Kids Lunch Bento Boxes
Description
These bento lunch box ideas are perfect for back to school packed lunches or after school snack time.
Ingredients
Sandwich + Sides
- Nut butter & Jam Sandwiches cut into shapes with cookie cutters
- Edamame shelled
- Veggie straws
- Apple slices
- Nut butter for dipping
Leftovers + Sides
- Italian Pasta Salad
- Cucumber sliced
- Clementine peeled and segmented
- Raspberries
- Pretzels
- Alphabet cookies
Charcuterie Lunchable
- Salami sliced
- Peppered Salami sliced
- Dill havarti cubed
- Raspberries
- Green grapes halved if necessary or desired
- Assorted olives
- Roasted almonds
- Crackers
- Mini chocolate chip cookies
Instructions
Sandwich + Sides
- In a 4 to 5-compartment bento box, add sandwiches, edamame, veggies straws, and apple slices to separate compartments.
- Add nut butter to its own compartment or add to the same compartment with the apple slices.
Leftovers + Sides
- In a 5 compartment bento box, add pasta salad to the largest compartment. Then add the cucumber, clementine, raspberries, and pretzels to separate remaining compartments.
- Add letter cookies on top of pretzels. I spelled out “Hi” for a cute note.
Charcuterie Lunchable
- In a 5 to 6-compartment bento box (like this stainless steel one), add the sliced salami, dill havarti, and folded salami in separate sections to the largest compartment. Combine the raspberries and grapes in another compartment. Add the olives and almonds to another compartment (if there is an extra compartment, add them to separate compartments).
- Add the crackers and cookies to separate compartments.
Tried this recipe?Rate & Review!