Cold Lunch Ideas

Struggling to find something for your child’s lunch? Here is a list of great cold lunch ideas for your little one(s) from Miss Monica! 

Cold Lunch Ideas

• Sunbutter and jam sandwich, applesauce pouch, cheese stick
• Turkey and cheese sandwich, snap pea crisps, raspberries
• Ham and cheese sandwich, snap peas, clementine
• Cheese sandwich, fruit, veggie of choice
• Hummus sandwich, banana, cookie
• Cream cheese and jam sandwich, apple slices, roasted chickpeas
• Pita pocket sandwich with hummus and cucumbers, veggie medley (in a thermos), fruit cup
• Pita pocket wedges with hummus or ranch, diced chicken, baked chips, and strawberries
• DIY lunchables with meat, cheese, crackers, and fruit in a lunchbox
• Crackers, cheese, fruit, and veggies (carrots, cucumber, snap peas)
• Crackers, hummus, fruit, and veggies (carrots, celery, mini cucumbers)
• Pesto pasta with fruit
• Healthy Chocolate Muffin with cheese and fruit
• Blueberry Banana Muffin with yogurt pouch and cucumber
• Banana Zucchini Muffin with pepperoni and cheese
• Pretzels, cheese, fruit, and a veggie
• Pretzels, hummus, fruit, and a veggie
• Cheerios, raisins, nondairy yogurt, grapes
• Snap pea crisps, cheese, fruit, and a veggie
• Granola bar, cheese, fruit, and a veggie
• Granola bar, cheese, salami, fruit, and a veggie
• Tortilla with Sun butter and banana, sliced into rounds, with bell peppers
• Tortilla with hummus and cucumbers, with strawberries and cheese crackers
• Tortilla with refried beans and cheese, applesauce, and peas
• Tortilla with turkey and cheese rolled up, side of baked chips and fruit
• Black Bean quesadillas, corn, apple
• Hard-cooked eggs, crackers, grapes, carrots
• Hard-cooked egg, pretzels, berries, bell peppers
• Pesto Pizza Roll, fruit
• Mini Pizza Rolls with Spinach, applesauce pouch, carrot sticks
• Mini bagel with cream cheese, celery sticks, small pear
• Mini bagel sandwich with turkey and cheese, applesauce
• Turkey wrapped around a cheese stick, pretzels, cucumbers, orange slices
• Ham wrapped around a cheese stick, roll, rainbow carrots, pineapple
• Apple slices with nut/seed butter, crackers, cookie
• Yogurt and granola, blackberries
• Greek yogurt, Banana Bread, sliced carrots
• Greek yogurt, crackers, banana, olives
• Cottage cheese with pineapple, whole grain crackers, bell peppers
• Cottage cheese with blueberries and granola
• Favorite pasta salad with watermelon cubes
• Baked tortilla chips, salsa, diced chicken or black beans, shredded cheese, and fruit
• Pasta salad with mini pepperoni and veggies, cheese stick, blueberries
• Breakfast for lunch: cereal, fruit, yogurt
• Chicken salad on slider rolls, carrots, fruit snacks
•  Ham & Cheese croissant, pretzels with hummus, & strawberries
• Tuna & crackers, cheese stick, apples

Cold Lunch Ideas and Packed Lunch Tips:

• Place boiling water in a thermos and let it sit for a few minutes, then put heated food in to keep warm until lunch
• Apples can be cut and dipped in water with a little lemon to keep from getting brown

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