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!
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
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