Lunchtime can be a challenge, especially when you’re trying to come up with new ideas that everyone in the family will enjoy. If you’re stumped or dealing with picky eaters, the key is to think outside the box and get creative with your meal planning. Here are a few lunch ideas to get you started.
Lunch Options:
Note: I’m not a nutritionist, these are just ideas if you’re stumped.
Note: (We like to add fruit and/or fresh veggies to any of these “entrees”) See list below.
- Pasta (my kids love it) with butter and cheese or sauce
- Ravioli
- Macaroni and cheese
- Vegetarian corn dogs
- Vegetarian hamburgers
- Hot dogs (the “healthiest” kind you can find)
- Oven baked grilled cheese sandwiches
- Chicken, turkey or ham sandwiches
- Graham crackers and milk or peanut butter
- English muffins
- Peanut butter and fluff sandwiches
- Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
- Peanut butter and banana sandwiches
- Whole wheat toast – with avocado, jelly, peanut butter
- Soup – vegetable, tomato, chicken, broccoli cheddar, etc.
- Yogurt and/or cheese sticks, crackers
- Pretzels and cheese
- Hummus with crackers or pita bread
- Biscuit with egg and/or cheese
- Hardboiled eggs and toast or other grain
- Chips and salsa
- Bagels with/without cream cheese
- English muffins – with egg and cheese, butter, peanut butter, jelly, pizza toppings
- Pancakes
- Oatmeal with fruit
- Baked oatmeal with cranberries
- Snack/cereal mix
- Banana bread
- Breakfast cookies
- Pumpkin bread
- Any breakfast or dinner recipe
- Leftovers from dinner
- Non-sandwich lunch ideas
- For more ideas, check out my Pinterest board: Lunch Ideas