34 Healthy School Lunch Ideas That Your Kids Will Love
Chicken Caesar Salad Sandwiches
Recipe: Chicken Caesar Salad Sandwiches
A simple take on chicken Caesar salad with a savory homemade garlic mayonnaise.
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Mini Tomato Sandwiches With Bacon Mayonnaise
Recipe: Mini Tomato Sandwiches With Bacon Mayonnaise
The ideal easy to put together finger sandwich for your next lunchtime meal.
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Turkey, Pesto, and Fresh Mozzarella Sandwich
Recipe: Turkey, Pesto, and Fresh Mozzarella Sandwich
This sandwich is bursting with flavorful ingredients from the sweet cherry peppers to the pesto paste.
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Turkey and Spinach Meatball Sandwiches
Recipe: Turkey and Spinach Meatball Sandwiches
A healthy take on a meatball sandwich that guarantees no meat-sweats.
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Fresh Fruit Salad
Recipe: Fresh Fruit Salad
An assortment of fruit makes for a refreshing snack.
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Tarragon Chicken Salad
Recipe: Tarragon Chicken Salad
You can serve this classic chicken salad on whole wheat bread or in lettuce cups for a healthier option.
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Watermelon Salad
Recipe: Watermelon Salad
This rainbow salad is bursting with juicy flavor from the mix of watermelon and tomatoes.
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Chicken-Quinoa Salad with Green Goddess Dressing
Recipe: Chicken-Quinoa Salad with Green Goddess Dressing
This protein-packed quinoa and shredded chicken dish is paired with a tangy green goddess dressing that will have you begging for more.
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Caesar Salad Bites
Recipe: Caesar Salad Bites
Romaine lettuce cups provide the perfect vehicle for this creamy Caesar dressing.
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Thai Noodle Salad
Recipe: Thai Noodle Salad
Our unique twist on Pad Thai allows room for your favorite zesty toppings.
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Tangy Tzatziki Pasta Salad
Recipe: Tangy Tzatziki Pasta Salad
This zesty and tangy pasta salad is a healthier alternative to a mayo-filled pasta salad.
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Cream Cheese-and-Walnut Stuffed Celery
Recipe: Cream Cheese-and-Walnut Stuffed Celery
This creamy celery tray is granny’s favorite old-school recipe and ours too!
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Greek Meatballs with Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce and Rice
Recipe: Greek Meatballs with Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce and Rice
These Greek meatballs pair well with this cucumber-yogurt sauce that is so addicting you'll be eating it by the spoonfuls.
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No-Bake Granola Bars
Recipe: No-Bake Granola Bars
You’ll be snagging these no-bake granola bars for your morning and afternoon pick-me up.
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Oven-Fried Zucchini Sticks
Recipe: Oven-Fried Zucchini Sticks
Greasy french fries are no match for these healthy baked zucchini fries.
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Almond-Chicken Wrap
Recipe: Almond-Chicken Wrap
This chicken wrap is an easy throw together wrap for lunch on a busy day.
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Buttermilk Chicken Tenders with Roasted Potatoes and Green Beans
Recipe: Buttermilk Chicken Tenders with Roasted Potatoes and Green Beans
Homemade buttermilk chicken tenders that are so delicious that they are certain to fly off the plate.
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Slow-Cooker Salsa Chicken
Recipe: Slow-Cooker Salsa Chicken
Dish up this filling chicken lunch on a pita wrap or lettuce cups for some yummy goodness.
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Egg Salad Sandwiches
Recipe: Egg Salad Sandwiches
This classic creamy sandwich is pure egg-cellent.
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Blackberry-Oat Crumble Bars
Recipe: Blackberry-Oat Crumble Bars
We are drooling over these blackberry-oat bars, they make for the perfect after lunch treat.
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Spicy Parmesan Crackers
Recipe: Spicy Parmesan Crackers
All you need is a sleeve of saltines and a few simple ingredients for these spicy crackers.
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Crack Crackers
Recipe: Crack Crackers
They don’t call them crack crackers for nothing, trust us you’ll be hooked.
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Ranch Snacker Crackers
Recipe: Ranch Snacker Crackers
Homemade crackers with a zest is a healthier option for store-bought potato chips.
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Grilled Pizza with Summer Veggies and Smoked Chicken
Recipe: Grilled Pizza with Summer Veggies and Smoked Chicken
Pile high with your favorite garden veggies on this whole-wheat pizza.
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Burrito Bowls
Recipe: Burrito Bowls
Skip the tortillas and load these burrito fillings on a bed of warm-rice.
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Chicken Salad in Lettuce Cups
Recipes: Chicken Salad in Lettuce Cups
For a healtheir twist on these lettuce cups, substitute mayo with greek yogurt.
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Black-Eyed Pea Fritter Sandwiches with Slaw
Recipe: Black-Eyed Pea Fritter Sandwiches with Slaw
Our favorite Southern take on a black-eyed pea falafel.
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Pea Pesto Flatbread
Recipe: Pea Pesto Flatbread
Skip the creamy sauce and coat your flatbread with this nutritious pea pesto.
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Cuban Black Bean-and-Yellow Rice Bowls
Recipe: Cuban Black Bean-and-Yellow Rice Bowls
A rice bowl that’s topped with avocado and lime makes for a very zesty treat.
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Copycat Starbucks Bistro Boxes
Recipe: Copycat Starbucks Bistro Boxes
We love a variety of food to fill our unique cravings, this healthy box of food does the trick.
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Party Puffs with Ham Salad
Recipe: Party Puffs with Ham Salad
Even though there are a ton of contenders in the salad sandwiches category, this retro dish takes the cake.