Practical School Lunch Ideas (Cold and Hot Lunch Ideas)

DIY "lunchables": crackers (deli turkey or salami, sliced cheese)

Sandwich or sandwich kabobs

Mini bagels and cream cheese

Easy chicken sliders (canned chicken - drained well and mixed with mayo and black pepper to taste, place filling between lettuce and cheese to keep the bun from getting soggy)

Tortilla pinwheels (cream cheese, sliced cheese, deli turkey, thinly sliced tomatoes, shredded lettuce or spinach - roll tightly and slice into rounds)

Small banana

Grapes

Blueberries (strawberries or other berries)

Fruit kabobs - (click for recipe)

Apricot (apple,.. whatever your kids love)

Applesauce

Peeled clementines

Baby carrots with ranch in mini

Cucumber slices

Snap peas

Salad

Avocado slices

Banana bread

Yogurt (Pudding)

String cheese

Pretzels (or gold fish crackers)

Fruit snacks or fruit leather

Dried fruit

Z-Bar

Muffin

Chocolate chip cookie

DIY trail mix