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5 Healthy School and Office Lunch Ideas with Egg Salad

by Laura Fuentes

September 14, 2016
updated Sep 8, 2023
5 from 5 votes
Five healthy school and office lunch ideas with egg salad! Make lunch all week for your kids and yourself with one main ingredient.
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Today, I’m sharing five ways to recreate egg salad into healthy and fresh lunches you can pack to school or the office.

Creating a variety of meals with one main ingredient is a simplified way to plan ahead and maximize the ingredients you already have on hand.

I have more school lunch ideas using this same concept but with ham, turkey, hummus, and even hard-boiled eggs! More on that below, but for now, let’s focus on today’s star ingredient: egg salad.

5 lunchboxes filled with egg salad lunches

Is Egg Salad Healthy?

This egg salad recipe is healthier than traditional because it uses whole milk Greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise. This simple switch cuts down on the fat while adding a delicious tangy flavor for fewer calories.

Not too sure about using plain Greek yogurt in an egg salad? Try going half and half with the yogurt and mayonnaise. It will still have a tangy, creamy flavor but fewer calories.

And if you’re into low-carb, high-protein meals this egg salad is the perfect fit, not to mention all the different ways you can serve it low-carb!

Best Egg Salad Recipes

There are a few different ways to prepare egg salad, and I’ve tried most of them with great success. Whether you need a version without mayo or want to use a healthier fat like avocado, there’s a recipe for you below. 

  • Avocado Egg Salad
  • No Mayo Egg Salad
  • Greek Yogurt Egg Salad

School & Office Lunches with Egg Salad

If you plan to use any of these recipes for a lunch meal prep, I recommend prepping the hard-boiled eggs ahead of time. I have a no-fail method for hard-boiled eggs that are easy to peel that will save you time and the hassle of egg-shells-sticking-to-egg-whites. 

I often talk about how to meal prep lunch around here, and these five lunch recipes are the perfect example. Basing your weekly lunches on one or two main ingredients is much less of a headache than making a different meal, seven days a week. 

This egg salad, as well as, other school lunch ideas, are designed with parents in mind, so they can be prepped ahead and stowed in the fridge for a couple of days until you are ready to pack them for a school or office lunch. Then, all that’s left is to choose which lunch sides you want to send with your main dish! Learn more about packing egg salad for lunch here!

Classic Egg Salad Sandwich with Bacon
5 from 18 votes
Use your favorite bread for this sandwich, add some lettuce on each side of the bread, this helps to keep your bread from getting soggy in the lunchbox, and top with two or three scoops of egg salad. If you love bacon like my kids do, adding two slices of bacon makes this sandwich the lunch version of bacon and eggs.
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Egg Salad Stuffed Celery
5 from 6 votes
These celery logs are a fun crunchy way to eat egg salad. You can make these as a full lunch or even as a snack after school. Fill some celery sticks with egg salad and place a few sliced olives on top! It’s that simple. Add some fruit and extra veggies on the side and another lunch is complete.
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Egg Salad Stuffed Avocado
This Avocado Stuffed with Egg Salad is one of my husband’s favorite lunches to bring to the office. It is full of protein and healthy fats, which help hold him over through the day. The best part, you can change this one idea up as well, just change the toppings, a little creole seasoning, tomatoes, olives or even some crumbled bacon.
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Egg Salad Stuffed Tomato
5 from 6 votes
A lighter version of the above avocado stuffed with egg salad. This is a delicious way to eat egg salad, and for those bigger appetites, you might want to make two.
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Egg Salad Wrap
5 from 12 votes
My kids love hand-held foods in their lunchbox and this wrap is a simple way to get my kids to eat more veggies and protein in their school lunch. Use your favorite tortilla and chopped veggies, scoop in some egg salad and you have a delicious and filling meal for lunch.
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What egg salad lunch will you be trying first? 

5 Healthy School and Office Lunch Ideas with Egg Salad

Laura Fuentes
5 from 5 votes
Five healthy school and office lunch ideas with egg salad! Make lunch all week for your kids and yourself with one main ingredient.
Servings: 4
Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 5 minutes mins

Ingredients

The Best Egg Salad Recipe

  • 8 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and diced
  • 1 ½ tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 small white, onion
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
  • ¼ cup Greek yogurt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  • Add all the ingredients to a medium bowl and stir, thoroughly to combine. 
  • Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 3 days. 

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 servingCalories: 282kcalCarbohydrates: 25.8gProtein: 17.5gFat: 10.8gSaturated Fat: 3.6gCholesterol: 374mgSodium: 295.6mgFiber: 1.1gSugar: 1.2g
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More Lunches with One Main Ingredient

Did you like these school lunch ideas with egg salad? Check out more ideas that use one main ingredient for a weeks’ worth of healthy and fresh lunches. 

  • 5 Healthy School Lunch Ideas with Turkey
  • 5 Healthy School Lunch Ideas with Ham
  • 5 Healthy School Lunch Ideas with Hard-Boiled Eggs
  • 5 Healthy School Lunch Ideas with Chicken Salad
  • 5 Healthy School Lunch Ideas with Hummus

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  1. sabrina Fruci

    March 04, 2020 at 3:27 pm

    5 stars
    hi, how do you send sliced apples to school without having them turn brown

    Reply
    • MOMables - Laura

      March 06, 2020 at 12:50 pm

      I like to slice and store them in an airtight container filled with water and lemon juice. I actually have a post on how to do that which I’ve linked here.

      Reply
      • Amari

        May 20, 2022 at 10:54 pm

        5 stars
        I have found that pineapple juice keeps apples from browning.

        Reply
  2. dliselle

    September 27, 2016 at 7:37 am

    5 stars
    Thanks for this post. It seems simple, but sometimes we get in the habit of eating the same boring things everyday it becomes hard to think of new things. Great ideas! I really love that it’s not overwhelming to be in the kitchen juggling 8 different recipes for one week. This is more realistic, and doable for the everyday working person like myself.

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    • Emilie Hebert

      September 29, 2016 at 1:08 pm

      That’s what we love doing – sharing easy recipes you will actually make. We hope you get to try some of these! Share your pictures on Instagram and tag us @momables if you do. :)

      Reply

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