Lunch Ideas

When I hosted my Go-Gurt giveaway, I asked you all to leave comments about what you serve your kiddos for lunch, beyond the typical peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and macaroni and cheese. I got some great ideas, so thank you! Because it's easy to get in a rut, I thought you might appreciate some new lunch ideas, too. Here is a list of ideas, some that were left as comments and some that I wanted to add as well. Many are variations, but new twists make things interesting! Yogurt, fruit, and cheese are common sides.

• Tuna mixed with mayo and shredded cheese, scooped up with crackers
• Homemade Hummus with veggies and crackers for dipping
• Ham and Cheese Rollups--deli ham and sliced cheese, melted on a tortilla
• Hummus wrap--roasted red pepper hummus on a tortilla, add ham, cheese, and lettuce
• Quesadillas--cheese between two tortillas toasted on both sides in the skillet; great for dipping in salsa, soup, guacamole, hummus etc.
• PBand J Quesadillas--PB in tortillas, toasted, then dip in jelly
• Pizzadillas--sauce, cheese and toppings in between tortillas
• Flautas--kind of like a rolled up quesadilla baked in the oven
• Peanut Butter, banana, and honey sandwiches (or try sliced apples instead of the banana)
• Rolled up peanut butter sandwiches--tortilla with PB, and try adding honey and cinnamon sugar
• Turkey, avocado and cheese sandwich.
• Breakfast for lunch--Omelets, bagels, pancakes with PB and J, scrambled eggs with cheese and veggies
• Supreme Nachos--use up leftover taco meat
• Fishsticks
• Chicken nuggets
• Mini Pizzas--use english muffins or bagels, sauce, cheese, toppings
• Homemade lunchables--Save a lot of money and sodium by making it yourself.
• Let kids get creative and make their own sandwiches--Mac and cheese and pea sandwich, cucumber-ham-cheese, nutella-banana...
• Noodles and frozen red grapes
• Different salads
• All afternoon we have a "snack tray" out with nuts, fruit, dried fruit, vegetables and sometimes pretzels, healthy cereal, etc.
• Tomato soup with a grilled cheese sandwich
• Chicken salad sandwiches
• Tuna salad sandwiches
• Mix in tuna or chicken with mac and cheese
• Small subs
• Ants on a log--peanut butter filled celery with raisins
• Polish sausage in a bun (or hot dogs)
• "Dinosaur Soup" aka spaghetti o's
• Pita bread pizzas
• Fried egg sandwiches
• Tortilla, refried beans, and cheese heated up in a skillet
• Egg tacos--scrambled eggs with cheese and veggies in a tortilla

If you have an idea that isn't listed, please leave a comment!