School Lunch List Ideas

My friend Jane created this list a couple of years ago, and I think it is brilliant!

Sometimes I will refer to this list for "new ideas" when I pack my hubby's lunch for work.

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What to pack in a school lunch? (print it out in table form click here!)
by Jane R.

Breads/starches
Bagel with cream cheese
Bread sticks
Chips
Crackers
English muffins
Fortune cookies
Fruit newtons
Graham crackers
Granola bars
Hawaiian bread
Macaroni salad
Mini-bagels
Mini-muffins
Muffins
Pasta/pasta salad
Pita bread
pizza
Plain sliced bread
Popcorn
Pretzels (to dip in PB)
Rice cakes
Rolls
Salsa and chips
Silly pasta salads
Sourdough
Tortilla chips with salsa
Tortilla wraps
Whole grain crackers
Whole grain rolls
Whole wheat bread

Proteins
Bologna
Cheese slices or cubes
Chicken nuggets
Cold cuts w/ toothpick
Cubes of ham or turkey
Hard boiled egg
Hot dogs and ketchup
Meat and cheese kabobs
Nuts
Peanut butter and jelly
Pudding
Shredded mozzarella
String cheese
Sunflower kernels
Trail mix
Tuna fish
Turkey
Yogurt (frozen in a bag)

Fruits/Vegetables
Applesauce (w/ straw)
Broccoli trees
Carrots
Celery sticks & PB
Cereal/fruit bar
Cucumber
Dried fruit
Fresh fruit (w/ yogurt dip)
Fruit cocktail
Fruit kabobs
Fruit leather
Green beans
Kiwi
Lettuce
Melon
Orange
Pear
Pickles
Pineapple
Salad
Seedless grapes
Sliced apple
Vegetable sticks and dip

Dippers
Salsa, ranch dressing, barbecue sauce, ketchup, honey mustard, or pizza sauce.

Variety
Send a sandwich cut out with a cookie cutter.
Create "wraps" with regular bread. Roll up the bread tightly. Cut wraps pinwheel style.