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    31 Days of School Lunchbox Ideas: Day 14

    August 14, 2014 by Jenn K 4 Comments

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    31 Days of School Lunchbox Ideas Day 14 | 5DollarDinners.com

    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 Today′s Lunchbox?!

    • Bean & Horizon Organic Cheese Tostadas
    • Granola Bar
    • Papaya (learn how to cut & choose papayas here)

    Disclaimer: These ideas are just a small part of the total food eaten throughout the day. Some have smaller amounts of protein and/or green veggies than others, but you can balance that out with serving more protein or green veggies at other meals/snacks. Feel free to adjust these ideas to fit your family’s needs.

    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 all of the Lunchbox ideas to share and save for later!

    Happy lunch packing y’all!!!

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    1. Cindy says

      August 14, 2014 at 12:44 pm

      HI, how do you keep some of these items fresh or from getting soggy? i love the french toast sticks, and tortilla bean pizza, but won’t it be soggy by the time its eaten?

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    2. Paula says

      August 14, 2014 at 8:33 pm

      Are these lunches tested cold or at room temp? Some are just hard for me to imagine being tasty at lunch after sitting for a number of hours/ refrigerated the night before if made in advance.

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    3. Lori says

      August 14, 2014 at 10:31 pm

      If it were me, I’d put the bean and cheese in a thermos hot and my kids can put it on the tortilla at lunch. Then I could send lettuce and tomatoes with it too. In fact, I think I’ll do that. 😉

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    4. tonya says

      January 12, 2016 at 9:29 pm

      How do they heat up the main meal when it’s all connected or are all the lunches eaten cold?

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