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Kid Lunch Ideas



At our house lunchtime is the hardest to figure out. What I've done to make it easier is make a list of kid lunch ideas and post it on the fridge or in my cookbook. I get the kids to sit down with me and we brainstorm 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.
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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 lunches or dinners into kid lunch box ideas.
  1. Pasta Noodles sprinkled with parmesan cheese. (add chopped ham or turkey)
  2. Peanut butter sandwich
  3. Toasted honey sandwich. Place honey in a mini container and include a spreader for putting together at lunchtime.
  4. Hot dog or homemade corn dogs
  5. Homemade or store bought pizza bites or bagel pizzas
  6. Soup in a thermos and breadsticks on side. (see recipe below or try your family favorite)
  7. Rice with or without shredded chicken
  8. Pasta salad
  9. Lunch kabob-Ham, pineapple, cheese cubes or something similar
  10. Mini quiches
  11. Chicken kabob with rice on the side
  12. Tuna sandwich in a pita
  13. Chicken sandwich-shredded chicken and small bit of mayo
  14. Chicken breast with a roll
  15. Chicken meatballs
  16. Teriyaki chicken chunks
  17. Quesdillas
  18. Chicken Lo Mein with baby corn
  19. Tortilla wraps 
  20. Deli meat sandwich or mini subs
  21. Mini bagel sandwiches
  22. Biscuit sticks with ham and cheese
  23. Beefaroni or Spaghettios
  24. Fish sticks
  25. Homemade or store bought Chicken nuggets
  26. Leftovers 
  27. Cheese sandwich
  28. Stir Fry
  29. Bean, corn, hamburger bake -that simple add canned beans, drained, can corn drained and ground hamburger. 
  30. Pizza on a stick-sausage chunks, veggie chunks, pepperoni chunks. Serve with a breadstick on the side.

Vegetables with Lunch

Don't forget to provide vegetables in small containers to go in your kids lunch box. Talk with your kids and add what vegetables they would like to your "lunch list."
  • 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 Recipes

Chicken Lo Mein
Serve 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 teasoon 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.



When planning your school lunches or lunches at home take a look at  these additional pages for more help on kid lunch ideas.


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