3 Super Easy Lunchbox Recipes That Your Kids Will Love

My kids and I made these three lunchbox recipes together (ok, they pretty much did everything) and we enjoyed them so much that we wanted to share the love.

This post was written in partnership with my friends at Made with Local. As always, all opinions are genuinely my own 🙂

It’s almost that time again – back to school! And although many of us are more than ready for our little darlings to head back to class, we aren’t super excited about packing lunches every day. Or is that just me (**I doubt it!**)? Lunch packing needs to be simple and quick–especially when you’re packing multiple lunches like me this year. Forget the perfect Pinterest-worthy lunches that you can only sustain for about a week (until you give up).

Who has time for that anyways? 

Lunchbox options need to be easy

For me, finding nutritious and easy lunchbox options is key–especially ones that my kids actually want to eat–so I’m always on the lookout for products that I can feel good about, with real, nutrient-dense ingredients and not too much added sugar or any funny ingredients.

When I discovered Made with Local’s Real Food Bars, I was thrilled both as a busy mom and dietitian, because these bars are not only delicious, but also have a really nutritious and simple ingredient list (rarely is there a boxed packaged snack bar that I approve of you guys!!).

And the best part is that they have a Real Food Bar Mix, which you can use to make your own school-safe bars (see recipe below), or other tasty snacks such as my double chocolate chia protein bites and flourless oatmeal apple muffins, below.

I love that this mix is made with local Canadian ingredients like organic oats, seeds, and dried fruit  And contains NO additives, preservatives or funny ingredients.  What I love about this company too is that every bag of Real Food Bar Mix is made by a local social enterprise (right in Nova Scotia!) they’ve partnered with, that supports and employs people with disabilities.

My kids and I made these three recipes together (ok, they pretty much did everything) and we enjoyed them so much that we wanted to share the love.

Double Chocolate Chia Protein Balls

These delicious little balls are a little sweet, a little salty, and a little crunchy — the perfect combination of all three. They are also extremely nutritious, packed full of protein, fibre, healthy fats, vitamins and minerals. They can be made school-safe by substituting pumpkin seed butter for the peanut butter.

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Flourless Oatmeal Apple Muffins

These muffins are high fibre, high protein and literally contain everything you need for a balanced meal. They are also really tasty, and definitely kid-approved! In fact, my three-year-old made them in about ten minutes with a little help from me! Check it out!

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Real Food Bar Mix Bars (as indicated on package)

Made With Local food bar mixes are my all time fave! What you see on the label is what you get -- wholesome goodness.

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Real Food Bar Mix Bars (as indicated on package)

Yield: 20

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Total Time: 22 minutes

Made With Local food bar mixes are my all time fave! What you see on the label is what you get -- wholesome goodness.

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Ingredients

• Real Food Bar Mix
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/2 cup nut or seed butter of choice

Instructions

1. Grease or line an 8 X 8 baking pan and preheat your oven to 325 F
2. Combine ingredients well, pour your mix into the baking pan, and press down with a spatula.
3. Place your bars into the oven for 10-12 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned.
4. Bake for 10-12 m until edges lightly browned

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