Parents, kids, teenagers, young adults, everyone knows that when September hits football isn’t the only thing that’s back. Another school year is ramping up, which means those calendars are losing space for free time. Often when we start to lose free time we tend to get lazy with our healthy eating habits. Whether you want to continue eating healthy during this busy season, or desire to start this fall off on a good foot, here are 10 healthy back to school lunches (for all ages & dietary lifestyles!):

#1 BBQ Chicken Salad

What you’ll need: chicken, BBQ sauce of choice, lettuce, red onion, tomatoes, corn, black beans, cilantro. Option to add avocado, cucumbers, jalapenos, bell peppers, cheese

#2 Salmon & Sweet Potatoes

What you’ll need: sweet potatoes, salt, pepper, cumin, olive oil, broccoli, salmon filets, lemon juice, garlic powder. Option to add red pepper flakes.

#3 Green Goddess Sandwich

What you’ll need: bread or wrap of choice, lemon juice, salt, pepper, olive oil, zucchini, spinach, cucumber, green tomato, avocado, alfalfa sprouts.

#4 Soy Honey Noodles

What you’ll need: noodles of choice, soy sauce, honey, lemon juice, garlic powder, olive oil, chili flakes, green onion, broccoli, edamame. Option to add chicken.

#5 No Cook Greek Bento Box

What you’ll need: tzatziki sauce, mini pitas, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, red onion, feta cheese, olives. 

#6 Taco Salad

What you’ll need: ground turkey, cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper, olive oil, black beans, corn, yellow or white onion, tomatoes. 

#7 Rainbow Chicken & Veggies

What you’ll need: tomatoes, carrots, yellow bell pepper, broccoli or zucchini, red onion, chicken, salt, pepper, olive oil, seasoning of choice.

#8 Breadless Peanut Butter and Chia Jam Sandwiches

What you’ll need: chia seed jam (or make your own!), rice cakes, peanut butter of choice (or PB2).

#9 Strawberry Spinach Salad

What you’ll need: spinach, strawberries, red onion, walnuts/pecans/almonds, feta cheese, red apple, vinaigrette dressing of choice. Option to add steak or chicken.

#10 Zucchini Sushi

What you’ll need: zucchini, hot sauce of choice, lime juice, carrot, avocado, cucumber, sesame seeds.

Try these and share your favorite on Instagram!

Written by Megan Landean