Meals you pack for your family for lunch

[MamaBelle4]

In the parks? My BFF and her family are coming with us in December. I'd like to give her some options but the last time I packed lunches, we just did PB&Js and snacks.

Her family includes herself, husband, two teen boys and a little girl.

Thank you for any suggestions you have.

 

[la79al]

Not necessarily for the parks (we also only did sandwiches last trip) but I packed chicken tenders for a road trip a few months ago and DD keeps begging for a repeat. Everyone ate them out of the cooler and no one complained.

 

[Tygerlilly]

I usually pack these for lunches when we go on any kind of outing: zoo, park playdates, homeschool meet ups...

• homemade lunchables (lunchmeat/cheese/crackers)
• sandwiches/wraps
• pasta salads
• regular salads
• snack boxes (cheese cubes, hardboiled eggs, pickles or olives)
• quesadillas (we make fun ones like grilled cheese or pizza)
• beef sticks/jerky and string cheese
• chips, popcorn, cookies
• cut up fruits and veggies with dips

And most important: bottles of water! Those suckers are expensive in the parks and you'll definitely want a few each.

 

[nw6675]

This is my husband's usual variations of lunch (works in a VERY hot warehouse with no A/C), but would work in the parks:

Tuna or chicken salad premade box kits (Bumblebee makes them). They aren't the ones where you still have to add the mayo pack, etc. These are truly premade.

Homemade lunchables in cooler weather

Meat sticks in exotic flavors -although he says they all taste like a Slim Jim lol

Orange or apple

Chips

Nabs or protein granola bar

Something sweet (mini candy bar bites, Oatmeal cream pies)

For me: a spinach tortilla with roast beef, cream cheese, and cucumber would work. If I could keep it cold enough