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    11 Balanced Toddler Lunch Box Ideas

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    These are 11 of my favorite healthy and balanced toddler lunch box lunch ideas that come together in under 15 minutes and are so easy to recreate! They are perfect for preschool or daycare lunches and I hope you love these delicious bento box ideas as much as I do. Adjust serving size, food size and shapes based on age and share these with a mom friend who could benefit!

    homemade pizza lunchables with naan dippers, pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, cucumbers and figs in a lunch box.
    Healthy Bento Box Idea #1: Homemade Pizza Lunchable
    • Naan Dippers (everything seasoning): Carbohydrates
    • Rao’s Pizza Sauce: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Full Fat Mozzarella Cheese: Carbohydrates + Protein + Fat
    • Figs, Sliced: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Cucumbers, Sliced: Carbohydrates + Fiber

    Bentgo 5 Compartment Bento Box: here.

    Cheese wrap, star shaped cucumbers, pitted cherries, plantain chips and annies cheddar bunnies in a bento box.
    Balanced Bento Box Idea #2: Cheese Wrap
    • A slice of Colby Jack Cheese wrapped in a Tortilla (Optional: sear on a pan to melt the cheese a bit): Fat + Protein + Carbohydrates
    • Cucumbers, Cut into Stars: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Cherries, Pitted: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Plantain Chips: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Annie’s Cheddar Bunnies: Carbohydrates + Fat + Protein

    Bentgo Kids Chill Bento Box: here. Annie’s Cheddar Bunnies: here. Star Cutter: here. Cherry Pitter: here.

    cream cheese and nitrate free uncrushable in the shape of a heart, quartered grapes, sliced cucumbers, hippie chips in a lunch box.
    Balanced Daycare Lunch Box Idea #3: Heart Breaker
    • Cream Cheese + Nitrate Free Turkey +100% Whole Wheat Uncrustable: Carbohydrates + Protein + Fat
    • Cucumber Slices: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Quartered Grapes + Sliced Strawberries: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Hippeas Chips: Carbohydrates + Fat + Protein

    Bentgo Kids Chill Bento Box: here. Hippeas Puffs: here. Grape Cutter: here. Bento Accessories: here and here.

    dino themed lunch box with a dino uncrunstable, sliced kiwis, amari smoothie melts, chickpea crackers in a bento box.
    Easy Daycare Lunch Box Idea #4: Dino Themed
    • Hummus+100% Whole Wheat Uncrustable: Carbohydrates + Protein + Fat
    • Kiwi Slices with hemp seeds: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Amara Smoothie Melts “Dino Eggs”: Carbohydrates
    • Chickpea crackers “Rocks”: Carbohydrates + Protein

    Bentgo Kids Chill Bento Box: here. Dino Sandwich Cutter and Press: here. Dino Picks: here.

    cucumber and hummus roll ups with kiwis, flower shaped strawberries, chickpea crackers, freeze dried strawberries and bananas with a once upon a farm packet in a lunch box.
    Toddler Lunch Box Idea #5: Spring Time
    • Hummus+cucumber + 100% Whole Wheat Roll Ups: Carbohydrates + Protein + Fat
    • Kiwi Slices+ Strawberries: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Once Upon A Farm Fruit and Veggie Blend: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Freeze Dried Bananas + Strawberries cut into flowers: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Chickpea crackers “Rocks”: Carbohydrates + Protein

    Bentgo 5 Compartment Bento Box: here. Veggie and fruit cutters:here.

    A snack box with naan dippers, whipped cream cheese, blueberries, quartered grape tomatoes with a pinch of salt, amari smoothie melts in a bento box.
    Toddler Lunch Box Idea #6: Snack Box
    • Naan Dippers: Carbohydrates
    • Whipped Cream Cheese: Protein + Fat
    • Quartered Grape tomatoes: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Blueberries: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Amara Smoothie Melts: Carbohydrates

    Bentgo 5 Compartment Bento Box: here. Grape Cutter: here.

    viral tiktok tortilla wrap with tomatoes and cream cheese, hummus, strawberries, mini peppers, and harvest snaps in a yum box for a daycare lunch box
    Toddler Lunch Box Idea #7: TikTok Tortilla Hack
    • Tortilla + Cream Cheese + Tomato Slices: Carbohydrates + Protein + Fat
    • Hummus: Carbohydrates + Fiber + Fat
    • Mini Peppers: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Strawberries: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Harvest Snaps: Carbohydrates + Fat + Protein

    Yumbox Panino Lunch Box: here.Food Picks: here.

    Preschool lunch with strawberries, baba ghanoush, quartered grapes, B shaped cucumbers, baby bel cheese and naan dippers.
    Toddler Lunch Box Idea #8: Snack Box
    • Naan Dippers, Sliced in Half: Carbohydrates
    • Babybel Cheese: Protein + Fat
    • Quartered Grapes/Strawberry: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Cucumbers in B shapes for Beckham: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Egg Plant Dip: Carbohydrates + Fiber + Fat.

