I’m not going to lie — so far I really enjoy packing my son’s lunch for preschool. Granted, he only goes twice a week and it’s only been a month, but still, I look forward to putting it all together! Here are some of the lunches I’ve been packing him since he’s started.

Top left: spinach ravioli with marinara, green beans, edamame, and strawberries (he ate all of the ravioli and strawberries and a bit of the veggies).

Top right: black beans, cheddar cheese stick, roasted corn, tortilla, and grapes (he ate almost everything).

Bottom left: rice with mixed veggies, strawberries, and a hard boiled egg (he ate half of the rice with veggies, all of the strawberries, and two bites of egg).

Bottom right: turkey with avocado rolled in tortilla, strawberries, and cheddar cheese (he ate all but two of the rolls).

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I never spend more than 5 minutes preparing his lunch. Everything is either in the fridge, leftovers from dinner, or something frozen that I can quickly defrost. They do not heat up the kids’ food at school, so everything I pack has to be able to be eaten cold. Even though I’m not a fan of cold pasta, Liam loves it, so it’s easy to find things he will eat cold.

I love these plastic bento type boxes I got off Amazon. I wanted stainless steel, but these were so affordable I couldn’t pass them up. Liam’s school provides a morning and an afternoon snack, so this is what he gets just at lunch time, plus a thermos of milk (that he never finishes).

I’m sure I will eventually get sick of making Liam’s lunch, but for now, it’s nice to have one chore that I enjoy. What do you pack in your kids’ lunches?