100+ Healthy, Delicious and Easy Lunchbox Snacks
One of the most important features successful lunchboxes have are the snacks you tuck inside. You need a main meal for lunch & to keep energy levels high throughout the day it’s best to have well balanced, tasty and healthy snacks at the ready.
Snacks don’t have to be over thought, they just need to provide essential nutrients and calories to keep you going. Reaching for overly processed items in vending machines and the school cafeteria are costly, filled with sugars, salt, also empty calories. One of the goals of Project LunchBox is to help you make better, more informed choices. Those choices are best when you purchase your own foods and cook at home.
Besides, snacks and mini meals are super fun to look forward to!
In case you are wondering, what you see above includes:
- Homemade Granola Bars
- Easy Peasy Fruit Salad (cut up fruit with a squeeze of lemon juice)
- Homemade Hummus*
- Homemade Applesauce*
- Beef, Turkey or Bison Jerky
- Homemade Granola
- Fruit and Yogurt Parfaits
- Dark Chocolate and Nuts
- Dried Fruit and Almonds
- Nutty Fruity Quinoa
- Homemade Tapioca Pudding (vegan)
- DIY Lunchables
- Whole Grain Pretzels and Cream Cheese
- Maple Roasted Pecans
*it’s OK if you buy the healthy stuff from the store too
Snacking tips
Eat whole foods.
We hear this time and time again. Not only are whole foods better for you, they are budget friendly and are more likely to keep you in your skinny jeans. Besides, whole foods (foods closest to their natural source) taste better. More on this in my 10 Secrets to Skinny post.
Choose your ingredients from the perimeter of the grocery store.
These are the freshest foods and the most economical choices. See my