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31 Days of School Lunchbox Ideas: Day 1

August 1, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

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31 Days School Lunchbox Ideas - Day 1

Welcome to the first day of our new 31 Days of School Lunchbox Ideas that we’ll be doing for the month of August!

I know how busy and intense the transition from lazy summer days at the pool to adjusting back to the 6:30 am wake up calls can be…so I thought I’d help out by sharing a different lunchbox idea each day this month.

What’s In Day 1’s Lunchbox?!

  • Peaches & Cream Baked Oatmeal
  • Horizon Organic Vanilla or Plain Yogurt
  • Blueberries

Erin’s Favorite Lunchbox Packing Tools

When it comes to packing lunch boxes for the 3 older dudes, I need sturdy that will last ALL year and into the next! Which is why I recommend the following…

  • Easy Lunchboxes System & Easy Lunchboxes, Little Dippers
  • Thermos 2 pack, 10 oz. containers
  • Rubbermaid Blox
  • Laptop Lunches Bento-ware Bento Lunch Box
  • Bentgo All-in-One Stackable Lunch/Bento Box
  • Lunch boxes – LLBean & Lands End

Free Lunchbox Printables

Free Printable: School Lunchbox Ideas List | 5DollarDinners.com Free Printable: Weekly Lunchbox Planner | 5DollarDinners.com

  • Complete School Lunchbox Ideas List (perfect for your fridge!)
  • Weekly Lunchbox Planner (perfect for your household binder and/or fridge!).

Pin to save & share all of these ideas on Pinterest here:

Happy lunch packing y’all!!!

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Other 31 Days Series to Check Out

  • 31 Days of Gluten Free Meals
  • 31 Days of Slow Cooker Meals
Disclosure: This post is underwritten by Horizon Organic.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn commissions on qualifying purchases. Reviews, opinions are my own.
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  1. Daria says

    January 27, 2015 at 9:22 am

    Cool! Fantastic ideas for lunches etc. very happy that I found this site. You rescued me!

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