use code MOMLIFE10 for 10% off.
• An insulated lunch bag with an ice pack to keep everything cold

Accessories:

Recipes and links

Here are all the different mains, fruits, veggies, snacks, and extras that are included in my Lunch Box Ideas for Kids printable menu.

I’ve linked some of our favorite recipes, or the shopping link to buy different products.

Everything is in alphabetical order to make it easy to find what you’re looking for!

Mains

• Alfredo chicken with veggies
• Bagel with cream cheese
• BLT
• Burger bowl
• Burrito
• Burrito bowl
• Caesar or cobb salad
• California rolls
• Cheese and crackers
• Cheesy rollup
• Chicken bacon ranch wrap
• Chicken caesar wrap: I use rotisserie chicken along with a chopped caesar salad kit
• Chicken nuggets
• Chicken salad croissants: I make chicken salad by chopping rotisserie chicken, celery, and a spoonful of mayo.
• Chicken salad, crackers
• Chipotle chicken
• Chips and bean dip: Layer refried beans mixed with taco seasoning, sour cream, guac, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese
• Crackers, meat and cheese
• Deli wrap
• English muffin
• Hard boiled egg
• Leftover pizza
• Meat and cheese kabobs
• Meat, cheese and crackers
• Meatball subs
• Mini sandwiches
• Muffins
• Naan bread pizza lunchable: I include naan dippers, pizza sauce, and cheese, and my kids can make their own pizzas
• Nachos
• Overnight oats
• Pancakes
• Pizza rollups
• Popcorn chicken
• Pretzel roll sandwich
• Pretzel roll sliders
• Quesadillas: Just fry a tortilla with some cheese and taco seasoning inside. Sometimes I also add rotisserie chicken, black beans, and/or corn
• Red bean bun: I buy these at our local international grocery store
• Salad with rotisserie chicken
• Soft pretzel bites
• Spaghetti and meatballs
• Spinach pinwheels
• Sub roll sandwich
• Taco salad
• Taco soup
• Taquitos
• Toasted ravioli
• Turkey spinach pinwheels
• Waffles
• Yogurt parfaits

Fruits

• Apple chips
• Apples
• Applesauce
• Banana chips
• Blackberries
• Blueberries
• Cantaloupe
• Cherries
• Clementine
• Craisins
• Dried apricots
• Dried pineapple
• Dried mango
• Dried strawberries
• Freeze-dried strawberries
• Fruit salad
• Fruit strip
• Grapes
• Honeydew
• Kiwi
• Mandarin oranges
• Mango
• Nectarine
• Orange
• Peach
• Pear
• Pineapple
• Plum
• Raisins
• Raspberries
• Strawberries
• Watermelon

Veggies

• Bean salad
• Broccoli
• Caprese salad
• Carrots
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Cherry tomatoes
• Cowboy caviar
• Cucumbers
• Edamame
• Kale chips
• Peppers
• Side salad
• Snap peas

Snacks

You can see an Amazon list of my favorite lunch box snacks here.

• Babybel cheese
• Baked chips
• Beef stick
• Belvita snack bites
• Bugles
• Cheese cubes
• Cheese stick
• Chex mix
• Chips and salsa
• Cookies
• Cottage cheese
• Crackers
• Dessert hummus
• Drizzilicious mini rice cakes
• Energy bites
• Graham crackers
• Granola bar
• Fruit bar
• Fruit gummies
• Goldfish crackers
• Jello
• Laughing cow cheese
• Mozzarella pearls
• Nuts
• Olives
• Overnight oats
• Oyster crackers
• Pickles
• Pirate’s booty
• Pita chips
• Popcorn
• Popcorners
• Pretzels
• Pudding
• Rice Krispy treat
• Roasted chick peas
• Salami
• Sun chips
• Sunflower seeds
• Veggie straws
• Yoggies
• Yogurt
• Yogurt covered raisins

Extras

• Black bean dip
• Hummus
• Ketchup
• French onion dip
• Mayonnaise
• Mustard
• Nutella
• Peanut butter
• Pesto
• Ranch dressing
• Salad dressing
• Salsa
• Soy sauce
• Syrup

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I’ve created 2 different lists filled with ideas of what to pack in your kid’s lunch box. Download the free PDFs below:

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You can also follow me on Instagram, where I share lots of lunch packing videos throughout the school year.

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