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20 Easy Meal Prep School Lunch Ideas

8/17/21

These 20 Easy Meal Prep School Lunch Ideas will save you time in preparing delicious and healthy lunches for the kids at school!

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This round up of meal prep school lunch ideas is designed for the busy foodie in mind! Getting the kids ready for school in the morning can be a challenge, but making and packing lunches shouldn't be! I'm a big fan of using glass meal prep bowls  and mason jars to pack lunches in, because they're a great way to recycle old containers, and they keep everything stored safely.

How to Meal Prep School Lunch Ideas

Making lunches ahead of time is the best way to save time and sanity on busy mornings. Packing lunches will also steer you clear of those tempting unhealthy microwave meals waiting for you in the company lunch room. These recipes are nearly as easy to make as those packages of Ramen noodles, and they taste SO much better – plus they're so much healthier for you too!

I like to personally pick one or two recipes to meal prep so I don't get overwhelmed trying to make too much at once. Your Instant Pot and Slow Cooker are great for batch cooking big meals all at once, but jarred salads and no cook meals that aren't sandwiches are just as fun and more kid-friendly so it just depends on who exactly you're making lunch for! There's a little bit of something for everyone in this awesome round up of school lunches!

Thai Chicken Soba Noodle Salad in Jars

Thai Chicken Soba Noodle Salad Jars via The Girl on Bloor

black bean avocado tuna salad sandwiches via Ambitious Kitchen

Black Bean Avocado Tuna Salad Sandwiches via Ambitious Kitchen

tuna spring rolls image via It's Yummi

Tuna Spring Rolls via It's Yummi

salsa verde chicken burrito bowl easy lunch idea

Instant Pot or Crock Pot Salsa Verde Chicken via The Girl on Bloor

Tuna Deviled Eggs via Skinnytaste

Tuna Deviled Eggs via Skinnytaste

Skinny Buffalo Chicken Wrap via Fit Foodie Finds

Skinny Buffalo Chicken Wrap via Fit Foodie Finds

 

Mason Jar Instant Noodles - easy lunch ideas for work

Mason Jar Instant Noodles via The Girl on Bloor

Chicken Club Lettuce Wrap Sandwich via Skinnytaste

Chicken Club Lettuce Wrap Sandwich via Skinnytaste

Roasted Vegetable Buddha Bowls via Life Made Sweeter

Roasted Vegetable Buddha Bowls via Life Made Sweeter

low carb garlic chicken collard wraps

Low Carb Garlic Chicken Collard Wraps via The Girl on Bloor

 

Meal Prep Lunch Ideas for School

Although things are better than they used to be healthy school lunches are hard to come by. Make sure your kids are fed wholesome and healthy foods by making these delicious back to school meal prep lunch ideas!

When it comes to making back to school lunches for kids, adding color and texture is a great way to get the kids excited to eat. These kid-friendly lunch recipes will make the kids happy, and because they're healthy lunches, you can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that they'll give your kids energy to last through the afternoon.

Alphabet Vegetable Soup

Homemade Alphabet Vegetable Soup via The Girl on Bloor

Rainbow Veggie Pinwheels via Dinner at the Zoo

Rainbow Veggie Pinwheels via Dinner at the Zoo

Halloween Sandwitch Sushi Bento Box via Around My Family Table

Halloween Sand-WITCH Sushi Bento Box via Around My Family Table

Doritos Taco Salad Bowls - one of our favorite meal prep lunch ideas!

20-Minute Doritos Taco Salad via The Girl on Bloor

Garden Veggie Tuna Mac via It's Yummi

Garden Veggie Tuna Mac via It's Yummi

Mexican Vegan Falafel Bites via Cotter Crunch

Mexican Vegan Falafel Bites via Cotter Crunch

Peanut Butter Jelly Surprise Energy Bites via The Creative Bite

PBJ Surprise Energy Bites via The Creative Bite

chicken falafel Buddha bowls - an easy meal prep lunch idea

Chicken Falafel Buddha Bowls via The Girl on Bloor

Low Carb Broccoli Tots via Primavera Kitchen

Low Carb Broccoli Tots via Primavera Kitchen

No Cook Taco Salad Bento Box via Sweet Peas and Saffron

No Cook Taco Salad Bento Box via Sweet Peas and Saffron

 

 

These 20 Easy Meal Prep School Lunch Ideas will save you time in preparing delicious and healthy lunches for the kids at school! #mealprep #schoollunch   These 20 Easy Meal Prep School Lunch Ideas will save you time in preparing delicious and healthy lunches for the kids at school! #mealprep #schoollunch

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