Hi Moms -
I need some creative, yet quick-to-make, ideas for meat-free, nut-free lunches. My son loves cheese, but I don't want to give him that five days a week. Hummos already is on our list, as is edamame. I can't use soy-butter or seed-butter. Suggestions, please! Thanks!
Egg salad
Tuna salad
Tortellini salad (add tons of veggies and sliced cheese)
Sliced fruits
Veggies with Dip
Bagel with cream cheese
Grilled/chilled portobello wrap
Mac and cheese
Pasta with pesto
Vegetable fried rice
Soup in a Thermos
Cheese Quesadilla
Spaghetti with marinara sauce
Spaghetti Squash with marinara sauce
Noodles and Butter
Salad with different toppings
I try to have a 'main item' (like a sandwich, noodles, salad, etc) then I add in 1-2 fruits and 1-2 snacks (chips, pretzels, fruit snack, gogurt, etc).
Pasta salad
Egg salad on croissant
Tuna salad & crackers
Mac & cheese
Salsa & chips
My DD is super picky and will only eat a few things. One of the things that I send for her lunch some days is greek yogurt. It's high in protein so it helps to fill her up.
My kids LOVE refried beans!!!
make your own bean and cheese burritos or bean dip with them!
hard boiled eggs - whole, chopped on salads or tossed with pasta, egg salad sandwiches
yogurt with granola and fruit
cottage cheese - I like to dip corn chips in it!
Cheese and spinach quesadillas
Vegetable fried rice
Mexican rice
Egg rolls
soups
green salads with lots of chopped vegetables, top with Chinese noodles or croutons, cheese, olives, hearts of palm, artichokes
Pita chips and dip made from cottage cheeses or yogurts
Pita sandwiches with black beans, or guacamole
You don't have to give him the same cheese every day, but there are lots of different cheeses.
Cream cheese and jelly works well as a PBJ substitute.
Cottage cheese
Hummus pita wraps
Macaroni salad
Egg salad
Cheese quesadillas (alter cheeses - cheddar or Monterrey Jack)
Bean salad
cucumber salad
Just curious why you can't use the sunflower butter...
I know a lot of kids that have a small thermos in their lunch where they have heated foods like soup, casseroles, etc.
My daughter eats grape jam on raisin bread,yogurt,fruit , crackers and a cheese stick . I am going to try soup soon !
The Morningstar Farms chik patties are pretty good. If you cook it in the morning and wrap it in foil, it will still be warm at lunchtime. You can make a sandwich out of it, or just cut it into bites.
Egg salad sandwiches
Tuna fish sandwiches
Soup in a thermos
pasta/mac & cheese
What do you give for lunch at home?
