Back to School Lunch Box Ideas – 30 Accompaniments & Desserts

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Accompaniments & Desserts

Our readers have sent in a number of suggestions for what they pack as accompaniments in lunch boxes to make lunch time more interesting and full of surprises.

1. Fruits – cut up like apples, pears, pineapple etc. or whole like bananas, berries etc.

2. Cheese sticks or ‘shapes’ or slices

3. Cereal snack mix

4. Veggie sticks – carrot, celery.

5. Dips and chutneys

6. Shredded salads

7. Wheat crackers

8. Oat and Raisin bars (Flapjacks)

9. Yogurt covered raisins

10. Craisins (dried cranberries)

11. Frozen juice boxes or Cold Milk

12. Frozen applesauce cups

13. Tortilla chips with salsa/guacamole

14. Homemade cookies

15. Popcorn

16. Homemade French fries

17. Homemade pudding

18. Pretzels

19. Homemade granola

20. Nuts for older kids

21. Canned chick peas

22. Fig bars

23. Breakfast bars

24. Crackers

25. Smoothies

26. Rice bars

30. Fruit roll ups for dessert

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