• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Oh My Veggies logo

  • Recipes
    • Vegetarian Recipes
    • Vegan Recipes
    • Vegetarian Main Dishes
    • Vegetarian Appetizers
    • Vegetarian Breakfast Recipes
    • Vegetarian Side Dishes
    • Dessert Recipes
    • Snack Recipes
    • Drinks
    • Sauces, Spreads and Condiments
    • Holiday Recipes
    • From our Readers
  • Cooking Tips & Hints
    • Cooking Tips
    • Plant-Based Nutrition
    • Product Reviews
  • Shop Cookbooks
  • About Us
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Find Recipes
  • Cookbooks
  • About Us
  • Freebies!
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • Find Recipes
    • Cookbooks
    • About Us
    • Freebies!
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
  • ×
    Oh My Veggies » Vegetarian Recipes

    6 Ways to Make Your Work and School Lunches Pop

    Published: Aug 12, 2024 · by Nicole · Updated: Aug 12, 2024 · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Tired of the same old brown bag lunches? Check out these creative ideas to take that boring lunch to a whole new level.

    When you don't have a ton of time to plan, work and school lunches can get downright boring and - let's be real here - fairly unhealthy. Don't sacrifice great tasting lunches anymore!

    Here are a few of my favorite quick and easy lunch boosters to make your midday break a little more exciting, and a LOT healthier too!

    Make Packed Lunches Pop!

    1

    Make your own fruit snacks!

    Everyone loves a good fruit roll, and these recipes get you crave-worthy fruit leather with no dehydrator and no high fructose corn syrup!

    2

    Get on the Cauliflower Rice Train!

    Don't miss the cauli rice hype. This riced veggie makes a really filling but still a super healthy alternative to grain rice. And this Mexican salad featuring cauliflower rice as the star will keep you from hitting the 3:00 wall.

    3

    Don't skip the chips - make them healthier!

    A little sweet, a little salty, a little garlicky, and oh-so-much-healthier than fried chips. Rosemary baked sweet potato chips are lunch and snack time workhorses. Bake up a batch and eat them all through the week for a vitamin and fiber boost you won't get from the vending machine.

    4

    Change your PB&J outlook!

    Peanut butter and jelly will never go out of style, especially for lunch. But a PBJ doesn't have to be a guilty pleasure. Our PBJ granola bars combine any nut butter you like with natural jam and granola for a power snack full of nostalgia.

    5

    Stop making boring sandwiches.

    White bread was made to be soggy. Don't be a slave to mushy sandwiches any longer! Check out this walnut, pear, and blue cheese sandwich on brown bread and see what kind of tastes you've been missing.

    6

    Expand your side and snack options.

    Everyone loves a side that can double as a snack. These pumpkin spice energy bites make a great compliment to a salad or the perfect non-food-coma snack when you need that extra oomph to make it through your meeting.

    And for more tasty and creative lunch ideas, check these out:

    • 35 Vegetarian School Lunch Ideas
    • Creative Packable Vegetarian Lunches
    • 60 Healthy Bento Box Lunch Ideas
    « 35 Crave-able Vegetarian Memorial Day Recipes
    Vegan Chickpea Salad Sandwich (No Mayo!) »

    Recipe Round-Ups, Vegetarian Recipes

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    No Comments

    Something to say? Leave a comment. Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    Primary Sidebar

    image of the author

    Nicole is a life long vegetarian and the author of the popular vegan cookbook, Weeknight One Pot Vegan Cooking. She loves sharing her recipes and showing the world just how easy and delicious meatless meals can be!
    Learn more here.

    signature of author

    get a free 5 day vegetarian meal plan

    shop our vegetarian and vegan cookbooks

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    • Shop Cookbooks
    • About Us
    • Work with Me
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use

    Still hungry? Check out our delicious family of blogs.

    veg kitchen
    step away from the carbs
    all she cooks
    midlife rambler
    wandertooth logo

    As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Copyright © 2023 Hook & Porter Media

    126 shares