25 Easy Back to School Lunch Ideas

by Rachel Wells

Back to school means back to packed lunches, but that doesn’t have to mean *boring* lunches. If you are on the hunt for some fun and unique packed lunch ideas, look no further because we have you covered. Below are 25 packed lunch ideas that are sure to please even the pickiest eaters and are simple enough to put together that your child can do a lot of the packing themselves!

1. Turkey and cheese on Hawaiian roll, cheese stick, orange slices, carrot sticks, popcorn, and fruit snacks.
2. Hardboiled eggs, zucchini muffins, string cheese, goldfish, and fruit.
3. Hawaiian roll with peperoni and cheddar, yogurt covered raisins, strawberries, Cheetos puffs, cucumber slices, and yogurt.
4. Turkey and cream cheese roll ups on tortillas, grape tomatoes, cheese cubes, carrot sticks and blueberries.
5. Hummus, pita bread, grape tomatoes, cucumbers, and fruit.
6. Buttered noodles, grapes, rotisserie chicken, and a yogurt drink.
7. Peanut butter and jelly sushi (cut the crust off, roll it up, and slice into circles), carrot sticks, diced cucumber, and teddy grahams.
8. Peanut butter and jelly on mini waffles, cucumber slices, strawberries and blueberries.
9. Cheese quesadilla, guacamole, salsa, tortilla chips, and berries.
10. Cracker sandwiches with peperoni and cheese, grapes, carrots and cucumber cut up, and fruit snacks.
11. Chicken or turkey burger patty cut up, black bean hummus, sliced peppers, watermelon, and fruit snacks.
12. Turkey and cheddar tortilla roll up, berries, yogurt, and trail mix.
13. Hard boiled eggs, baby carrots and ranch, pretzels, and apple slices.
14. Pasta salad, yogurt, granola bar, and peaches or fruit cup.
15. Grilled cheese, blackberries, sugar snap peas, yogurt drink, and pretzel sticks.
16. Crackers, cheddar cheese cubes, grapes, and Cliff or Lara bar.
17. Celery with peanut butter, cheddar cheese cubes, pretzel sticks, fruit, and fruit snacks.
18. Banana, Nutella, and Greek yogurt tortilla roll ups, breakfast sausage, and baked potato chips.
19. Toasted ravioli, marinara dipping sauce, meatballs, and blueberries.
20. Bagel with pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese pieces, Cheez-it crackers, grapes, kiwi and cherry tomatoes.
21. Mini waffles, Nutella, berries or fruit salad.
22. Pasta salad, hardboiled eggs, carrot sticks, cookie.
23. Corn chips, salsa, grilled chicken, shredded mozzarella, guacamole.
24. Mini meatballs, applesauce, cheese cubes, cherry tomatoes, cookie.
25. Naan dippers, plain hummus, baby carrots, blueberries, yogurt.