If you want to get more fruit in your child’s day, start with the lunchbox! There are so many delicious kid-favorite ways to add this sweet & healthy food group to your school lunches.
Read on, to see 25 different ways to pack fruit-filled lunches that your child will love!
School Lunches Using Fruit
Customize the ideas below with your child’s favorite fruits that can be enjoyed in lunchbox!
Fruit Bento Box
Your child's favorite fruit is the perfect staple for this recipe. Pack fresh apple slices, berries, or any other fruit with a protein for a filling lunch.
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More about how to pack a smoothie for lunch here.
Fruit & Veggie Bento
This super fruit and veggie lunchbox with peanut butter dip pairs well with your child's favorite sandwich to keep them full and satisfied at lunch.
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Packing Tip: Dips and other sauces are also a plus, and make fruits much more appetizing, much like my Homemade Sunflower Chocolate Spread or Chocolate Peanut Butter Dip!
Blueberry Yogurt Parfait
Blueberry is the star of this parfait packed in a thermos and topped with granola for the perfect fruit-filled lunch side!
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Picnic Bento Lunch Box
Mix fruit, veggies, and deli meat into a cute little picnic bento box! It's fresh, simple, and tasty.
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Fruit Skewers
These Rainbow Fruit Skewers make a great quick snack or healthy lunch side. Your child will love how fun they are to eat!
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Blueberry Bread Sandwich
Turn an ordinary baked good into an epic lunch bag snack. This Blueberry Bread Sandwich is worth it.
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Fruit Dipping Bento
This bento assembles a fruit & veggie-filled lunch and makes them more fun to eat with a delicious dip! Pack extra of their favorite fruits for a rounded lunch.
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Hawaiian Grilled Cheese
This epic sandwich is made with tangy pineapple so that your child can enjoy both a delicious grilled cheese and fruit! Bonus points if you pack extra fruit as a side.
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Strawberry Cheesecake Lunch Side
Loaded with fruit, this lunchbox parfait is a healthy lunch side that tastes just like a dessert for your favorite sweet tooth.
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Grapes & Cheese Bento
This apple and grape bento is the perfect addition to any sandwich. Assembles in 5 minutes for a nutritious, fast, and tasty school lunch.
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Cheese and Fruit Bistro Box
This budget-friendly Starbuck's inspired bento packs options like Brie, carrots, and fresh fruit. Don't break the bank treating yourself!
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Lunchbox Fruit Salad Cups
This prep-ahead recipe includes fresh pineapple, kiwi, and berries, but you can substitute any of their faves in these cups.
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Healthy Rainbow Snack Box
Fresh apples, grapes, or berries pack with fresh ingredients for a delicious Rainbow Snack Box for lunch!
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Strawberry Peanut Butter Sandwich
If your child loves PB & Jelly, make this epic Peanut Butter and Strawberry Sandwich that is full of fresh strawberries and is super satisfying for lunch.
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Salami Bento with Pears
If your child is tired of apples, swap them for juicy pears! Pears are great additions to a lunch because they are unique and delicious.
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Banana Sushi Rolls
Use up leftover bananas for a fun school lunch idea. Pair the bananas with any favorite nut butter for ultimate flavor at lunch.
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Protein & Fruit Bento
This snack lover's paradise is loaded with delicious fruit. Including chopped fruit in a bento is one of the best ways to get kids to eat more fruits or try new ones!
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Banana Chocolate Granola Bars
This Granola Bar recipe is full of bananas and can be cut into their favorite shapes for a super fun, kid-approved lunchtime snack.
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Chicken Apple Grilled Sandwich
Does your child want a new sandwich in rotation? This one a great way to incorporate fruits into their diet. The crisp apple and melty cheese flavors blend together so incredibly.
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Ham & Cheese Apple Wraps
The best snack boxes are these simple apples wrapped in ham and cheese. Lunchtime with deliciously crispy apples doesn't get much better!
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Baked Banana Chips
Have overripe bananas? These Banana Chips are easy to make and pair great with dips or sandwiches.
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DIY Lunchbox Yogurt Parfait
Kids and teens love this mixed berry yogurt parfait they can make themselves at school!
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Baked Apple Crisps
Another ultimate fruity treat is Apple Chips. These are great for the lunchbox and are made with apples and cinnamon.
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Peanut Butter Apple Wraps
This healthy school lunch is a tasty combination of peanut butter and apples. Apples add a delicious crisp in every bite.
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Fruit Leather
Made with strawberries and honey, these taste just like fruit roll ups for a lunch side that is semi-sweet and full of nutrition from fruit.
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Red, White, Blue Parfait
This patriotic recipe is a fun way to serve your kids juicy blueberries and strawberries. This Fruit and Yogurt Parfait is the perfect lunchtime pairing.
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Grape Parfait
This healthy Grape Parfait is the perfect afternoon lunch side because it's made with juicy grapes. This is one they'll want you to make again and again.
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onJanuary 25, 2024
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