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School Lunch Ideas for Teens

Packing lunch for teens means planning for bigger appetites, longer school days, and busy after-school schedules. These teen lunch ideas are filling, easy to pack, and designed to keep up with school, sports, and everything in between.

Best High School Lunches

Start with our most popular high school lunches, featuring filling recipes that keep teens satisfied through busy school days.

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    Healthy School Lunch Ideas for Teens
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    Cold Lunch Ideas for Teens
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Filling Lunch Bowls for Teens

These lunch bowls combine protein, grains, and fresh ingredients into filling meals that pack well for school.

  • top view of three lunchboxes with korean chicken, rice, and veggies
    Korean Chicken Lunch Bowls for Teens
  • two mediterranean lunch bowls for teens
    Mediterranean Lunch Bowls For Teens
  • three lunch containers filled with Thai chicken and rice
    Thai Chicken Lunch Bowls for Teens
  • buffalo chicken and rice in a lunch container
    Buffalo Chicken & Rice Lunch Bowls

High-Protein Lunches

Keep teens full and energized with high-protein lunches that are easy to pack for school, sports, and busy days.

  • Healthy Lunchable Tacos
  • bento box with hard-boiled eggs, turkey slices, baby carrots, cubes of cheese and almonds
    Hard-Boiled Egg & Turkey Protein Bistro Box
  • A burrito bowl in a lunchbox made with rice, black beans, corn, cheese, and pico de gallo. Blue corn tortilla chips in the side compartment with salsa in a mini sauce container.
    Lunchbox Burrito Bowls – Easy School Lunch Idea
  • greek chicken pita wrap in a lunchbox and some olives on the side.
    Greek Chicken Pita Wrap
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Teen Lunches with Chicken

From wraps and sandwiches to salads and bowls, these chicken lunches are filling, easy to pack, and made for hungry teens.

  • Teriyaki Chicken Lunch Bowls
  • Healthy Lunchbox Chicken Burrito Bowls
  • greek chicken bento box with veggies, fruit, and tzatziki sauce.
    Greek Chicken Bento Lunch
  • Leftover Chicken Lunchbox for Teens

Lunch Wraps

Switch up the lunch routine with wraps that are easy to make, pack well, and keep teens full.

  • chicken Caesar wrap in a lunchbox with baby carrots and grapes.
    Chicken Caesar Lunch Wrap
  • grilled chicken wrap
    Grilled BBQ Chicken Wrap
  • egg salad wrap in a lunch container
    Egg Salad Wrap
  • ham and avocado wrap in a lunchbox with cherry tomatoes and baby carrots
    Ham and Avocado Lunch Wrap
See more Wraps →

Filling Sandwiches

From classic favorites to creative combinations, these sandwiches make satisfying lunches teens will actually look forward to.

  • Easy Turkey Club Sandwich Lunchbox
  • taco grilled cheese in a lunchbox
    Taco Grilled Cheese Sandwich
  • a sandwich roll topped with cheese lettuce and salamit
    Salami Sandwich Roll
  • overhead view of a turkey bagel sandwich in a lunchbox with grapes and baby carrots on the side
    Turkey and Swiss Bagel Sandwich
See more Sandwiches →

Lunch Salads

Pack fresh, satisfying salads that are hearty enough for teens and easy to enjoy at school.

  • cobb salad lunchbox
    Cobb Salad for Teens Lunch
  • chicken strip salad in a lunchbox
    Chicken Strip Salad for Teens
  • BLT 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
See more Salads →

More School Lunches for Teens

Looking for more ideas? Browse even more school lunches that are easy to pack and satisfying enough for busy teens.

  • veggie cottage cheese sandwich
    Cottage Cheese Sandwich
  • lunchbox with 2 buffalo chicken sliders and some veggies on the side
    Buffalo Chicken Sliders Lunchbox
  • Roast Beef Sandwich on French Bread
  • bacon apple grilled cheese
    Bacon Apple Grilled Cheese
  • top view of a lunchbox with avocado toast, a sliced apple, nad veggies
    Avocado Toast for Lunch
  • school lunch container with meatballs and rice, carrots and summer peas
    How to Pack Meatballs for School Lunch
  • thai chicken pasta salad in a lunc container with pineapple chunks and snow peas
    Thai Pasta Salad Lunch
  • two caprese grilled cheese sandwiches stacked
    Caprese Grilled Cheese
  • two grilled veggie sandwiches stacked together
    Grilled Veggie Sandwich
  • Italian bagel sandwich with salami and vegetables
    Salami Bagel Sandwich
  • Caprese bagel sandwich with tomatoes, mozzarella and basil
    Caprese Bagel Sandwich
  • two halves of a grilled turkey sandwich with mozzarella, tomatoes and spinach.
    Grilled Turkey Mozzarella Sandwich
  • two chicken bagel sandwiches on a cutting board
    Chicken Bagel Sandwich
  • ham tomato an cheese panini cut in half
    Ham and Cheese Panini
  • small salad, with two falafels, and fruit in a lunch container
    Falafel Salad Lunchbox
  • lettuce turkey wrap with vegetables in a school lunch container
    Deli Turkey Lettuce Wraps
  • ham, tomato and lettuce croissant sandwich with a cup of juice
    Ham and Tomato Croissant Sandwich
  • two turkey avocado lettuce wraps in a glass lunch box
    Turkey Avocado Lettuce Wrap
  • turkey bacon wrap cut in half on a plate
    Turkey Bacon Wrap
  • egg salad stuffed avocado half in a lunch container with banana chips and berries
    Egg Salad Stuffed Avocado Lunch
  • a croissant sandwich with ham cheese and vegetables
    Ham and Cheese Croissant Sandwich with Tomatoes and Olives
  • everything bagel sandwich with lunch meat and vegetables
    Everything Bagel Sandwich
  • BLT Bagel Sandwich
  • two hands holding halves of a chipotle chicken wrap
    Chipotle Chicken Lunch Wrap
  • a large chicken and bacon sandwich with lettuce and sliced tomatoes
    Chicken Bacon Sandwich
  • grilled cheese and tomato
    Grilled Cheese and Tomato
  • Turkey Hard Boiled Egg Triple Decker Sandwich over a wooden board with fries and cherry tomatoes around.
    Turkey Hard Boiled Egg Sandwich
  • Lasagna Thermos Lunch
  • Spinach Turkey Wrap with Hummus
  • Cheesy Grilled Chicken Pesto Sandwich
  • Chicken Salad with Greens
  • The Classic Egg Salad Sandwich
  • large caprese sandwich with pesto sauce
    Caprese Sandwich with Pesto
  • Turkey & Veggie Hummus Wrap
  • Turkey Club Wrap
  • avocado egg sandwich in a lunchbox
    Avocado Egg Salad Sandwich
  • Cloud bread sandwich in a tin lunchbox
    Easy Everything Bagel Cloud Bread Bagels
  • Buffalo Chicken Salad with dressing in a divided lunch container. Carrot sticks and blueberries fill the other two container sides
    Buffalo Chicken Salad Lunchbox
  • cobb pasta salad in a lunchbox with beans and strawberries on the side
    Cobb Pasta Salad School Lunch
  • eggroll in a bowl served in a lunch container with cubed mango and steamed edamame.
    Egg Roll in a Bowl Lunchbox
  • healthy cali lunch box: pita wedges, bacon, ham, cucumber slices, tomatoes and dip
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