    Bentgo 5 Compartment Bento Box: here. Grape Cutter: here. Food Picks: here. Letter Cutters: here.

    Raisin ezekiel bread with sunflower butter, corn on the cob, sliced strawberries, and once upon a farm packet in a bento box.
    Preschool Lunch Box Idea #9: Game Day
    • Ezekiel Raisin Bread + Sunflower Butter: Carbohydrates + Fat + Protein
    • Corn on the Cob with butter: Carbohydrates + Fiber + Fat
    • Sliced Strawberries: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Once Upon a Farm Fruit and Veggie Blend: Carbohydrates + Fiber

    Bentgo 5 Compartment Bento Box: here. Football Food Pick: here.

    Cream cheese and almond flour tortilla roll up with sliced apples, strawberries, cucumber spear and peppers with a cerebelly smart bar for a daycare and preschool lunch.
    Preschool Lunch Box Idea #10:
    • Cream Cheese + Tortilla Roll Up: Carbohydrates + Fat + Protein
    • Sliced Cucumbers/ Peppers: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Sliced Strawberries/Sliced Apples: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Cerebelly Smart Bar: Carbohydrates + Protein +Fat

    Bentgo Kids Chill Bento Box: here. Cerebelly Smart bar: here.

    This is a one upon a farm smoothie packet with a cucumber and cream cheese bread roll up with cuties, and sliced peppers in a lunch box for daycare.
    Preschool Lunch Box Idea #11:
    • Cream Cheese + Cucumber+ White Bread (flattened)Roll Up: Carbohydrates + Fiber + Fat + Protein
    • Sliced Peppers: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Sliced Cuties: Carbohydrates + Fiber
    • Once Upon a Farm Fruit and Veggie Blend: Carbohydrates + Fiber.

    Bentgo Kids Chill Bento Box: here.

    If you love these healthy lunch box ideas, you will love my 5 Balanced Toddler Lunch Box Ideas post.

    Disclaimer: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, which means I make a small commission if you choose to purchase through qualifying links.

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    11 Balanced Toddler Lunch Box Ideas

    These are 11 of my favorite easy and balanced toddler lunch box ideas for preschool and daycare that your kids will love!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Total Time 10 minutes
    Course Kids Lunch Box, Lunch, Toddler Lunch Box
    Cuisine American
    Servings 11
    Calories 170 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    Balanced Bento Box Idea #1 Homemade Pizza Lunchable

    • 3 Naan Dippers
    • 2 Tablespoon Rao's Pizza Sauce
    • 3 Tablespoon Mozzarella Cheese Full Fat
    • ¼ Large English Cucumber Sliced
    • 1 Small Fig Sliced

    Balanced Bento Box Idea #2 Cheese Wrap

    • 1 Slice Colby Jack Cheese
    • 1 Tortilla
    • ½ Persian Cucumber Cut into Star Shapes
    • ¼ Cup Cherries Pitted
    • ¼ Cup Annie's Cheddar Bunnies
    • ¼ Cup Plantain Chips

    Balanced Daycare Lunch Box Idea #3 Heart Breaker

    • 2 Tablespoons Creamcheese
    • 1 Slice Nitrate Free Deli Turkey
    • 2 Slices 100% Whole Wheat Bread
    • ½ Persian Cucumber Sliced
    • 3 Green Grapes Quartered
    • 1 Large Strawberry Sliced into heart shapes
    • ½ Cup Hippeas Chips

    Easy Daycare Lunch Box Idea #4: Dino Themed

    • 2 Tablespoons Hummus
    • 2 Slices 100% Whole Wheat Bread
    • ½ Kiwi Sliced
    • 1 Teaspoon Hemp Seeds Sprinked on top
    • ¼ Cup Amari Smoothie Melts
    • ½ Cup Chickpea or Veggie Crisps

    Toddler Lunch Box Idea #5

    • 1 Tablespoon Hummus
    • 1 Spear Cucumber
    • 1 Slice 100% Whole Wheat Bread Flattened with roller or pressed down with hands.
    • ½ Large Golden Kiwi Sliced
    • 1 Medium Strawberry Cut into flower shapes
    • 5 Chickpea or Veggie Crisps
    • 2 Slices Freeze Dried Bananas
    • 2 Slices Freeze Dried Strawberries
    • 1 Packet Once Upon a Farm Packet Fruit and Veggie Blend

    Toddler Lunch Box Idea #6

    • 2 Naan Dippers
    • 3 Tablespoons Whipped Cream Cheese Full Fat
    • ¼ Cup Grape Tomatoes Quartered
    • 1 Tablespoon Amari Smoothie Melts
    • ¼ Cup Fresh Blueberries

