3 Homemade Lunchables for Teens | Healthy Lunch Ideas for High School by MOMables

sliced cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: string cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

sliced deli meat

🥗Healthier: turkey breast

💰Cheaper: ham

Turkey breast is leaner and often less expensive.

hummus

🥗Healthier: avocado dip

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Avocado dip is healthier, while cream cheese is more budget-friendly.

grapes

🥗Healthier: sliced strawberries

💰Cheaper: bananas

Sliced strawberries are lower in sugar, and bananas are often cheaper.

Add leftover grilled or rotisserie chicken to a lunch box.

Load up with cooked turkey or bacon slices.

Add sugar snap peas and grape tomatoes for veggies.

Place a hardboiled egg in the box.

Add cheese cubes on the side.

Pack crackers separately in another container to keep them fresh.

Refrigerate overnight and add to lunch bag in the morning with an ice pack.

For the jerky lunchable, add favorite jerky to one compartment.

Put whole grain crackers in another compartment.

Add cheese and grapes in the same compartment as the jerky.

Put the lid on and refrigerate until the morning.

For the Mediterranean lunchable, fill a smaller container with hummus and place it in a larger compartment.

Pack feta cheese in a small container next to the hummus.

Add kalamata olives to the lunch box.

Add sliced cucumbers to the box.

Pack crackers separately in another compartment.

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