Kids Lunch Ideas

Here are some lunch box Ideas I have come up with for my son who started first grade this fall. I intend to keep it as a balanced diet, for the most part, and colorful. I hope it helps other busy moms too. Please feel free to send in your constructive comments and suggestions. Enjoy!

Lunch1: Strawberries, green apple, peanut butter, veggies and turkey sausage stir fry rolled in whole wheat flat bread.	Lunch 2: Watermelon, celery, cucumber, turkey sausages, cheese rolls in whole wheat flat bread and milk.
Lunch 3: Red apples, peanut butter, a cupcake, brown rice, vegetables and turkey fried rice; milk	Lunch 4: Vegetable stir fry, green apples, chicken dumplings, peanut butter and jelly sandwich; milk.
Lunch 5: Meatball curry and rice, green apples, wheat crackers, yogurt parfait and cherry juice	Lunch 6: Veggies and meat fried rice, trail mix of nuts, strawberries, apples and milk.
Lunch 7: Omelet wrapped in tomatoes and spinach whole wheat tortilla with cream cheese. Apples strawberries, cucumbers and milk.	Lunch 8: Mini football shaped pizzas with veggies; watermelon, oranges, carrots and milk.
Lunch 9: Vegetable pilaf, apples, strawberries, whole wheat crackers, trail mix and milk.	Lunch 10: Carrots, cheese and egg in a spinach tortilla. Oranges, strawberries and trail mix; milk.
Lunch 11: Pork meatballs and vegetable fried rice, cherry tomatoes, apples and oranges; milk.	Lunch 12: Turkey slices and carrots in a cheese spread within a spinach tortilla; grapes and apples, trail mix and milk.
Lunch 13: Chicken sausage and vegetable noodles; Oranges, grapes and fruit cheerios, milk.	Lunch 14: Turkey sausages and vegetable fried rice. Apples, strawberries and oranges, milk.
Lunch 15: Turkey sausages wrapped in lettuce and mayonaise, some fruits and cream cheese, milk.	Lunch 16: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Sauteed veggies, grapes and milk of course.
Lunch 17: Vegetable upma/cracked wheat pudding, apples, trail mix, a rice crispy and milk.	Lunch 18: Shrimp fried rice and a turkey sausage. Oranges, apple juice and a cheese stick.
Lunch 19: Lemon chicken rolls in wheat chapatis, grilled broccoli and zucchini. Cheese stick and rice crisps.	Lunch 20: Veggie and fried brown rice, a boiled egg. Grilled broccoli and zucchini. An oatmeal bar and cheese stick.