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School just started back up and you’re already feeling the pressure of getting your kids there with lunches in the bags and snack in their hands. While trying to fit time for everything in your day, we’re here to show you that boring leftovers aren’t the only option anymore. In this article, we show you 10 different lunches to send to school with your child. All you need is your wood cutting board and knives and you’re ready for prepping.

1. Muffin Tray Lunches

Muffin tray are perfect for creating portion sized food, and portion sized foods are perfect for creating lunches. With muffin trays, you can make almost anything you can normally make in the oven but individual sized. A couple ideas would be Mac n’ Cheese Bites, Mini Meatloaf and Taco Cups.

2. Rolled Ham & Cheese Tortillas

A twist on the classic ham and cheese sandwich rolled into a tortilla wrap. For a tastier sandwich, try adding honey mustard and lettuce.

3. Homemade Chicken Nuggets

What’s easier than dipping pieces of chicken in egg and breadcrumbs and finishing it off in the oven? Its just as fast as store bought chicken nuggets but it tastes ten times as good.

4. Tomato, Mozzarella and Pesto Sub

Trying to get the kids to eat a bit healthier? Try making them a pesto, tomato and mozzarella sub. The colors are bright and the taste is spectacular.

5. Pasta Salad

One of the easiest side dishes could make a lunch on its own. Homemade pasta salad is super easy to make and there are millions of different recipes. To add a little extra, dice up some ham and bell peppers to add to the mix.

6. Shredded Beed Burritos

Everyone loves slow cooked, shredded beef. Although messy, a super easy way to eat it would be putting it in a tortilla wrap. On top of that, all you need to do is throw it in the crockpot the night before and it’ll be ready by morning.

7. Corndog Muffins

A fun lunch to make ahead of time and throw into the freezer, it’s a basic corndog recipe but you take out the stick and pour it into a muffin tray instead. Makes for an easy lunch and an easy after-school snack.

8. Pulled BBQ Chicken Sliders

Another spin on a classic, all you have to do is tear apart a barbecued chicken and load it into a slider bun. Small, fun and delicious. Perfect for the kids to eat on the go. To add a little extra, thinly slice a sweet potato and bake them to a crisp, to make a perfect rendition of burger and chips.

9. Cheese, Fruit Kabobs and Homemade Apple Sauce

What better lunch on-the-go than a light lunch on-the-go? Cheese cubes, fruit kabobs and homemade apple sauce give you all the nutrients you need for your day. To take it a step further, a hard-boiled egg will give you even more energy.

10. BLT

Nothing is easier than the good old BLT sandwich. If you want to step it up a notch, try siding it with breaded dill pickles.

Whether its for school lunches or work lunches, you can use any of these nutritious recipes for both. Wood Cutting Boards provides all your cutting board needs at a reasonable price and are perfect for preparing any meal on; especially you or your child’s school lunches.