Cold School Lunch Ideas and Easy Snack Recipes

Get this free printable menu to plan your kid’s cold school lunch ideas and snack recipes to create an easy to plan menu.

Getting ready for the kids going back to school can be a challenge. You have taken some time off and maybe not been on a schedule and now thinking about it has you all in a panic. If your kids are older they can help you plan and make lunches and quick dinners.

Kid’s Cold School Lunch and Snack Ideas

It doesn’t have to be stressful, just sit down and write out your school plan on foods your kids like to eat and create a few easy kid’s school lunch and snack ideas and keep them on a list.

That way when you go to the market, you know what items to pick up and you can have them ready. You can do a new list every month with a few changes so they won’t get bored of the same ole’ same ole’ thing.

Free Printable School Lunch and Snack Menu

Here is one that my kids like to eat along with a few others to get you started.

Tropical Fruit Yogurt Parfaits:

Cold School Lunch Ideas and Easy Snack Recipes

This easy recipe is perfect for a snack at recess or a light lunch. It is just a few ingredients and mixed into a school lunch container and fill with yogurt, fruit, granola, and coconut and they have a snack with texture, protein, and a perfect energy booster.

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Tropical Fruit Yogurt Parfait

Prep Time

5 mins

Total Time

5 mins

 

A Delicious Fruit Yogurt Parfait that is easy to make and kids and adults will love it. 

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Granola, Snack ideas, Yogurt

Servings: 1

Calories: 150 kcal

Author: Candi Elm

Ingredients

• 1 6 oz Container of Pineapple Yogurt or plain yogurt
• 2 tbsp Granola
• 2 tbsp Raspberries
• 2 tbsp Mandarin Oranges
• 1 tbsp Pineapples crushed or chunk
• 1 tbsp Coconut Flaked

Instructions

1. Put yogurt in lunch container
2. Add remaining ingredients.

Recipe Notes

Choose ingredients your children will love. 

Nutrition Facts

Tropical Fruit Yogurt Parfait

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 150 Calories from Fat 45

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 5g 8%

Saturated Fat 1g 5%

Sodium 9mg 0%

Potassium 171mg 5%

Total Carbohydrates 23g 8%

Dietary Fiber 3g 12%

Sugars 10g

Protein 3g 6%

Vitamin A 4%

Vitamin C 27.5%

Calcium 2.8%

Iron 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Candiland Favorite Tip: By planning ahead and using the free printable, you are doing the work once and getting 2 weeks of lunch or snack school recipes. Create 2 lists and you are done for the month and you can reuse every month. 

Get these Easy Cold School Lunch Ideas and Snack Recipes with Printable. What do your kids like to eat at school?

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