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Want to pack a whole week’s worth of school or office lunches with one featured ingredient? Today I’m going to show you how to pack 5 healthy school lunch ideas with turkey.
Making a variety of meals with one main ingredient is a lunch meal prep tip I have been using and demonstrating for years with ingredients like hard-boiled eggs, ham, chicken salad, and egg salad.
By focusing on one ingredient, in this case, deli turkey, you can plan and pack fresh lunches. Not to mention how much you will cut down on food waste. It’s a simple tip for parents that yields great and delicious benefits.

School & Office Lunches with Turkey
I think we can all agree that turkey is one of the most popular ingredients for school lunches, and in these recipes, I’ll show you how to pack it in different ways and with different lunch sides, so no one gets bored.
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When you’re done with these recipes, be sure to try the school lunches from my series using 1 main ingredient to pack lunches for the week. Peanut butter sandwich ideas, ham lunch ideas, lunch ideas with pasta or school lunches with hummus.
14 Healthy School Lunch Ideas with Turkey

Watch How It’s Packed:
Ingredients
- ¼ cup hummus
- 2 large flour tortillas
- 6 slices deli turkey
- ⅓ cup matchstick carrots
Instructions
- Spread the hummus over each tortilla.Top both tortillas with sliced deli turkey and the matchstick carrots. Fold and roll tightly before slicing in half.
- Serve immediately or pack into lunch containers with your choice of fruit and veggies.
Equipment
Nutrition
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Mery says
There’s always turkey leftovers in our fridge so these lunch ideas are everything!! Thank you so much!!
Anne says
Now I have a different lunch idea for each day of the week, love it!
Sarah says
My will will only eat turkey so these lunch ideas are great! So easy!
Wendy says
My kiddo will only eat Turkey for lunch so these healthy school lunch ideas with turkey is such a big help! Looking forward to giving them a try and switch up his everyday school lunch.
Rita says
I love turkey lunches because they are quick and hit the spot. Our family lives off of them!!
Jennifer says
Loved these ideas, both of my kids picked different things to pack, but I got to use the same ingredients for each.
akailma says
Love these ideas
akailma says
Love these ideas! Awesome!