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Wish Your Kids Packed Their Own Lunch? Make it Happen in Just 5 Days!

August 13, 2021 by Sally

Turn your kids into independent lunch packers! Here are five easy steps to get your kids to pack their own lunch. Let’s make it happen! This post was written as part of my partnership with Healthy Family Project. I’m happy to be part of their Power Your Lunchbox campaign to help empower kids in the …

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50 (Meat-Free!) Protein Ideas For Kids’ Lunch Boxes

September 9, 2019 by Sally

Needing protein ideas for lunch boxes that aren’t meat? I’ve got 50 of them that your kids will love! One of the questions I’m asked most about lunch packing: What can I pack that has protein in it? Meat and poultry is a no-brainer source. But some kids don’t like meat or are vegetarian or …

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Easy Pepperoni Rolls Recipe Your Family Will Love!

May 4, 2019 by Sally

Forget packaged frozen pizza rolls! These Homemade Pepperoni Rolls are a fun dinner, satisfying snack, or easy lunch box item and are made with just five ingredients. Last week I waxed poetic about the peanut butter bars I grew up eating in the Midwest (get the recipe: Peanut Butter Quinoa Bars). Now it’s time for …

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Ham and Cheese Pinwheels

Kids Love These Easy Ham & Cheese Pinwheels for Lunch

January 8, 2019 by Sally

These easy Ham and Cheese Pinwheels take just five minutes and three ingredients to make and are perfect for snacks and lunch boxes.  I grew up eating a version of these that my mom folded into a genuine-looking pinwheels (I shared the how-to over on Mom to Mom Nutrition). I also shared how to make …

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Lunch Box Hacks

8 Lunch Box Hacks To Make Life Easier

August 2, 2017 by Sally

No more soggy bread, warm ice packs, and brown apple slices! These lunch box hacks will help simplify lunch packing for you and your kids. Thank you to PackIt for sponsoring this post! I remember the very first school lunch I packed for my older son, Henry. It was his first day of kindergarten, and …

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100 Lunch Box Ideas

100 Lunch Box Ideas Your Kids Will Love

September 1, 2016 by Sally

Thank you to Applegate for sponsoring this post! When I was growing up, I took the same thing in my lunch box nearly every day: a peanut butter sandwich, an apple, and either a Fruit Roll-Up or a packaged snack cake (probably a Ho-Ho). Though my kids are definitely open to a wider (and healthier!) variety of …

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Back to School Giveaway

Back To School Giveaway

August 16, 2016 by Sally

**This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to everyone for entering!** In honor of our kids returning to school, I’m hosting a HUGE back to school giveaway of my favorite lunch box gear–plus some great food to pack in it! Here’s what one Real Mom Nutrition reader will get: 1 set of 4 EasyLunchboxes and a Cooler …

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20 Healthy Toddler & Preschooler Lunchbox Ideas

20 Healthy Lunch Box Ideas For Toddlers And Preschoolers

April 11, 2016 by Sally

My friend and fellow dietitian Holley Grainger packs lunch throughout the week for her two girls, ages 4 and 2. She also takes photos of the lunches she packs and post them for inspiration (check out #healthylittlelunchbox on Instagram!). I’m always amazed at how well she balances the nutritional needs of her two littles ones with …

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Veggie Nuggets

Healthy Veggie Nuggets Recipe That Kids LOVE!

January 20, 2016 by Sally

This Veggie Nuggets recipe is healthy, kid friendly, and simple to make. Perfect for lunch boxes and snacks. As a mom, I hold these truths to be self-evident: Kids love finger food. Kids love dipping. Kids love nuggets. Well, at least my kids do. This Veggie Nuggets recipe hits that trifeca of kid-friendliness. Because sometimes veggies …

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How To Pack Clementines & Kiwi in Lunch Boxes

How To Pack Kiwi & Mandarins in Lunch Boxes

November 29, 2015 by Sally

Thank you to Cuties© and Mighties™ for sponsoring this post!  Fresh fruit is a daily fixture in my kids’ lunch boxes–but it’s gotta be easy to eat. Lunch periods are short (and kids are chatty) so if food isn’t fast, it’s bound to come home. Last week I shared my trick for packing a sliced apple (read: A Clever Way To Pack …

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how to pack apples in lunch boxes

A Clever Way To Pack Apples in Lunch Boxes

November 11, 2015 by Sally

Packing fruit in lunch boxes is a breeze in the spring and summer, when all kinds of fruits–from blueberries to watermelon–are in season, widely available, and at their absolute peak. Come fall, pickings get a little slim, but apples are plentiful. Trouble is, my boys don’t like to have whole apples in their lunch (my second grader’s …

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