Lunches

Lunchbox Love: Hot Pasta

Lunchbox Love: Hot Pasta

Packing a warm lunch your kid will actually eat? This easy lasagna lunch idea from dietitian Noelle Martin is balanced and totally kid-approved.

Vanessa Grant

Lunchbox Love: Egg Salad Sandwich

Lunchbox Love: Egg Salad Sandwich

Dietitian Noelle Martin shares a simple egg salad sandwich lunch, complete with carrots, hummus and kid-approved snacks, that balances nutrition with fun.

Vanessa Grant

Lunchbox Love: Ham And Cheese Pinwheels

Lunchbox Love: Ham And Cheese Pinwheels

Is your kid bored of sandwiches? Dietitian Noelle Martin shares a fun, balanced pinwheel lunch that’s packed with protein, calcium and fresh fruit.

Vanessa Grant

Lunchbox Love: Tuna Salad Dip

Lunchbox Love: Tuna Salad Dip

Dietitian Noelle Martin shares healthy, balanced meals they might actually eat and enjoy—no candy needed.

Vanessa Grant

5 Easy Ways To Turn Dinners Into School Lunches

5 Easy Ways To Turn Dinners Into School Lunches

From the dinner table to the lunch box, these easy recipes are about to become your meal-planning secret weapon.

Chatelaine

Bean and cheese burritos

Bean and cheese burritos

5 Things To Have On Hand To Make School Lunches Easy

5 Things To Have On Hand To Make School Lunches Easy

Here are 5 things you’ll want to have on hand in your pantry to make packing healthy school lunches for your kids as easy as possible.

Ceri Marsh

8 Lunch Recipes For Kids Who Hate Sandwiches

8 Lunch Recipes For Kids Who Hate Sandwiches

There are better things than sliced bread, you know. We’ve rounded up eight kid-approved lunch ideas, without a sandwich to be seen!

Today's Parent

8 Recipes Your Picky Eater Might Actually Eat

8 Recipes Your Picky Eater Might Actually Eat

Whether your kid is sensitive to textures, smells or, well, random things on random days, these recipes for picky eaters will help.

Chatelaine

25 Foods You Can Put in a Thermos

25 Foods You Can Put in a Thermos

Experienced lunch-packers know: a Thermos increases your options. There are enough ideas here for a month of lunches. You're welcome.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

9 Easy Noodle Recipes

9 Easy Noodle Recipes

These nine quick and easy noodle recipes will delight your kids. Prepare for a lot of slurping.

Today's Parent

8 Delicious Make-Ahead Meals

8 Delicious Make-Ahead Meals

Don't have time to make a full dinner every night? Here are some great ideas for make-ahead meals.

Today's Parent

12 shortcuts to make prepping school lunches easier

12 shortcuts to make prepping school lunches easier

Ugh, packing lunches—until you discover these entirely guilt-free, grocery store shortcuts. Because not everyone is a Pinterest parent and that's OK.

Amy Valm

Asian Beef Salad

Asian Beef Salad

Miso dressing gives this tasty slaw an Asian kick.

Total 10 min

Rustic Tortilla Soup with Pork

Rustic Tortilla Soup with Pork

Leftover pork roast is transformed into a super easy and impressive soup. Top with crispy tortilla chips, queso fresco and avocado for A+ results.

Total 30 min

Salmon and Mango Fresh Rolls

Salmon and Mango Fresh Rolls

Kids will love assembling these pretty rice paper rolls. With crisp cucumber and juicy mango, they'll be the talk of the lunchroom.

Total 10 min

Salmon Frittata

Salmon Frittata

Leftover salmon burger finds a new life inside of this quick and easy frittata, which can be served warm or cool.

Total 25 min

Greek Pasta Salad with Black Beans

Greek Pasta Salad with Black Beans

Black beans give this tasty pasta salad an extra boost of protein and fibre.

Total 25 min

Easy Black Bean Burritos

Easy Black Bean Burritos

Want to get an A+ on school lunch? Roll last night's dinner up in a tortilla and you're done.

Total 20 min

6 ways to save money on school lunches

6 ways to save money on school lunches

Grocery bill alarmingly high? Dietitian and mom of two Cara Rosenbloom offers up six ways to cut costs on school lunches.

Cara Rosenbloom