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School lunch ideas

Posted Aug 20, 2010 by Beth Gaddis

Updated Aug 20, 2010 at 10:14 AM

I asked this question on Twitter, “What’s the worst part of going back to school?” Almost immediately, a mom replied, “Having to make two lunches every day.”

So I asked my friends on Facebook for some homemade school lunch suggestions other than PB&J.  Here are their ideas:

•  Cucumber and cheese sandwiches

•  Tuna and cheese wraps

•  Turkey-wrapped cheese sticks

•  Turkey and/or ham sandwiches

•  Mac & cheese

•  Mini-ravioli

•  Soup

•  Chicken nuggets

•  Cereal

•  Bagel flats and cream cheese

•  Fresh fruit or fruit cup

•  Carrot sticks, pepper strips or other veggies

•  Yogurt and granola

•  Go-gurt

•  Hummus and pretzels

•  Applesauce

•  Pudding

•  String cheese

•  Chips

•  Juice box or water

Parents Magazine has a list of forty more ideas, including pasta salad, veggie pizza and hard-boiled eggs. Check them out on www.parents.com. And don’t forget to use a cold pack or thermos!