We take a picture of what we pack and tweek (that's tweek, not twerk, lol) to our liking, then print the pictures, hole punch and keep on a ring to refer to for ideas and planning. Hope this makes packing a healthy lunch much more appealing- both for your waistline as well as your finances!
The key is to BE PREPARED:
- Take a little time each time you grocery shop or designate a specific day to bag up snacks. We have them for both the refrigerator and the pantry- quick and easy to grab is what we are shooting for here.
- You are more likely to eat healthy and save money when you can grab a healthy, conveniently packed snack to go- so keep this in mind when it seems to be a headache to set up. Also- get those kids to help. Mine actually enjoy measuring out a serving size and bagging! Good family time to prep and teaches the importance of planning and making healthy choices.
- Separate snack bags in organizer baskets in the fridge and pantry
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We 'Snack/Lunch Prep' once a week to save time through the week- grab and go has never been so do-able!
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Easy snack ideas to pre-package/prep include:
- Celery with cream cheese, peanut butter or hummus (use the 2 oz mini cups with lids- pic below)
- Cheese sticks with almonds
- Carrots with ranch or hummus (carrot chips work well too if you want to mix it up a bit)
- Cucumbers cut length wise with ranch or hummus
- Trail mix (we make different kinds every week or two)
- Almonds in serving size bags
- Cliff bars
- Fiber one bars
- Red grapes
- Green grapes
- Any fresh fruit (we love the little cutie clementines right now)
- Greek yogurt tubes (freeze them too and they stay cold until afternoon snack)
Here are the 2oz cups with lids that I purchase- Line them up and fill several at a time and then throw them in the zip lock baggie with the item being paired
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Fresh greens with feta and sunflower seeds with italian dressing in 2 oz cup, clementine, apple, Simply Nature brand (comparable to the Cliff Brand) bar and almonds
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Chicken chunks to dip in yummy Chik-Fil-A sauce (use up those left over sauces), celery with organic peanut butter, carrots with hummus, greek yogurt, cheese stick, orange wedge-sliced, and apple
NOTE: This was a lunch, school snack and after school snack
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Ham and cheese wrap (we use the Boar's head lunch meat for no preservatives or nitrates), Greek yogurt tube, carrots with ranch, celery with cream cheese, and blueberries
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Grilled chicken chunks, celery with cream cheese, carrots with ranch, cheese stick, clementine, apple and edemame- shelled (you can buy these in the freezer section already shelled and they make a GREAT snack and loaded with protein)
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Hope this helps inspire you to think about lunch- and planning lunch in a new way! What other healthy ideas has your family tried? Comment below!
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