School Lunch Recipes

Wondering what to pack for a healthy school lunch? You've come to the right place! From lunchtime sandwiches to after-school snacks, our recipe collection has dozens of great ideas.

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Graham Cracker Bars

From Better Homes and Gardens

For an irresistible dessert that is quick and easy to make, try this delicious bar recipe.

Graham Cracker Bars

Egg Salad Sandwiches

From Better Homes and Gardens

Kids may run to the lunch table when they find out this popular sandwich is on the menu. It's also ideal for the vegetarian diet.

Egg Salad Sandwiches

Chocolate Chip Cookies

From Better Homes and Gardens

This classic cookie is an updated version of the recipe that appeared in the 1941 edition of the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Speedy Pesto Wraps

From Better Homes and Gardens

Use flavored, plain, or whole wheat tortillas for these easy turkey roll-ups. Or layer the fixings in a hoagie bun.

Speedy Pesto Wraps

Beef and Blue Cheese Wraps

From Better Homes and Gardens

For a healthy meal, try this combination of beef, blue cheese, and roasted red pepper. Best of all, it'll be ready in less than 30 minutes!

Beef and Blue Cheese Wraps

Honey-Mustard Pretzel Snacks

From Better Homes and Gardens

Pack these crunchy snacks into school lunches or to take along on hiking or biking outings.

Honey-Mustard Pretzel Snacks

Extra-Special Peanut Butter

From Better Homes and Gardens

Give plain ol' peanut butter sandwiches appetizing interest while kids spark their creative license. Toppings range from fruit to vegetable to cereal, encouraging a range of tastes and nutrition.

Extra-Special Peanut Butter

Ginger Cookies

From Midwest Living

Keep an eye out for these spice and molasses cookies. They're so delicious they may not even have time to cool before they're gone!

Ginger Cookies

Sugar Cookie Farm Animals

From Better Homes and Gardens

Kids will have as much fun making this tasty animal cookie recipe as eating them. Decorate with canned frosting and crumbled wheat biscuits.

Sugar Cookie Farm Animals

Giant Ginger Cookies

From Better Homes and Gardens

Chewy and delicious, these cookies are giants in both size and ginger flavor. They're perfect for a child's lunch sack.

Giant Ginger Cookies

Pretzel Snack Mix

From Better Homes and Gardens

A blend of Italian seasoning, garlic, and butter makes this easy snack mix an unforgettable treat. Prepare a bowl for movie night or serve it at your next party.

Pretzel Snack Mix

Crunchy PB and A Wrap

From Better Homes and Gardens

Filled with apple and crunchy granola, kids will be sure to eat this lunchtime peanut butter wrap.

Crunchy PB and A Wrap

Banana-Raisin Trail Mix

From Better Homes and Gardens

Let the kids stir together a batch of this high-energy snack mix. It's perfect for hiking, biking, or backyard munching.

Banana-Raisin Trail Mix

Red-Nose Reindeer

From Better Homes and Gardens

These chocolate cookies travel well so they make kid-pleasing holiday treats for school.

Red-Nose Reindeer

Turkey Twirl

From Better Homes and Gardens

A turkey sandwich is so grown-up. A turkey wrap is fun food, easy to pick up, and deliciously crunchy with colorful carrots.

Turkey Twirl

Back-to-School Raspberry Granola Bars

From Food & Wine

Karen DeMasco's crumbly soft, jammy-sweet bars travel well, so they're ideal for school bake sales. She says, "They are quick to put together with pantry staples, and everyone seems to love them." They're delicious made with any flavor of jam, as well as the raspberry preserves called for here. (Recipe adapted from The Craft of Baking.)

Back-to-School Raspberry Granola Bars

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Apple Breakfast Bars

From Better Homes and Gardens

This no-bake cookie bar is great for a snack or breakfast on the go.

Apple Breakfast Bars

Flower Cookies with Cardamom

From Better Homes and Gardens

These shaped and frosted sugar cookies are great for a spring party or wedding shower.

Flower Cookies with Cardamom

Triple-Peanut Bars

From Better Homes and Gardens

A Christmas cookie exchange favorite, these dessert bars feature peanut butter cookie dough, peanut butter pieces, and peanut butter icing.

Triple-Peanut Bars

Carron' s "Killer" Cookies

From Family Circle

Rolled oats, packaged rice cereal, coconut, and chocolate chips make these yummy cereal cookies a kid-favorite recipe.

Carron' s "Killer" Cookies

Panforte Bars

From Better Homes and Gardens

These rich bars resemble panforte, an Italian pastry, but are much easier to make!

Panforte Bars

Tuna Salad with Capers

From Better Homes and Gardens

A mixture of mayonnaise, Cajun seasoning, lemon juice, and capers provide the dressing for this tuna salad main dish recipe. Prepare from start-to-finish in less than 30 minutes.

Tuna Salad with Capers

Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies

From Family Circle

To make these over-size cookies, stir chocolate chunks and pecans into a peanut butter cookie dough. Baking at a low temperature ensures soft cookies.

Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sour Cream and Raisin Bars

From Better Homes and Gardens

Raisin pie fans will love these down-home bars with a buttery oatmeal crust and crumb topper. For other fruit flavors, try snipped dried apricots, dried cherries, or dried cranberries instead of the raisins.

Sour Cream and Raisin Bars

Mother-Knows-Best Carrot Cookies

From Midwest Living

If your kids won't eat their carrots, sneak them in some cookies, as we've done with this recipe. These moist, cake-like treats are topped with an orange frosting.

Mother-Knows-Best Carrot Cookies

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