Healthy Bento Lunch Ideas from Bentoland

Healthy Bento Lunch Box Ideas from Bentoland

Putting together healthy lunchboxes can be hard but can be  made easier by having a variety of ingredients on hand

Enlist the help of your children, encourage them to put together a healthy lunchbox .To make a balanced lunch it is desirable to include the following 5 food groups, Grains/Breads, Dairy, Proteins, Veggies and Fruit.

I hope this list will help and inspire you

Grains/Breads

Baguette 

Bread rolls

Couscous

Crackers

Creamed rice

Croissant

English Muffins

Foccacia

Fried rice

Fruit Loaf

Mountain bread

Mini Muffins

Muesli bar

Noodles

Pancakes

Pasta

Pita Bread

Pizza

Quinoa

Rice Cakes

Rice Salad

Ryvita

Scone

Sliced Bread White or Wholewheat

Sushi

Tortillas

Turkish Bread

Wraps

Sandwich Spreads

Chicken salad

Cream cheese

Egg mayonnaise

Honey

Hummus

Nut butters

Peanut butter

Vegemite

Proteins

4 Bean salad

Baked Beans

Biltong/Jerky

Chicken balls

Chicken drumsticks

Chicken Nuggets

Eggs boiled

Fish fingers

Ham

Meatballs

Mini hot dog sausage

Mini Quiche

Omelette

Salami

Sausage

Sausage Rolls

Sliced meat

Smoked salmon

Tuna

Turkey

Vegetarian quiche

Vegetarian Sausage Rolls

Veggies

Beetroot

Capsicum

Carrots

Celery

Coleslaw

Cucumber

Edamame (Soybeans)

Lettuce

Button Mushrooms

Potato Salad

Snow Peas

Sweetcorn

Wakame

Fruit

Apples cubed or sliced dipped in orange juice to prevent discolouration

Avocado

Bananas

Fruit salad

Grapes

Grape tomatoes

Kiwi fruit

Mandarin

Mango

Melon

Olives

Orange

Peaches

Pears

Pineapple

Raspberries

Strawberries

Dairy

Babybel Cheese

Brie

Cheddar Cheese

Cheese Wedges eg Laughing Cow

Cottage Cheese

Cream Cheese

Custard

Dips

Milk

Yogurt

Occasional Treats

Craisins

Dates

Figs

Muffins

Prunes

Sultanas