Awwww… Back to School.
The time in which the mad hustle to get meals for your children along with the 101 other things that have to happen that day. AND in a perfect world that have some source of nutrition and don’t take three hours to make.
So we’ve put together a few ideas that not only will make your life easier, but also will get your kids healthy grub in their tummies and maybe a few extra minutes of your day back. (And don’t we all want that!)
3 Quick Tips to Remember
- Meals don’t have to be hard. Just because you saw it on Pinterest doesn’t mean it’s your personal responsibility to do it, too. However, there’s nothing a matter with experimenting.
- Make your kids help you. It will do wonders for you and also teach them how to be healthier eaters and more independent.
- The name of the game is time. Spend 20-30 minutes on Sunday prepping or 10 minutes the night before and you’ll be rockin’ and rollin’ all week long.
School Breakfast Ideas
Breakfast Cereal Bars // recipe
And you don’t even have to cook them!
Energy Balls // recipe
A super treat that’s no cook and no fuss for any meal of the day (I love these)
Breakfast Cookies // recipe
One of my favorite recipe I found from Gold Medal flour, clean out your pantry with these no-cook bars
Applesauce Muffins // recipe
Just use a package of Gogo squeeZ in your muffin mix and you just added a 2/3 cup of natural apples with vitamins and minerals (and you don’t always have to tell them you did that either!)
Breakfast “Lunchables”
Are mornings your hardest trying to get everyone dressed, fed and out the door? Make breakfast the night before for easy prep and even eating on the way to school!
Gotta love the cute firetruck lunchbox from Thermos! And you can’t really go wrong with Jack Links jerky for snacking all day long! However, I suggest you throw in a Bath and Body Works travel size antibacterial cleaner in fun colors to get your kids to wash their hands before and after they eat to stop the spread of germs!
School Lunch Ideas
Lunchbox Sushi // recipe
It’s fun to eat sandwiches again (and throw in some more veggies, too.)
Macaroni and Cheese
Add 1/2 cup of steam and smashed cauliflower or winter squash to their favorite mac n cheese recipe for added nutrition.
Most of all, Make it Fun // video // video
Cookie cutters, fun muffin tins, toothpicks, their favorite characters…add a little bit of fun that can brighten up both your days (and we’re talking just seconds here!)
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These are great ideas for breakfast! We are usually running out the door with a bagel in hand. This might be better than those!
Oh, Applesauce muffins! Now those sound amazing and something my kids would definitely love. I agree, we like to prep meals over the weekend so we have easy foods to eat on school days.
Those all look great. I don’t have kids, but with a full time blog, I ALWAYS need quick and easy everything. I’ll be giving all of these a try. Thanks!
These are great back to school meals! I will be dealing with the hustle and bustle of back to school in two weeks.
Thanks for sharing the easy meal ideas! I need some inspiration with school coming up so soon.
Meals are so hard when school is in session and everyone is running around.
I love quick and easy meals for when school starts. Everyone is usually starving right when they get home from school.
I am all about simplicity and making snacks that will last all week. I’ll have to try some of these recipes.
I may have to try some of these myself. Energy balls would be nice snacks to have around.
Thank you so much for these recipes. They will be so helpful!
Thank you soo much! I needed these, badly!
Making the food ahead of time is such a time saver in the mornings! Especially when the kids are making it difficult to get out the door on time!
I am saving all these ideas for when my little guy starts having lunch at school next year! Such fun stuff!
I’ve got to try all these! I’m always on the look out for school lunch ideas. Thanks for sharing this.
I lvoe all of these ideas! I’m definitely trying the applesauce muffins.
I have not made applesauce muffins in so long! Anything I can do to make my mornings easier, I am all for it.
I love quick and easy! Thanks for these ideas, gonna implement them.
What great meal ideas! I need quick and easy for sure!
What a great collection of Back to School recipes I can make to make it easier to get out the door in the mornings. Thank you for sharing them with us.