Lunch Box Ideas | Back to School

Below is the essential Parent Club Lunch Box List – feel free to bookmark, print, comment or share other parents!

Crunchy Category

• cut vegtables: carots, celery, broccoli, cucumber, peppers
• pretzels, fish crackers, rice crackers, popcorn, crackers
• dry cereal
• cereal bar
• crunchy fruit: apples, grapes

Soft Category

• yogurt, cheese
• soft fruits: pears, banana, clementines, orange slices, raisons

Wet Category

• apple sauce, fruit cups, drinkable yogurt, juice
• pudding
• wet fruits: watermelon slices, cantalope

Treat Category

• brownie, cookie, muffin

LUNCH

• sandwich
• room tempreture pizza
• thermos with spaghetti
• bagel and cheese (or just butter)
• pita with filling (call it a wrap)
• crepe
• thermos with egg or tuna salad
• green salad and vingrette
• cereal and milk

*Kids relate to textures.  Kids who have wobbly teeth might prefer softer foods until the Tooth Fairy comes.  Hot kids might appreciate some wet snacks to help cool them off.

Back to School Essential Lunch Box list is from the Parent Club Archives

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How to make your thermos your friend

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