Its possible to make a delicious, relatively nutritious lunch for just a few dollars a day.
10 Cheap School Lunch Ideas
Get ready: These lunch ideas are going to make you hungry.
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They take a few minutes of prep, but theyre worth it.
Gotta congeal that cheese.
Fuentes layers on thin-sliced apples and cheese slices, and grills them between eight-inch tortillas.
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Polka-Dot Pizza Dippers
Your resident pizza fiend will ask for this easy, cheap lunch day after day.
They bake up flaky, and you’re free to season to taste.
No-Bake Banana Burritos
Heres a wholesome lunch that requires zero cooking.
Its a sweet twist on the typical PB&J: a PB&J banana burrito.
Feeling pooped from a long day of parenting?
Even smaller students can prepare this lunch on their own.
Choose a reusable container with sections to pack four to six different bite-size treats.
Nike, who runs the blogChoose to Thrive, likes to make her kids bento boxes look like Lunchables.
Its also easy to adjust portion sizes based on your students appetite.
I say: Lets not work that hard.
Then, either microwave these magical sandwich sticks or grill in a pan for a few minutes.
If youre a nice parent, add a small cup of maple syrup for dipping.
The frozen waffles are sweet enough on their own.
you could make a batch of these and freeze them so theyll defrost for junior by lunchtime.
This isnt Sunday dinner.
Adjust for your desired crispiness.
Freeze the batch and pull out a few at a time.
Send a small container of ketchup to school for dipping.
This recipe makes about 12 in a mini-muffin pan but you might have some left over for a snack!
Its a severely underrated snack, but if you eat enough of them, it totally counts as lunch.
Freeze a zip bag of the fruits of your labor and grab a few for lunchbox duty.
If youre feeling extra nice, include a small container of ketchup or mustard for dipping.
Lisa Rowan is a former writer at The Penny Hoarder.
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