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Lunch Box Recipes for Back to School!

August 5, 2015 By admin 21 comments

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Lunch Box Friendly Recipes for Back to School! Power your lunchbox with fun and healthy recipes from Produce for Kids and take the power your lunchbox pledge!

Lunch Box Friendly Recipes for Back to School!

What are your go-to lunch box recipes?

This month kicks off back-to-school time in almost every area, so what better time to take the healthy back to school lunchbox pledge than now?

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I have partnered with Produce for Kids to share healthy (and fun and lets not forget EASY) lunch box recipes AND a fun Bentology lunch box to put it all in!

Want to win a Bentology lunchbox AND insulated sleeve in the color of your choice? Click on the graphic, choose your color as well as sleeve design and leave your choice in the comments! ONE winner will be chosen on 8/31 at 9 pm est randomly from the comments and notified via email. 1 entry per person, limited to residents of the United States only.

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Produce for Kids is encouraging families nationwide to kick off the school year right by pledging to pack a healthier lunchbox August 3 through September 18 at PowerYourLunchbox.com. The Power Your Lunchbox Pledge website offers tools and tips for families and classrooms on eating healthier lunches, after-school snacks, and weekday dinners with recipes inspired by Eric Carle’s popular literary characters including The Very Hungry CaterpillarTM, Brown Bear, The Very Grouchy Ladybug and The Very Busy Spider.

My kids love these little sweet peppers from Pero Family Farms stuffed with cheese, dips or hummus!

My kids love these little sweet peppers from Pero Family Farms stuffed with cheese, dips or hummus!

For every online pledge, lunchbox-friendly companies supporting Power Your Lunchbox Pledge will make a collective $1 donation to Feeding America® children’s programs such as Kids Café Backpack program and Child Hunger Corps.

Crispy GreenMarie\'sOrganics UnlimitedPero Family FarmsBentology

Produce for Kids partners supporting Power Your Lunchbox Pledge 2015 include: GROW Bananas, Marie’s® Dressings, Crispy Green® and Pero Family Farms® with additional support provided by Bentology.

#poweryourlunchbox

Here are three ways YOU can get involved in the campaign:

*Take the pledge. Pledge to pack a healthier lunchbox at PowerYourLunchbox.com. Companies supporting the program will make a donation for every pledge taken. Donations will support children’s programs through Feeding America.

*Show off healthy lunchboxes on social media. Produce for Kids’ Instagram and Twitter followers can use the #PowerYourLunchbox hashtag to show off their healthy lunchboxes to be automatically entered to win weekly prizes and have their lunchboxes featured on the Producefor Kids Facebook page. Prizes include Bentology boxes, grocery store gift cards and more.

*Party with Produce for Kids on Twitter. Parents looking for even more tips and resources for healthy lunchboxes are invited to join Produce for Kids and partner companies at the #PowerYourLunchbox Twitter party at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, August 12.

Click here for lunch box recipes, after-school snacks and quick weeknight meals!

Click each picture to get the complete lunch box recipes your family (and you) will love!

Soft colored abstract summer light background for design

Under the Sea Bento Box

Sandwich kebobs

Sandwich kebobs

Easy picnic bento box

Easy picnic bento box

Chipotle chicken quesadillas

Chipotle ranch quesadilla with pepper boats

Freezable pizza pockets

Freezable pizza pockets

Affiliate links are used in this post. This post is in partnership with Produce for Kids, but like everything I post on Basilmomma.com, all opinions are my own!

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Comments

21 responses to “Lunch Box Recipes for Back to School!”

  1. Cindy Carver says:
    August 5, 2015 at 12:28 pm
    Love the ideas and the bento lunch boxes. I am sharing with my coworkers too. I like the raspberry color set with the midnight sleeve. Thanks for the giveaway.
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  2. Nicole Bacon says:
    August 5, 2015 at 12:34 pm
    I was just telling Addy this morning that we needed a new lunch box. These e so cute too. I like the raspberry color with midnight sleeve. Awesome giveaway...thank you!
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  3. Heather says:
    August 5, 2015 at 12:40 pm
    My boys would love this to take their lunch in!! They would love the white/ blue box and the shark camo sleeve!!
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  4. Di"ana Samuel says:
    August 5, 2015 at 1:02 pm
    I love these ideas...something that is not PB and J:)
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  5. Rachel DePoy says:
    August 8, 2015 at 11:39 pm
    Neat ideas! My son would love the camo sleeve with beach set.
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  6. Alina Hahn says:
    August 10, 2015 at 12:54 pm
    I love the beach set with the penguin sleeve!
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  7. Jill Gagne says:
    August 12, 2015 at 9:09 pm
    These are great! Raspberry with the kitty sleeve is so cute!
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  8. Rhonda says:
    August 12, 2015 at 9:11 pm
    Love the beach set. Great lunch ideas!
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  9. Gigi says:
    August 12, 2015 at 9:23 pm
    I love the raspberry bento box with the midnight blue sleeve. I would be inspired to take my lunch to work. Thanks for a fun giveaway.
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  10. amy guillaume linderman says:
    August 12, 2015 at 9:31 pm
    i would love to have the Raspberry Kitty design!
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  11. Jennifer Robinson says:
    August 12, 2015 at 9:45 pm
    My little guy would love the pinstripe set ????
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  12. Amanda prioleau says:
    August 12, 2015 at 10:35 pm
    I love the midnight sleeve and any color box. The raspberry is nice. Such a good idea for lunches and picnics!! My son would love it!
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  13. Karen Germany says:
    August 12, 2015 at 10:46 pm
    I've always wanted one of these! The rasberry box with the argyle sleeve looks awesome!
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  14. Melissa Foltz says:
    August 12, 2015 at 11:08 pm
    I like the fruit color box and the penguin sleeve.
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  15. Julie D. says:
    August 13, 2015 at 5:05 am
    I can't seem to find the color choices, but any color and any sleeve would be fine by me. This would be so handy to have.
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  16. CIndy Martin says:
    August 13, 2015 at 10:45 am
    Midnight box with the Argyle sleeve.
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  17. Katie Robbins says:
    August 13, 2015 at 12:54 pm
    Oh my gosh, too cute! The raspberry set with the kitty with glasses sleeve would be PERFECT for Audrey's kindergarten lunches! :)
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  18. Angela McKie says:
    August 13, 2015 at 5:51 pm
    I like the midnight with pear!
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  19. Judy says:
    August 13, 2015 at 9:55 pm
    Does it count if it's for a big person who goes to school every day? ;-) I liked them all, but maybe the raspberry caught my eye most. I was having trouble finding the sleeves......as long as it's not too young looking I'm good!
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  20. Amanda P says:
    August 13, 2015 at 10:40 pm
    I like the night/pear, which is what you have pictured I believe. Not sure what you mean by sleeve choice but I would be happy to win anything. Thanks for the chance!
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  21. Randi Tolbert says:
    August 17, 2015 at 5:27 pm
    I love that lunch box! The raspberry with the midnight sleeve would be great!
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