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5 Ingredient Bento Box Lunches for Kids for a Week

Aug 30, 2017 · Leave a Comment

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If you're looking for some easy, creative, and healthy school lunch ideas for kids, check out these super simple 5 ingredient bento box lunches for kids for a WHOLE WEEK!

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Libby's. The opinions and text are all mine.

5 Ingredient Bento Box Lunches for Kids for a Week - If you're looking for some easy, creative, and healthy school lunch ideas for kids, check out these super simple 5 ingredient bento box lunches for kids for a WHOLE WEEK!

5 Ingredient Bento Box Lunches for Kids for a Week

Ugh. You guys. Confession time. It's only the third week of school, and I've already packed PB&J four times! ?? Sigh. I get big dreams about amazing Pinterest-worthy school lunches, but every year those dreams are dashed with a hearty dose of reality.

Here's a typical "oh-my-gosh-we're-in-such-a-huge-hurry-and-I'm-so-tired-I-could-pass-out lunch (So, like. Most days.) Bread, peanut butter, jelly, fruit, water bottle. Five ingredients. Throw it in a lunch box and go.  Since five ingredients is all I can apparently handle, I'm excited to partner with Libby's® Fruits and Vegetables to share a week's worth of ridiculously easy 5 ingredient bento box lunches for kids.  .

So, five ingredients, right? Doesn't sound so bad. But,... what can you really DO with five ingredients? A lot, actually! Stick with real, simple foods, and include fruits and veggies, like Libby's® Vegetable Cups. You don't even need to prep the veggies.  Just grab an individually packaged Libby's® Vegetable Cup for your kid's bento or lunch box, and you're ready to go. Plus, they're loaded with vitamins and minerals, without saturated or trans-fat, and they provide a full serving of veggies, with as little as 10 calories, that your kids can eat anywhere.

5 Ingredient Bento Box Lunches for Kids for a Week - If you're looking for some easy, creative, and healthy school lunch ideas for kids, check out these super simple 5 ingredient bento box lunches for kids for a WHOLE WEEK!

Okay, before I show you my bentos for the week, I want to share one last back-to-school hack. You know those crazy weeknights when the kids get home from school, but have to leave in 30 seconds for this or that activity until bedtime and you're pulling your hair out trying to get dinner on the table? Yeah, well, Libby's® Vegetable Cups come in microwave safe containers, so you can heat them up and serve them for dinner or a snack. Or leave them cold to add to a quick salad.  They come in cut green beans, diced carrots, sweet peas, whole kernel sweet corn, and peas & carrots, so it's easy to switch things up and keep it interesting.

5 Ingredient Bento Box Lunches for Kids for a Week - If you're looking for some easy, creative, and healthy school lunch ideas for kids, check out these super simple 5 ingredient bento box lunches for kids for a WHOLE WEEK!

To find out more, get coupons, and find Libby's® Vegetable Cups near you, head to GetBackToTheTable.com.

Now, for the main attraction:

 

5 Ingredient Bento Box Lunches for Kids for a Week with Libby's® Vegetable Cups

 

5 Ingredient Bento Box Lunches for Kids for a Week - If you're looking for some easy, creative, and healthy school lunch ideas for kids, check out these super simple 5 ingredient bento box lunches for kids for a WHOLE WEEK!

Monday

I like this one as a Monday lunch because it's easy to prep on Sunday night. And, yeah, I got a little excited and added a little bit of chopped fresh parsley and a few blueberries to make it look extra pretty.

Ingredients

  1. Cooked spaghetti
  2. Italian dressing
  3. Meatballs
  4. Libby's® Cut Green Beans Cup
  5. Mandarin orange slices

 

 

 

5 Ingredient Bento Box Lunches for Kids for a Week - If you're looking for some easy, creative, and healthy school lunch ideas for kids, check out these super simple 5 ingredient bento box lunches for kids for a WHOLE WEEK!

Tuesday

Experiment with your and your kids' favorite kinds of fruit.  Fruit salads can be so fun. Go for traditional, tropical, melon, you name it.

Ingredients

  1. Fruit Salad (I just use strawberries, blueberries, grapes, and a squirt of lemon juice)
  2. Hard boiled eggs
  3. Libby's® Diced Carrot Cup
  4. Roasted Almonds
  5. Pita Crackers

 

 

 

5 Ingredient Bento Box Lunches for Kids for a Week - If you're looking for some easy, creative, and healthy school lunch ideas for kids, check out these super simple 5 ingredient bento box lunches for kids for a WHOLE WEEK!

Wednesday

I have made these little wraps with and without the apple.  My kids like both, but you can do whatever your kids like most. You can also try different kinds of meats or cheeses.

Ingredients

  1. Ham, cheese, and apple wraps
  2. Libby's® Whole Kernel Corn Cup
  3. Pretzels
  4. Grapes

 

 

 

5 Ingredient Bento Box Lunches for Kids for a Week - If you're looking for some easy, creative, and healthy school lunch ideas for kids, check out these super simple 5 ingredient bento box lunches for kids for a WHOLE WEEK!

Thursday

A little Italian-inspired lunch here that's fun on a stick.  I actually used pretzel sticks as the skewers for the little Italian kabobs because I was afraid the sharp wooden ones might be an issue for school.

Ingredients

  1. Italian kabobs (salami, mozzarella cube, baby spinach, and a cherry tomato on a pretzel "skewer")
  2. Libby's® Cut Green Beans Cup
  3. Blueberries
  4. Extra pretzel sticks

 

5 Ingredient Bento Box Lunches for Kids for a Week - If you're looking for some easy, creative, and healthy school lunch ideas for kids, check out these super simple 5 ingredient bento box lunches for kids for a WHOLE WEEK!

Friday

Saved the easiest one for last because FRIDAY! I made a sandwich, but it is NOT your average PB&J. So I'm counting it.

Ingredients

  1. Bagel Sandwich (Put ANYTHING on it! My boys love meat, cheese, and mayo, but my daughter loves cream cheese, cucumbers, and tomatoes.  You can even go a little sweet with cream cheese and strawberries or a peanut butter and marshmallow creme.  YUM.)
  2. Libby's® Sweet Peas Cup
  3. Strawberries
  4. Veggie chips (the ones in the picture are root vegetable chips, but you could use veggie straws too)

 

So what do you think? Totally doable, right? Do you have any favorite easy bento lunches? Share them in the comments.

 

Go to GetBackToTheTable.com to get more information on Libby's® Vegetable Cups

 

 

5 Ingredient Bento Box Lunches for Kids for a Week - If you're looking for some easy, creative, and healthy school lunch ideas for kids, check out these super simple 5 ingredient bento box lunches for kids for a WHOLE WEEK!

 

 

 

 

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Libby's. The opinions and text are all mine.


 

 

 

 

5 Ingredient Bento Box Lunches for Kids for a Week - If you're looking for some easy, creative, and healthy school lunch ideas for kids, check out these super simple 5 ingredient bento box lunches for kids for a WHOLE WEEK!
5 Ingredient Bento Box Lunches for Kids for a Week - If you're looking for some easy, creative, and healthy school lunch ideas for kids, check out these super simple 5 ingredient bento box lunches for kids for a WHOLE WEEK!
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