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1. Make Your Own Lunchables

A Step-by-Step Guide to Make Your Own Lunchables!

Hey friends! The kids are back in school (well, some of them are, my baby still has a few weeks of his vacation left). I must admit that I really hate this time of the year. I have to wake up early, assist my son to get ready for school, pack his lunch, then be away from my boo for hours. I’m really not a fan of the stuff. My son, however, LOVES the school year. He loves being around the other kids, learning, recess, and lunch…Yeah, you read right – the kid likes his lunch! He comes home everyday and tells me what he liked, and didn’t like, about his lunch. To my defense, he loves everything that I pack. The hot lunches from school are another story. This year I’ve decided to pack more lunches for my little man because he is such a picky eater. If he doesn’t like what they make at school, he won’t eat it. Then, when he gets home, he wants to binge…not good…not good at all. Therefore, on the days that they make something that he isn’t fond of, I will pack his lunch.

When I think of lunches for Gio, I think of things that I liked as a kid (and things that I like now because my tastebuds haven’t changed much!) I try to give him a variety of things. I try my best to switch up his meals, so that he doesn’t get bored. I also try to stay on a budget, as well as pack lunches that aren’t time consuming.

I’ve come up with a couple school lunch ideas that I know that Gio will love, and hopefully your kids will like them too. Check them out!

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Make Your Own Lunchables

These 3 DIY lunchables are super easy to make ahead of time and have ready on a busy morning! The kids will love their lunch, and you’ll save time in the morning—it’s a win-win!

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Course Lunch

Cuisine American

Keyword DIY Lunchables, Homemade Lunchables, Make Your Own Lunchables, school lunch

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 3 servings

Ingredients

Lunchable #1 Ingredients:

• Sandwich container
• Sandwich bag
• Baking cups cupcake cups
• 2 slices of bread whole wheat, white, etc.
• Deli turkey
• Deli ham
• Cheese slices American, cheddar, etc.
• Mayonnaise
• Cheese crackers I used Cheese-Its
• Fruit of choice I used grapes

Lunchable #2 Ingredients:

• 3- section lunch container
• Baking cups
• Cubed cheese
• Deli ham
• Deli turkey
• Reese’s Cup
• Cherry tomatoes
• Crackers

Lunchable #3 Ingredients:

• 2- section container
• Baking cups
• Sandwich bread
• Peanut butter and jelly
• Grapes
• Cherry tomatoes
• Cheese crackers
• Reese’s cup

Instructions

Lunchable #1 Instructions:

• Assemble the ham, turkey, and cheese sandwich (or you can make whatever sandwich is your kid’s favorite!). We’re only going to use half of this sandwich, so cut it in half and place it in a sandwich bag.
• Put the sandwich in the sandwich container. Use the baking cups as dividers.
• In the 2 baking cups, put the crackers (I used Cheese-It’s cause Gio loves thosand fruit (I used grapes.
• Store in the fridge until school day!

Lunchable #2 Instructions:

• Create the “meat rollups” by layering 1 slice of ham and 1 slice of turkey, then roll them up and slice into 5 pieces.
• In the 3-section container, put the rollups in one section, some cubed cheese into another section. In the larger section, I put crackers (in a baking cup), some cherry tomatoes, and a Reese’s cup for dessert!
• Store in the fridge until school day!

Lunchable #3 Instructions:

• Use a rolling pin to flatten out the slice of bread, then cut the crusts off.
• Put jelly on one half of the bread, and peanut butter on the other half (both on the same side!). Then, roll up the slice of bread, put it in a sandwich bag, and chill in the freezer for a few minutes.
• In the 2-section container, but 2 baking cups in one section. In 1 baking cup, put some cherry tomatoes. In the other, put some cheese crackers.
• In the larger section, put grapes in another baking cup. Then, I added a Reese’s cup for dessert.
• Take the PB&J rollup out of the freezer and cup into bite-sized pieces. Put it in the lunch container and you’re done!
• Store in the fridge until school day!

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Notes

For a drink, put your kid’s favorite juice in a small travel cup and pack it with the lunch containers.

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