Cheap & Healthy Lunch Box Ideas For Kids – Week #2

Here’s some more healthy and budget-friendly school lunch ideas. These meals are under $2.50 a day.

egg salad sandwich

carrots with light ranch dressing

peanut butter oat balls

peanut butter and banana sandwich on honey wheat bread

graham crackers

chef salad  (boiled eggs, turkey bacon, turkey lunch meat, shredded cheese, cucumber, tomato slices, shredded carrots) – it’s a big salad so I’m not going to add a snack item

peach yogurt (plain yogurt with chopped peaches, a drizzle honey and a sprinkle of granola to give it a crunch!)

turkey rolls

peach slices

graham crackers

honey glazed carrots

BLT sandwich

peanut butter granola bar

baked carrot chips

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dozen eggs – $0.79 – on sale

bag of baby carrots – $0.99 for 2 lbs

peaches $0.29 x 5 = $1.45 – on sale

turkey lunch meat – $1.79

shredded mozzarella cheese – $2.49

lettuce – $0.99

turkey bacon $1.59 (it’s healthier than regular bacon and tastes just as good. Plus, it’s cheaper than regular bacon)

cucumber – $0.29 each – on sale

banana – $0.29 cents a pound – on sale

tortillas – $1

graham crackers – $1.49

whipped topping – $1

tomato $1

light ranch dressing, honey, cinnamon, brown sugar, nutmeg, vanilla extract, peanut butter, garlic powder, olive oil, oats ( I buy this in bulk so I always have it).

Notes:

Some of the recipes this week require a little prep work like the carrot recipes and the peach apple sauce, but it won’t take more than 30 minutes and can be done ahead of time. They are easy to follow recipes with not too many ingredients (most of which I already had)

There is a really great sale this week (Aug 3rd-9th) at ALDI. Found lots of good prices on produce and dairy! I recommend you shop there this week.