School Lunch Ideas

STUCK IN A PB&J RUT? ONE E MONDI OF SCHOOL LUNCH IDEAS YOUR KIDS WILL LOVE It can be tough to come up with new lunch ideas that offer your kids healthy, tasty meals. By following this four week meal plan you'll have a month of lunch ideas that will be simple, cost effective, unique, healthy, and best of all - the ingredients can be purchased in just two shopping trips! GRAINS & PROTEINS Bread SHOPPING LIST FOR Pita Bread Pepperoni Turkey Slices Canned or Sliced Chicken WEEK I AND 2 FRUIT & VEGGIES Carrots Snap Peas Apples Grapes Keep lunches cool by adding an ice pack or freezing juice boxes. Bananas Blueberries DAIRY String Cheese Cheese Slices Yogurt Milk Boxes SNACKS Graham Crackers Cheese Crackers Get kids involved and shake things up by letting them choose the snack for each lunch that day. Granola Bars Crackers Trail Mix MISC Juice Boxes Tomato Sauce Peanut Butter & Jelly WEEK ONE MAIN ITEM VEGETABLE FRUIT SNACK MONDAY PEPPERONI PITA PIZZA TUESDAY Рв а WEDNESDAY | MEAT & CHEESE ORACKERS THURSDAY OHICKEN SALAD PITA FRIDAY TURKEY SANDWICH WEEK TWO MAIN ITEM VEGETABLE FRUIT SNACK MONDAY PEPPERONI PITA PIZZA TUESDAY TURKEY SANDWICH WEDNESDAY I CHICKEN SALAD PITA I THURSDAY MEAT & CHEESE ORACKERS FRIDAY PB & J GRAINS & PROTEINS Bread SHOPPING LIST FOR WEEK 3 AND 4 Tortillas Turkey Slices FRUITS & VEGGIES Celery Cucumbers Watermelon Oranges If your kids turn down veggies, send them with some low- fat ranch for dipping. Bananas Strawberries Cherry Tomatoes Raisins DAIRY Cheese Slices Milk Boxes Save mega $99 by visiting Coupons.com to get free grocery coupons for lunchbox essentials. MISC Juice Boxes Refried Beans Pretzels Peanut Butter & Jelly WEEK THREE MAIN ITEM VEGETABLE FRUIT SNACK MONDAY I PB & CELERY STICKS I TUESDAY BEAN BURRITO WEDNESDAY: | MEAT & CHEESE CRACKERS THURSDAY PB & J FRIDAY TURKEY ROLLS WEEK FOUR MAIN ITEM VEGETABLE FRUIT SNACK MONDAY MEAT & CHEESE CRACKERS TUESDAY PB & CELERY STICKS WEDNESDAY BEAN BURRITO THURSDAY TURKEY ROLLS FRIDAY Pв аJ For printable coupons & more school lunch ideas, visit: COUPONS .com IMAGE SOURCES: www.SHUTTERSTOOK COM HTTP//Www WELLSPHERE COMEALTHY-EATING-ARTICLE/FOOD-FIX-PITA-PIZZA-POCKET/ 1363902 HTTP///wwW BIGGESTLOSER OOM/NUTRITION/RECIPES/INDIAN-OHICKEN-SALAD-POOKETS HTTP//WwW TUMBLROOM/TAGGED/CHEESE-STRING