15 Back to School Lunch Ideas

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Have your kiddos already started school? Or maybe they are getting ready to go back to school next week! Either way, you are probably looking for a variety of lunch ideas. Here’s a look at 15 Back to School Lunch Ideas we have shared on Family Food Live with Holly & Chris!

These 15 ideas, plus a few thrown in, include dairy-free lunch ideas, gluten-free lunch ideas, healthy lunch ideas, lunch ideas for picky eaters and a lot more!

We used these Bento box containers (affiliate link) for all of these lunch ideas!

Dairy-Free Lunch Ideas

Lunch 1

Shopping List:

Hard boiled eggs with avocados
Pretzels
Orange
Red Grapes

Lunch 2

Shopping List:

Apples with walnuts
Turkey rolls
Sliced cucumbers
Strawberries & Blueberries

Lunch 3

Shopping List:

Hummus with carrots
Chicken strips
Red grapes

Lunch 4

Shopping List:

Ham & Spinach Pinwheel (wrapped in flour tortilla)
Carrots
Banana chips
Orange

Lunch 5

Shopping List:

Celery with almond butter
Turkey & Pepperoni rolls
Cucumber & Tomato salad
Blackberries & Blueberries

Gluten-Free Lunch Ideas

Lunch 6

Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps

Shopping list:

Roast Chicken (cooked), cut into square pieces
3/4 cup Plain yogurt
1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
2 tablespoons Chives, chopped
1 Granny smith apple, cut into square pieces
1/2 cup Celery, chopped
2 cups Red grapes, cut in half
Juice of half of Lemon
Salt & Pepper
Lettuce slices

Instructions:

In a mixing bowl, add the chicken, apple slices, celery, grapes and chives and combine
In a separate bowl, mix together the yogurt, dijon mustard and lemon juice
Combine the two bowls and add salt & pepper to taste
Fill the lettuce slices with the chicken salad mixture

Banana Chips
Applesauce