Kid friendly recipes for school lunch?

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Bunny

What are some kid friendly recipes that I could use for my children's lunch boxes? Example Macaroni/pasta salad. I am a picky eater but my children are not. So when it comes to things like macaroni salad I know it has all kinds of veggies which is what I want my kids to have, but have no idea how to make it or what goes in it cuz I don't eat that stuff myself. Although I don't eat some things I still encourage my kids to eat them. This is the first year that we are actually sending them to school with their own lunch. I don't want to send them with pb&j all year and could really use some ideas/ suggestions. I do not mind cooking if I need to. They are not allowed to use a microwave at school, because they are in elementary school. So it goes in the insulated lunch boxes/bags. Thanks in advance to all who help. It is all appreciated.

Answer
Sandwiches (or mix that up and do wraps,crackers and let them dip or stack the sandwich filling)
-Cheese (like Colby Jack)
-Ham
-Turkey
-Chicken Salad (mine prefer their grapes to the side)
-Egg Salad
-Tuna Salad
-Hamburger on bread with cheese,lettuce and pickles
-Brie and Pears
-Grilled Chicken and Mangoes
-BLT
-Roasted Turkey with Cranberries
-Ricotta Cheese & Strawberries

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Salads

-Pizza Pasta Salad ; just leave out or sub what they won't eat.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pizza-salad-ii/

-Berry Summer Salad
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/berry-delicious-summer-salad-10000001079869/

-Cobb Salad
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/potato-cobb-salad-10000000451474/

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Homemade Lunchables ;

-Pizza ; flat bread,sauce,cheese,pepperoni,bell peppers,mushrooms or whatever else they will eat on pizza.

-Cracker Stackers ; Turkey and/or Ham,Cheese. Then on the side you could do carrots and then an apple or something.

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Breakfast
-Pancakes and fruit topping with syrup. (Just make sure they're fine with it cold I guess)


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Go Asian with cold chicken lettuce wraps
http://www.food.com/recipe/cold-chicken-lettuce-wraps-426004
^Just leave out or sub nuts if they can't bring those to school.

Can anyone tell me what brand this lunch bag is?

Hannah!

I was at Marshall's a couple of months ago and I saw this really cute insulated lunch bag. It looked like a purse and it was light blue with pink roses. It was insulated and it came with like 3 different-sized containers. It was so cute and at the time I wasn't sure if I wanted it but now I really REALLY want it. I don't know what it was called and of course Marshall's doesn't have it anymore. Does anyone know what brand it is?

Answer
No but here are some cute ones:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BETSEY-JOHNSON-Dotty-Rose-Polka-Dot-Rose-Floral-Lunch-Box-Make-Up-Bag-2-PC-Set-/400316322200

http://www.buy.com/pr/product.aspx?sku=231473408

http://www.amazon.com/BlueAvocado-Lunch-Case-Black-Cream/dp/B008CNPC46/ref=sr_1_235?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1345822964&sr=1-235&keywords=lunch+box+bag

http://www.amazon.com/Dakine-Womens-Lunch-Opal-3-5-Inch/dp/B00862K2OS/ref=sr_1_389?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1345823141&sr=1-389&keywords=lunch+box+bag

http://www.target.com/p/skip-hop-zoo-lunchies-insulated-lunch-bag-owl/-/A-13126448?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&AFID=Google_PLA_df&LNM=|13126448&CPNG=luggage&ci_sku=13126448&ci_gpa=pla&ci_kw=

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