Bento-Box School Lunch Ideas – Round I

Below are five healthy, vegetarian/vegan school lunch ideas for children. I hope one or two recipes (hopefully more) will spark your imagine and will add variety to your child’s lunch.

Note: these are vegetarian/vegan lunches because we like to eat chicken or fish for dinner. I don’t usually give my child meat twice a day.

1. Zesty-Hummus Pita with Egg Muffin

Fruits: Apples and raspberries
Veggies: Cherry tomatoes and broccoli
Main:
-Everything Egg Muffin: https://mamaschronicles.com/everything-egg-muffin/
-Zesty Carom Hummus on the sprouted whole wheat turmeric pita. Recipe here: https://mamaschronicles.com/zesty-carob-hummus/

2. Black Bean Waffle and Eggs

Fruits: Oranges
Veggies: Cherry tomatoes and cucumbers
Main:
-Black Bean Waffle. See recipe here. I swapped green lentils for black beans. Everything else stays the same. https://mamaschronicles.com/green-lentil-patties/
-Boiled Eggs
Snack: Oatmeal Cookies. See recipe here: https://mamaschronicles.com/oatmeal-cookies/

3. Chickpeas Themed Lunch

Fruits: Green apples
Veggies: Carrots and cherry tomatoes
Main:
Sprouted whole wheat turmeric pita with hummus
Snack:
-Mock-Chocolate Brownie Balls. See recipe here: https://mamaschronicles.com/mock-chocolate-brownie-balls/
-Roasted chickpeas

4. Quinoa Falafels and Fruit & Seed Cookies

Fruits: Kiwi and strawberries
Veggies: Cucumbers and cherry tomatoes
Main:
-Quinoa Falafel Bites. Recipe here: https://mamaschronicles.com/quinoa-falafel-bites/
-Probiotic Tahini dip. Recipe here: https://mamaschronicles.com/probiotic-dip/
Snack: Fruit & Seed Cookies. See recipe here: https://mamaschronicles.com/fruit-and-seed-cookies/

5. Cheese Quesadilla

When I’m really pressed for time and my freezer is empty of above waffles and falafels, there is always some cheese and frozen pita in my fridge.

Fruits: Orange and raspberries
Veggies: Cucumbers and carrots
Main:
-Cheese quesadila. Melted cheese between pitas. You can add black beans or chicken if you like.
-Boiled Eggs
Snack:
-Mock-Chocolate Brownie Balls. See recipe here: https://mamaschronicles.com/mock-chocolate-brownie-balls/

For more Bento Box Lunch Ideas – Round II visit:

Notes:

I currently refrain from putting foods such as quinoa or rice into bento lunch box because it’s messy. Plus it’s too much work for a little child to pick up a spoon and dig through thousands of tiny rice/quinoa grains. I find small children are too distracted at school to do that, and more goes on the floor rather their tummies.

Keep in mind, if your child’s lunch box comes home half empty, it doesn’t mean that your child didn’t enjoy the food. There is a high chance your child simply ran out of time to finish his/her lunch. I see that happen sometimes with my daughter and at first, I feel disappointed at my lunch creation. But then, while driving back home, I would hear “mom, I didn’t have time to finish my lunch/snack, can I finish it now?” and I know I’m on the right track.  So don’t be sad. Keep trying. Even if your child doesn’t like a recipe now, she might like it in the future.

Please let me know your thoughts and comments on these ideas and if you would be interested in more ideas (Round 2) 🙂

Let our children eat healthy!

With Love,

Mama’s Chronicles

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