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31 Days of School Lunchbox Ideas: Day 30

August 30, 2014 by Jenn K 3 Comments

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31 Days of School Lunchbox Ideas - Day 30 | 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?!

  • Pizza Pockets (try my homemade Grilled Pizza Pockets)
  • Horizon Organic Cheese Stick
  • Grapes & Cherries
  • Marinara Sauce for dipping

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.

bentgo lunch box system

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…

  • Lunchbox Love Notes for your kids
  • 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 – PICTURED ABOVE
  • 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. Roxanne says

    September 10, 2015 at 4:58 pm

    how do you keep the pizza pockets warm in with the cold stuff? Or do you just let it cool down? that’s one of my challenges. Then i wrap pizza pockets, for example, in aluminum and then it doesn’t fit anymore…

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