Inspiration This chicken and roast veggie bento would be a great use of leftovers! I’ll definitely be looking for my own lunch box inspiration here.įinally, Primal Kitchen has some practical advice for getting buy-in from children as what’s the use of making a great lunch if it’s not going to get eaten. Nom Nom Paleo has an amazing series of lunch box ideas on her website.

The crudities are a great idea and the turkey blt roll-ups is something I’ve tried myself. How good is this panda egg wrap bento from Happy Little Bento? Seriously imaginative and inspirational stuff!! Novelty factor through the roof!! And I love the practical suggestions from Our Paleo Life – these lunch boxes look so appetising but simple enough to put together. Photo: Happy Little Bento and Our Paleo Life And the little note is a super cute idea! I love that each lunch box has a variety of colours, textures and a mix of cooked and raw foods. Rachel from Following in My Shoes has some great colourful ideas with a handy printable list of items to include. Here are some ideas that I think would be great for school-goers with some I wouldn’t mind trying myself! And there’s not a limp sambo in sight! There are 16 different lunch box quotes to. I keep a little stack of these cards hidden in my kitchen drawer so I am always prepared to slip a bit of encouragement into my child’s lunch. Cut apart and slip into your child’s lunch. They can translate to a lot of colour with a variety of flavours and textures to keep the novelty factor up. FREE Printable Lunch Box Notes your kids will love Download the file, and print it in color on white cardstock. We begin eating with our eyes so making food look appealing with lots of colourful fruits and veggies and novel presentation can make children excited about them (and maybe eat some fruits and veggies too!). Slip one of these adorable lunch notes for kids into their lunch box to give them a midday smile More than 32 printable options. She lives in Indiana with her family on a small homestead. A lot of the time they went uneaten (apart from the Penguin bars… I loved them!) unless I was absolutely starving.īut lunches don’t have to be uninspiring. She loves dark chocolate, homegrown tomatoes, motorsports, and anything that sparkles. Whatever they consisted of, they definitely weren’t very inspiring or colourful and didn’t include much fruit or vegetables. It was a great day when I was upgraded to a flask of sweet milky tea and sometimes I’d get an aul Mr Kipling almond slice or chocolate Penguin bar thrown in as a treat. I don’t have too many fond memories of my primary school lunch which usually consisted of a limp ham and cheese or maybe a banana or jam sandwich with a sour smelling flask of milk. Schools are back in business this week and with that there’s a lot of talk about healthy lunches.ġ in 4 children are overweight or obese here in Ireland with many children not meeting the government dietary recommendations for daily intake of fruit and vegetables.

Cute lunch box note ideas