Ingredients
Method
Preparation
- Use a leakproof lunchbox with sections for building your bento.
- Place a protein, a carb, two colors of produce, and a dip in each section.
Lunch Ideas
- Build a Bento: Think turkey pinwheels + crackers + blueberries + cucumbers + hummus.
- Make Roll-Ups: Spread cream cheese on a tortilla, add turkey and thin cucumber sticks, roll tight, slice into coins.
- Pasta Snack Box: Toss cooled pasta with olive oil and peas, then add cheese cubes and cherry tomatoes.
- Fill mini pitas with mashed chickpeas and tiny cucumber pieces. Add a sprinkle of cheese.
- Pair sliced hard-boiled egg with mini whole-grain waffles and add banana coins.
- Mix tuna with Greek yogurt and serve with apple slices and crackers.
- Top cottage cheese with berries and chia seeds, serving with pretzel sticks.
- Create rainbow snack skewers with grape tomato, cheese cube, cucumber, and blueberry.
- Shelled edamame with olive oil and salt makes a crunchy snack.
- Shred rotisserie chicken with yogurt, mustard, and apple bits, serving with mini pitas.
- Spread sunflower seed butter on a tortilla with banana, rolling and slicing.
- Make a simple cheese quesadilla, cut into triangles, and pair with salsa.
- Fill hollowed cucumber boats with hummus and top with crushed pita chips.
- Spread cream cheese and turkey between two mini rice cakes, serving with grapes and broccoli.
- Combine cheese cubes, crackers, strawberries, and a hard-boiled egg for a balanced lunch.
Notes
Use an ice pack to keep food safe for 4-6 hours. Make sure to store wet items away from dry to avoid sogginess. Prep proteins and chop veggies in advance and assemble lunches the night before.
