25 Non-Sandwich Lunch Ideas

If your kids are not that into sandwiches, or get bored of them easily, it can be hard to know what else to provide as a substantial lunch in their lunchbox.  We have put together some ideas for you - with lots of these recommended by other mums in our Facebook Community!

Here's our list of 25 non-sandwich lunch ideas for kids lunchboxes:

• Pinwheels/scrolls - with fillings like ham and cheese, vegemite and cheese, or pizza (pizza sauce, salami, cheese, chopped spinach)
• Noodles - use an insulated food jar to keep them hot, and add extra veggies to boost the nutrition
• Quiche - make mini lunchbox sized quiches, or make a large once and chop into wedges
• Fried rice
• Sushi
• Grazing box of cheese and crackers, veggie sticks and dip
• Pasta salad (you could use an insulated food jar for this too, to keep it cold)
• Homemade sausage rolls with extra veggies
• Homemade pizza - get creative using an English muffin as the base, or sweet potato
• Croissant
• Mini hot dogs
• Meatballs - and us little Stix skewers to thread them on to
• Rice paper rolls (hot tip is to use cucumber or carrot slices so they don't stick together)
• Fritters - including things like ham and corn or veggies (you could also grate zucchini into them for some hidden greens)
• Potato salad
• Wraps (see this blog post for 10 wrap filing ideas for kids)
• Lasagne bites made with wonton wrappers
• Leftover cold pasta, such as ravioli
• Curry and rice in a food jar
• Tacos
• Cold nachos or deconstructed nachos for the child to put together when they eat it
• Veggie muffins
• Pancakes or pikelets - add spinach to make them Hulk pikelets!
• Quesadilla 
• Hard boiled eggs

Packing school lunches doesn't have to be difficult!  With a good quality airtight lunchbox, some clever accessories and a bit of planning you'll save youself a lot of time (and washing up!).

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