Fun Recipes for Grab-and-Go Bento Boxes! by Mainstream Source
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The following list of recipes is a good cross-section of (mostly!) healthy alternatives. You can always mix and match from our extensive lists we’ve added on this site. Don’t forget to check for possible food allergies before considering anything to eat!
PITA PITA PUNKIN’ EATA
Pita slices and hummus
Turkey and cheese roll-ups
Grapes and blueberries
Dark chocolate covered nuts or fruit or milk chocolate!
Cherry tomatoes
EGG-CELLENT CHOICE
Egg salad over lettuce or spinach
Mixed fruit, Grapes, raspberries, blueberries, bananas and melon
Carrots and celery
Cream cheese or ranch
Crackers
PASTA FASTA BLASTA
Pasta salad (pasta with olive oil, olives and carrots, sprinkled parmesan)
Raspberries and blueberries
Carrots and celery
or Cherry Tomatoes and Broccoli
Ranch dressing
Granola bites
TORTILLA SEE-YA
Turkey and cream cheese tortilla roll-ups
Blueberries or Raspberries
Celery with peanut butter and raisins or cream cheese
Ranch dressing
M&M’s
Chips
SAY CHEEEEEESE
Cheese quesadillas, cut into triangles
Refried beans or black beans
Guacamole
Apples (peaches or strawberries)
Cherry tomatoes
Chips
PBJ, CRUST THROWN AWAY
Peanut butter & jelly sandwich, crust off, cut into triangles
Yogurt
Carrots
Blueberries
Honey-Nut Cheerios
Pretzels Or raisins
IT’S NACHOS, IT’S MINE
Do-it-Yourself Nachos!
Tortilla Chips & Shredded Cheese
Refried beans or black beans
Cherry Tomatoes, sliced
Lettuce
Guacamole
FRUITY PATOOTI
If your child is (or you are!) a fruit lover, you can fill their Grab-and-Go Bento™ box with the fruit of your choice, and it’s fun to add rice cakes or crackers too!
Variety of Melon
Pineapple
Raspberries
Blackberries
Rice crackers
TUNA SEA BITES
Tuna salad over lettuce, sprinkled with walnuts
Raspberries and blackberries
Cheese Bites
Granola bites
Apples
Crackers or pretzels
SILLY SNACK PACK
If you’re in the mood to spoil your child (or yourself!), fill up your Grab-and-Go Bento™ box with your favorite fruit, pretzels or crackers and a small portion of melt-in-your-mouth chocolate!
Oranges or melons
Raspberries blueberries and blackberries
Pretzel’s
Gold fish crackers
M&M’s or other chocolate
Side of yogurt
More great recipe ideas:
24-CARROT MAGIC
Sliced carrots and cucumbers (or broccoli)
Organic chocolate chip/nut and/or oatmeal raisin cookies
Cheese crackers with mozzarella-style spread
Strawberries
Hummus
CHICK N’ CHIPS
Chicken salad with cranberries and walnuts over lettuce
Cheddar cheese
Barbecue chips
Strawberries and carrots
Chocolate candy bites
EENIE MEENIE TORTELLINI
Cheese tortellini with marinara sauce
Cucumbers (or broccoli) with ranch
Sliced carrots
Blueberries
Banana chips
BIRD IS THE WORD
Turkey and cheese sandwich, crust off, cut into rectangles
Celery sticks
Pretzels
Raisins or chocolate candy bites
Peeled oranges (apple slices work too!)
GIMME CREAMY STUFF
Cream cheese and jelly sandwich, crust off, cut into squares
Yogurt
Apple rings
Grapes
Celery sticks
APPLE CHEESE PLEASE
Apples and cheese wrapped in sliced turkey
Pretzels
Carrot and celery slices
Ranch dressing
Raisins or chocolate candy Bites
OODLES OF CHICKEN NOODLES
Chicken noodle soup
Oyster crackers
Cheese slices
Carrot sticks
Dark chocolate bites
