Lunch Box

Lunch Box: Gyro Burgers

All Recipes — Actually, Greek food tends to be on the lighter side of things, so this menu would be more appropriately titled "Your Reasonably-Sized Greek Lunch." Gyro Burgers with Tzatziki Sauce, a Mediterranean Greek Salad, and Greek Butter Cookies will ...More…

Lunch Box: Turkey Roll-Ups

All Recipes — Turkey, fat-free cream cheese, and a variety of delicious herbs are wrapped in a tortilla for an easy, portable lunch. Allrecipes highly rated Colorful Coleslaw with a Kick will fill the veggie void, and Caramel Crispy Treats II make for a tasty ...More…

Lunch Box: Egg Salad Sandwich

All Recipes — Go ahead--pack 'em into a sandwich for the kids and call it good for you. We're talking about eggs! Once pegged as a menace to cholesterol levels, eggs are back in health experts' good graces. Most recent research has shown people eating a ...More…

Lunch Box: Super Hero Sandwich

All Recipes — A make-ahead sandwich by the recipe's design, it's the perfect brown bag lunch--it actually tastes better when you make it the night before. And if you get a long enough loaf of bread, you'll only have to assemble one sandwich to produce ...More…

Lunch Box: Chili

All Recipes — Who says kids can't enjoy a hot, homemade meal in the lunchroom? Well, maybe no one--and those people with nonexistent protests couldn't be more right! Make a batch ahead of time and then heat it up, spoon it in, and send it off to school with ...More…

Lunch Box: Quiche

All Recipes — The perfect make-ahead meal, quiches can be baked three to four days in advance, then refrigerated and sliced to serve as needed. So, pack a cold slice for school lunch (keep it cold with a frozen juice carton), or if the kids are home on holiday ...More…

Lunch Box: Turkey Salad Sandwich

All Recipes — Looking at the ingredients for this turkey salad, it's clear this meal packs quite a healthy crunch! Walnuts and turkey provide a great source of protein, chopped celery and apples get the little ones to unknowingly "take their vitamins," ...More…

Lunch Box: Pizza

All Recipes — It's pizza-to-go, though definitely not the cheese-soaked, pepperoni smothered version you might get delivered. But pizza can be trimmed down easily and still tastes like a splurge. The kids will recognize all the familiar pieces: crust, red ...More…

Lunch Box: PB & J; Makeover

All Recipes — This scrumptious mid-day meal is packed with fresh flavors, crunchy textures, and eye-pleasing color. Don't tell the kids, but it's also full of fiber and antioxidants! Serve with skim milk or water. Cut apples start to turn brown from oxidation . ...More…

Lunch Box: Sesame Pasta Chicken Salad

All Recipes — Parents know it can be a little tricky getting kids to dig into new dishes, but when the unknown contains something familiar like chicken and something fun like bow-tie pasta, kids will warm up to it. Today's menu: a slightly exotic Asian sesame ...More…

Lunch Box: Chicken Pops

All Recipes — There's no way kids will want to trade away this lunch because it's just too much fun to eat. They're getting delectable morsels of chicken served on little sticks, with yummy sauces for dipping--we've offered recipes for a few favorites. ...More…

School Lunches: Thinking Outside the Lunch Box

All Recipes — Let the kids play with their food: dipping fruit, vegetables, crackers, or bread in sauces; assembling bite-size cheese and cracker sandwiches; or making tiny fruit kabobs on toothpicks. Keep fruits and vegetables small and easy to eat: grapes, ...More…