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Salads

Here you’ll find tasty salads made with those ingredients and flavors kids love, and the hacks you need to keep them fresh and appealing until lunchtime.

Filling Lunchbox Salads

Easy-to-pack meals for teenage athletes in the family who need extra protein.

  • chicken strip salad in a lunchbox
    Chicken Strip Salad for Teens
  • cobb salad lunchbox
    Cobb Salad for Teens Lunch
  • a bed of lettuce in a lunchbox and topped with corn, black beans, grilled chicken, and tomatoes. On the side are chips and a sauce container filled with ranch dressing.
    Santa Fe Chicken Salad Lunchbox

Simple Lunch Salads

Turn veggies into delicious salads that kids actually want to eat.

  • BLT Salad Lunchbox
  • salad in a lunch container with dressing and banana chips
    Lunch Salad with Deli Meat
  • three lunchboxes with tomato avocado salad
    Tomato Avocado Salad for Teens
  • egg salad over lettuce with veggies and berries in a lunch container
    Egg Salad Lunch with Lettuce Greens

Pasta Salad

Thanks to these recipes, pasta night leftovers become terrific school lunches in a cinch.

  • pizza pasta salad in a metal lunch box with cucumber slices on the side
    Pizza Pasta Salad for Kids
  • cobb pasta salad in a lunchbox with beans and strawberries on the side
    Cobb Pasta Salad School Lunch
  • pasta lunch box with peas and cheese cubes
    Pasta Lunch Box
  • thai chicken pasta salad in a lunc container with pineapple chunks and snow peas
    Thai Pasta Salad Lunch

Ways to Use Chicken Salad for Lunch

If this is your go-to salad, here are some delicious ways to pack it in the lunchbox.

  • Chicken Salad with Greens
  • chicken salad croissant with lettuce
    Chicken Salad Croissant
  • Easy Chicken Salad Quesadilla
  • chicken salad lunchbox with crackers and apples
    Chicken Salad Lunch

Ways to Pack Egg Salad for Lunch

With these simple recipes, kids will never get bored with this classic salad.

  • egg salad wrap in a lunch container
    Healthy Egg Salad Wrap
  • The Classic Egg Salad Sandwich
  • egg salad stuffed avocado half in a lunch container with banana chips and berries
    Egg Salad Stuffed Avocado Lunch
  • avocado egg sandwich in a lunchbox
    Avocado Egg Salad Sandwich

Lunch Packing Tips for Salads

The pro tips and tricks I’ve learned from packing lunches for my three kids.

  • an image collage of salads packed in a lunchbox
    How to Pack a Salad for Lunch
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    How to Pack Egg Salad for Lunch
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More Salad Ideas for School Lunches

There are salads for every taste, so keep scrolling and find your favorites.

  • hard boiled egg salad in a lunch container with fruit
    Lunch Salad with Hard Boiled Eggs and Tomatoes
  • small salad, with two falafels, and fruit in a lunch container
    Falafel Salad Lunchbox
  • a large winter salad in a glass lunch container
    Winter Salad for Teens
  • school lunchbox with salad, strawberries and crackers
    Caprese Salad with Canned Chicken
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  • cauliflower crunch pasta salad in a metal lunchbox
    Cauliflower Pasta Salad Healthy School Lunch Idea
  • Buffalo Chicken Salad with dressing in a divided lunch container. Carrot sticks and blueberries fill the other two container sides
    Buffalo Chicken Salad Lunchbox
  • image: salmon salad in a lunchbox with carrots, olives, green beans and tomatoes. Other portions of the lunch container filled with fruit and popcorn.
    Salmon Nicoise Salad Lunchbox
  • no mayo egg salad in a bowl
    Egg Salad Without Mayo
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My name is Laura Fuentes
I’m here to help you simplify school lunches with fresh ideas your kids will actually eat.

Mom of 3. Certified in Integrative Nutrition. 5x Cookbook Author.

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