Kid Lunch Ideas
I've made a list of kid lunch ideas and posted it on the fridge and in my cookbook. At our house lunchtime is the hardest to figure out so I find this helps a little to know what to do for lunches. I even had the kids sit down with me and we brainstormed lunch ideas. I especially like to do this before school starts and I'm always in need of kid lunch box ideas.
I've included our lunch ideas list below as well as some of our favorite lunch recipes. Please share your own ideas, recipes or list of your favorite kid lunches for others to read.
Kid Lunch Ideas
These ideas work well served at home or put into a lunch box. Just stock up on plastic containers of various sizes, a kid size thermos, several ice packs and a lunch box and you can turn most healthy meal recipes into kid lunch box ideas.- Pasta Noodles sprinkled with parmesan cheese. (add chopped ham or turkey)
- Peanut butter sandwich
- Toasted honey sandwich. Place honey in a mini container and include a spreader for putting together at lunchtime.
- Hot dog or homemade corn dogs
- Homemade or store bought pizza bites or bagel pizzas
- Soup in a thermos and breadsticks on side. (see recipe below or try your family favorite)
- Rice with or without shredded chicken
- Pasta salad
- Lunch kabob-Ham, pineapple, cheese cubes or something similar
- Mini quiches
- Chicken kabob with rice on the side
- Tuna sandwich in a pita
- Chicken sandwich-shredded chicken and small bit of mayo
- Chicken breast with a roll
- Chicken meatballs
- Teriyaki chicken chunks
- Quesdillas
- Chicken Lo Mein with baby corn
- Tortilla wraps
- Deli meat sandwich or mini subs
- Mini bagel sandwiches
- Biscuit sticks with ham and cheese
- Beefaroni or Spaghettios
- Fish sticks
- Homemade or store bought Chicken nuggets
- Leftovers
- Cheese sandwich
- Stir Fry
- Bean, corn, hamburger bake -simply add canned beans, drained, can corn drained and ground hamburger.
- Pizza on a stick-sausage chunks, veggie chunks, pepperoni chunks. Serve with a breadstick on the side.
Kid Lunch Ideas -Vegetables with Lunch
- Mini green salads
- Carrots-cut in coins, sticks or diced
- Corn in a small container
- Green beans
- Steamed broccoli or raw
- Steamed cauliflower or raw
- Peas in a small container
- Bell pepper strips
- Cucumbers cut in coins or sticks
Kid Lunch Ideas and Recipes
Chicken Lo MeinServe for dinner and include leftovers in your lunch box.
8 ounces uncooked linguine noodles
chicken breast halves, cubed
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup chicken broth
1 (16-ounce) bag frozen stir fry vegetables
Cook noodles. While noodles are cooking, cook chicken pieces in a frying pan. Add soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic and chicken broth. Stir in frozen vegetables and cook covered on medium. When chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender mix drained noodles into chicken mixture. Serve immediately.
Tortilla Wraps
Flour tortilla
Deli ham, turkey or other meat
Sliced cheese
Vegetables your kids like such as shredded lettuce, shredded carrots, tomato slices
Place deli meat on top of tortilla and add vegetables. Roll up and cut in half. Wrap in plastic wrap or in a plastic container. If desired included mayo or miracle whip on the side.
Biscuit Sticks
2 Cups flour
2 teaspoons Sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 Cup milk
3 teaspoons Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon Cream of tartar
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup Chopped ham
1 Cup shredded cheese
In mixer blend flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and cream of tartar. Add shortening and blend. Stir in milk until dough forms a ball. Stir in ham and cheese. Roll or pat dough into a rectangle. Cut into rectangle sticks and bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes or until golden.
Meatball Soup
A thermos works great for bringing soup in a lunch box. Before placing soup in thermos pour boiling water in thermos and let it sit for 10 minutes. Pour water out and add soup.
6 oz. ground turkey
large beaten egg
3 tablespoons bread crumbs
parsley
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
6 Cups chicken broth
2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
1 Cup pasta bowtie
Combine turkey, egg, bread crumbs and parsley and form into meatballs. In saucepan cook broth and add carrots. Bring to a boil and add pasta cook 5 minutes. Lower heat and add meatballs. Simmer until cooked through.
Ham Salad
1 slice baked ham, diced or chopped
1/4 Cup celery, diced
1/4-1/2 cup mayo
Blend all together and serve with toasted bread or wheat crackers.
Beans and Franks
1 Can baked beans
1 pkg turkey hot dogs, chopped
1 teaspoon mustard
1/4 cup brown sugar, optional
Stir all together and warm up. Place kids portion size in warmed thermos for lunchtime.
Italian Chicken Strips
1 lb. chicken breasts, cut in strips
1/2 cup Italian dressing
1 1/2 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon lime juice
Add ingredients together in a ziploc baggie. Marinate for 1 hour. Bake or grill. Add to lunch box in the morning.
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