It is that time of year here in Canada where the kids are all getting ready to head back to school. Does that make you happy, sad, anxious, excited? I want to help you out with 40 Great Back to School Lunchbox Fixes. It doesn’t take much to make a ho-hum lunch into something that your kids will love and eat!! I have always hated to see the same things being returned in the lunchboxes day after day. You know they are bored with them. So add a little excitement back into their lunches!! It really makes their day!
I have divided the recipes for you into four categories to easily locate what you need. They are SANDWICHES/SALADS, ROLLUPS/WRAPS, SWEET SNACKS AND SAVORY SNACKS. Some of these recipes will make great party ideas too!!
SANDWICHES/SALADS
Ham Salad Sandwich by Noshing With The Nolands
Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad Sandwich by Food Faith Fitness
Hummus Mashed Chickpea Sandwiches by The Roasted Root
Tuna Salad with Apples by The Lemon Bowl
Crunchy Sweet Chicken Salad Sandwiches by Valerie’s Kitchen
Vegan Egg Salad by Namely Marly
Brazilian Chicken Salad by Noshing With The Nolands
Make Ahead BLT Egg Salad Jars by Iowa Girl Eats
Greek Quinoa Salad by Wholefully
ROLLUPS/WRAPS
Ham Havarti Pinwheels by Noshing With The Nolands
Sandwich Wrap Kabobs by Fork and Beans
Spicy Tortilla Rollups by Vegan in the Freezer
Salmon Cucumber Rollups by The Tasting Page
Easy Chicken Caesar Wraps by Wholefully
Gluten Free Veggie Turkey Rollups by Joyful Healthy Eats
Spinach Hummus Wrap by Delish Knowledge
SWEET SNACKS
Energy Balls by Noshing With The Nolands
Monster Energy Bites by Cooking on the Front Burner
No-Bake Cranberry Chocolate Almond Energy Bites by Iowa Girl Eats
Carrot Cake Energy Bites by Trial and Eater
DIY Chocolate Pudding Snack Packs by Fork and Beans
Chia Pudding by Dessert for Two
Chocolate Cherry Granola Bars by Noshing With The Nolands
No-Bake Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Granola Bars by Nutmeg Nanny
Almond Joy Granola Bars by Delish Knowledge
Peanut Butter Honey No Bake Granola Bars by Julie’s Eats and Treats
Double Chocolate Coconut Flour Muffins by Trial and Eater
7 Grain Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins by The View from Great Island
Back to School Breakfast Cookies by The View from Great Island
Kids Chocolate Granola Starfish by Cake Whiz
Chocolate Covered Blueberries by Cake Whiz
Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Apple Snack Bites by Spoonful of Flavor
Homemade Apple Chips by Yummy Healthy Easy
SAVORY SNACKS
Parmesan Kale Chips by Noshing With The Nolands
No Bake Ranch Oysters Cracker Recipe by Midlife Healthy Living
Baked Seasoned Pita Chips by Spoonful of Flavor
Sweet & Salty Arizona Trail Mix by Vegan in the Freezer
Homemade Snack Mix Recipe by Yummy Healthy Easy
Pizza Dippers for School Lunch by Finding Zest
Broccoli Cheddar Cups by A Cedar Spoon
Comments & Reviews
Hali says
So many emotions, or is it cravings while I looked through these! Love them, gotta check out the Zipzicle!
Heather says
My teenaged niece and nephew showed my kids how they pack their lunches. A bunch of pre-packaged snacks. My kids now call it a “Matt and Isabel” lunch. I love that they want to take after their cousins, but snacks don’t make me thrilled. Need to try these fun recipes.
Amy Desrosiers says
Oh my goodness! Everything here looks so tasty and delicious! My kids would love any of these choices.
Patty says
Now I want a sandwich – that ham salad looks amazing. I love all of these great ideas to make back to school lunches tasty and interesting.
Kathy says
I’m loving all these great ideas. There are so many of them! I can find a lot of these that I will certainly be trying out.
Elizabeth Lampman says
Thank you so much for all the fantastic lunch ideas. I am trying to make a big list of lunches I can make during the school year. I feel like I always run out of ideas.
Claudia Krusch says
I am always looking for lunch ideas. The Ham Salad Sandwich looks so delicious I am going to make it tomorrow for lunch. I will have to try making some mason jar salads.
Dawn Lopez says
So many options for lunch! My son would have loved these fresh ideas when he was younger. I’m thinking I’d like to try a few of these myself. Maybe I’ll just pretend I’m packing a school lunch. 😉
Liz Mays says
Oh my gosh, so many tasty ideas. I’d enjoy trying out so many of the sandwiches you featured! The treats are looking good too.
Jeanette says
I am totally booked working this! My kiddo is very sick of sandwiches for lunch and I ran out of creative ideas. Thank you for this post.
Nancy at Whispered Inspirations says
There are so many fabulous ideas here! There are enough here to help parents throughout the entire school year. This will help parents to switch it up for sure. Great ideas and thank you for sharing.
Gingermommy says
LOVE these lunch box ideas. I think they would work for both kids and adults to be honest! This is quite the extensive list and will certainly help us parents to be prepared for back to school.
Kelly Hutchinson says
I tend to get in a rut when it comes to making sandwiches for my daughter’s lunch. She would love the Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad Sandwich.
Colleen Lanin says
These may be lunch box ideas, but I see them in my future, as well! I’m a huge fan of sandwiches. I think my kids AND I are going to be happy with lunches this year. 😉
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says
These are all awesome recipes! I especially love the wraps. Wraps are perfect for on the go meals, and they’re so convenient.
Ashley | Spo says
Thank you so much for including my recipe! What a delicious collection of snacks and lunch ideas.
sue | theviewfromgreatisland says
LOVE this collection ~ it almost makes me want to go back to school….almost 😉