Here's a list of easy kids lunch ideas especially for picky eaters. We have 14 tasty plant based lunch ideas kids generally seem to like, then we add fruit and snacks for a lunch that is both filling, healthy, and fun.
Vegan Kids Lunches (mains):
- Peanut Butter and Jelly
- Almond Butter and Jam
- Cashew Butter and Fruit Preserves
- Peanut Butter and Apple Slices
- Almond Butter and Strawberry Slices
- Cashew Butter and Banana Slices
- Banana Rolled in a Tortilla with Sunflower Butter
- Field Roast Mini Corn Dogs
- Gardein Crispy Tenders
- Tofurky and Chao Cheese
- Yves Ham and Follow Your Heart Cheese
- Lunchable-style - Crackers, Vegan Meat, Vegan Cheese
- Field Roast or Lightlife Hot Dog(s) with a bun or bread or Sliced into bite sized pieces
- Pasta with vegan butter and Spaghetti Sprinkle on top
Both of my kids are vegan. They are in preschool and 2nd grade and are both picky eaters which in one way, makes it kind of easy because they don't care for a lot of new foods or variety. We have a quick list of simple, palatable foods that they like as mains above. Then I fill the lunchbox with fruit, snacks, and a little something sweet every day. Here are 30 of our Vegan Kids Lunches:
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What kind of lunchbox is it?
Just in case anyone was wondering what the lunchbox is, we use the Planetbox Lunchbox and I put a small washcloth so any of the moisture from fruit doesn't leak out the back when it is being carried, and they have something to wipe their hands on for lunch. Fruit can be put into the little container that comes with the Planetbox and it fits into the front pouch but I think this is easier for my smaller kids right now. The ice brick I got from Target.
This is how I wrap my Planetbox. The towel is good to catch any fruit juice or moisture. It's also good for a napkin at lunchtime.
28 of Vegan Kids Lunch Ideas:
Strawberries and almond butter on whole wheat bread with the little peanut butter crackers from Trader Joe's (which I'm not buying right now due to palm oil) pistachios, cashews, watermelon, strawberries, persian cucumber, and a Justin's dark chocolate peanut butter cup.
Tofurky and Follow Your Heart American Cheese on whole wheat with TJ's crackers, pistachios, cashews, persian cucumber, strawberries, cantaloupe, and a Justin's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup.
Tofurky and vegan cheese on whole wheat with Enjoy Life Chocolate Chip cookies, pistachios, pretzel sticks, cucumber, cantaloupe, green melon, dark chocolate.
Tofurky and vegan cheese on whole wheat with Enjoy Life Chocolate Chip cookie, pretzel sticks, cucumber, cantaloupe, and a strawberry.
Field Roast Mini Corn Dogs, pretzel sticks, vegan chocolate chip cookie, cantaloupe, cucumber, and strawberries.
Field Roast Mini Corn Dogs, pretzel thins, cashews, cantaloupe, watermelon, dark chocolate with dried blueberries.
Vegan cheese on whole wheat sandwich, veggie straws, pistachios, dark chocolate chips, cantaloupe, watermelon.
Vegan cheese on whole wheat sandwich, veggie straws, pistachios, dark chocolate chips, apple and carrot slices, watermelon.
Gardein Nuggets (cooked then kept cold until lunchtime), veggie sticks, Annie's chocolate chip bunnies, Almonds, Enjoy Life mini chips, mango, and watermelon.
Banana nut butter roll up, pretzel sticks, cashews, pistachios, mini apples, watermelon, and Annies gummy snacks.
Chao cheese, Yves Ham, Veggie Sticks, pistachios, these cute cookies I got at the Dollar Tree, Honeydew melon, watermelon, Unreal chocolate candies.
Tortilla chips, pistachios, large Smartlife hot dog, 1/2 pear, rainbow carrots, chocolate chips.
Tofurky lettuce, Bugles, cashews, 1/2 pear, apples, Enjoy Life mini chips, pistachios
Tofurky apple, lettuce, mayo, on Dave's Killer Bread
Peanut Butter and apple slices on whole wheat bread with Bugles, cashews, animal crackers, watermelon, pistachios, mini chips, cantaloupe.
Peanut butter and jelly, with sugar cookies, pretzels, cashews, cantaloupe, watermelon, chocolate chips
Peanut butter and jelly, veggie sticks, cashews, strawberries, mango, chocolate chips.
Tofurky and Violife vegan cheese on whole wheat bread with peanut butter filled pretzels, cashews, strawberries, watermelon, Unreal candies.
Tofurky and Violife vegan cheese on whole wheat bread with peanut butter filled pretzels, cashews, mango, watermelon, Unreal candies.
Field Roast Frankfurt, Pita bread, peanut butter filled pretzels, cashews, strawberries,mango, watermelon, chocolate chips.
Crackers, homemade peanut butter cookies, veggie sticks, cashews, Tofurky, vegan cheese, watermelon, mango, pistachios.
Gardein nuggets, veggie sticks, pistachios, cashews, strawberries, blueberries, mangos, banana.
Gardein nuggets, corn chips, cashews, Simple Truth organic vanilla filled cookies, strawberries, blueberries, cherries, pistachios.
Tofurky, plant based cheese, lettuce, mayo, bread, peanut butter filled crackers from Trader Joe's, 1/2 apple, cantaloupe, Unreal candies, chocolate and peanut filled.
Follow Your Heart vegan cheese, Tofurky, whole wheat bread, tortilla chips, mango, cantaloupe, Unreal dark chocolate candies.
Almond butter, strawberry sandwich with peanut butter filled pretzels, pistachios, raw seed crackers, cucumbers, watermelon, Dandies mini marshmallows.
Almond butter, strawberry sandwich with veggie straws, cucumbers, watermelon, Dandies mini marshmallows.
Smartlife hot dogs, watermelon, veggie straws, strawberries, cucumbers, Justin's dark chocolate peanut butter cup.
Feel free to ask me any questions in the comments or leave suggestions of some of your favorite food from your picky eaters!
Want even more lunches?
My kids are kind of limited as to what they will it so they probably aren't too much different but check out our post from last year:
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