    Toddler Lunch Box Idea #7: TikTok Tortilla Hack

    • 2 Tablespoons Cream Cheese Full Fat
    • 2 Slices Roma Tomatoes
    • 1 Tortilla
    • 1 Tablespoon Hummus
    • 1 Mini Pepper
    • ¼ Cup Harvest Snaps

    Toddler Lunch Box Idea #8: Snack Box

    • 2 Naan Dippers
    • ½ Persian Cucumber Cut into "B" Shapes
    • 5 Green Grapes Quartered
    • 1 BabyBel Cheese Cut into small cubes
    • 3 tablespoons Eggplant Dip or Baba Ganoush
    • 1 Medium Strawberry

    Preschool Lunch Box Idea #9: Game Day

    • 1 Slice Ezekiel Raisin Bread
    • 2 Tablespoons Sunflower Butter
    • 2 Large Strawberries
    • ½ Corn on the Cob with Butter
    • 1 Once Upon a Farm Packet Fruit and Veggie Blend

    Preschool Lunch Box Idea #10:

    • 2 Tablespoons Cream Cheese Full Fat
    • 1 Tortilla
    • ¼ Apple Sliced
    • 3 Strawberries Diced
    • 1 Mini Pepper Sliced
    • ¼ Cucumber Spear
    • 1 Cerebelly Smart Bar

    Preschool Lunch Box Idea #11:

    • 1 Slice White Bread
    • 1 Tablespoon Cream Cheese Full-Fat
    • 1 Cucumber Spear
    • ½ Cutie Chopped
    • 1 Mini Peppers Sliced
    • 1 Once Upon a Farm Packet Fruit and Veggie Blend

    Instructions
     

    Bento Box #1

    • 1. Cut up fruit and veggies based on preference and age and assemble lunch box.

    Bento Box #2

    • You may cut out shapes into one side of your tortilla then add in your slice of cheese. Roll your tortilla. You may optionally sear it to melt the cheese a bit and help the tortilla stay together. Assemble the rest of your bento box according to the picture.

    Bento Box #3:

    • Add cream cheese and turkey to your whole wheat bread and use a heart shaped cutter and press to make a heart shaped uncrustable. Use a knife to cut a jagged line and "break the heart" in half. Assemble the rest of your bento box according to the picture.

    Bento Box #4:

    • Add hummus to your whole wheat bread and use a dinosaur shaped cutter and press to make dinosaur shaped uncrushable. Use a knife to cut a jagged line and "break the heart" in half. Assemble the rest of your bento box according to the picture and add in your food picks.

    Bento Box #5:

    • Grab your 100% whole wheat bread and use your hands or a roller to press down the bread and flatten in. Add your hummus in an even layer across the surface of your bread and then add in a spear of cucumber at one end. Roll it up and then cut every ½ inch to make little "sushi" resembling bites.
    • Use a knife to cut your kiwi into a jagged shape to create a cool look and use your fruit and vegetable cutters to cut your strawberries into flower shapes. Assemble the rest of the bento box according to the picture.

    Bento Box #6:

    • Assemble your bento box according to the picture.

    Bento Box #7:

    • Grab your tortilla and take a knife and cut a line from the center of the tortilla to the bottom edge.Spread cream cheese evenly across the surface of your tortilla and then add in tomato slices to one quadrant of the tortilla. Start with the bottom left corner and fold it up and over the top left. Then fold it over the top right, and finally fold it down to the bottom right. Then use your knife to cut in half into two small triangles. Assemble the rest of the bento box according to the picture.

    Bento Box #8:

    • Assemble your bento box according to the picture using cutters and picks as seen.

    Bento Box #9:

    • Grab your ezekiel bread and then add in your sunflower butter in an even layer. Use a knife to cut your ezekiel bread in half and then place the surfaces with sunflower butter together to make half a sandwich. Serve like this or cut into smaller bite sized pieces depending on your child's age. Assemble the rest of the bento box according to the picture.

    Bento Box #10:

    • Add cream cheese to your tortilla, roll up and then cut into ½" pieces. Assemble the rest of the bento box according to the picture.

    Bento Box #11:

    • Grab your bread and use your hands or a roller to press down the bread and flatten in. Add your cream cheese in an even layer across the surface of your bread and then add in a spear of cucumber at one end. Roll it up and then cut every ½ inch to make little "sushi" resembling bites. Assemble the rest of the bento box according to the picture.

    Notes

    Nutrition information changes based off the meal you make. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 170kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 7gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.001gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 229mgPotassium: 235mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 492IUVitamin C: 25mgCalcium: 115mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword Bento Box Lunch, Daycare Lunch Box, Preschool Lunch Box
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    1. Claire says

      5 stars
      SUPER HELPFUL! Love this

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