{"id":16130,"date":"2020-09-21T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=16130"},"modified":"2020-09-10T10:42:15","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T14:42:15","slug":"whats-for-lunch-50-ideas-for-vegan-lunchboxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2020\/09\/21\/whats-for-lunch-50-ideas-for-vegan-lunchboxes\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s for Lunch? 50 Ideas for Vegan Lunchboxes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Reed Mangels, PhD, RD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether your child\u2019s school is virtual, blended, or\nin-person, lunch is an important part of the day. Many school cafeterias have\nfew or no vegan options so packing a lunch is a part of the morning routine for\na lot of vegan families. Even if your child\u2019s trip to school only involves\nturning on a laptop, a packed lunch can simplify things mid-day. You don\u2019t have\nto cook every morning, either. Many items on this list can be a left-over from\ndinner the night before or from the freezer. Knowing that some school districts\ndon\u2019t allow nuts or nut butters, items on this list that have nut butters can\nbe modified to use soy or sunflower seed butter. Add a beverage, some cut up\nveggies and\/or a piece of fruit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandwiches<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Peanut butter and fruit spread on whole-wheat bread<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Hummus wrap<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Bean burger on a whole grain bun (can make mini-burgers and serve in small buns)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Tofu burger on a whole grain bun (can make mini-burgers and serve in small buns)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Falafel in pita<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Tofu salad on rye<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Chickpea salad in pita<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Red pepper hummus on a pumpernickel bagel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Vegan deli slices on a small sub roll<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Almond butter (or sunflower seed butter) on a\ncinnamon-raisin bagel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Bean burrito<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Baked tofu on an English muffin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Veggie dog in a bun<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Lentil loaf on multigrain bread<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Veggie sausage in a biscuit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. Quesadilla with hummus or vegan cheese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17. Scrambled tofu on an English muffin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18. Peanut butter and sliced or dried fruit on whole-wheat\nbread<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. Bagel with vegan cream cheese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dips<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20. Hummus with toasted pita chips<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21. Vegan yogurt with fruit dippers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22. Peanut butter (or other allowed butter) sauce with\nvegetable dippers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23. Refried beans with tortilla chips<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24. Marinara sauce with chewy bread sticks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25. Waffle sticks with fruit sauce<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the thermos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

26. Baked beans and veggie dog slices<\/p>\n\n\n\n

27. Pasta with marinara sauce and chickpeas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

28. Pasta salad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

29. Pasta with peanut sauce (or sauce made with soy butter)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30. Chili<\/p>\n\n\n\n

31. Rice and beans with salsa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

32. Chana masala (curried chickpeas) and rice<\/p>\n\n\n\n

33. Ramen noodles with vegetables and tofu cubes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

34. Hearty bean soup<\/p>\n\n\n\n

35. Barbecue tofu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

36. Barbecue seitan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

37. Pancakes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

38. Pinto bean potato salad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

39. Sushi rice salad (sushi rice with vegetables and tofu\ncubes and a soy sauce dressing)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

40. Vegan mac and cheese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

41. Samosa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

42. Vegan lasagna<\/p>\n\n\n\n

43. Sloppy joe (pack a bun and spoon on the filling at lunch\ntime)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

44. Sesame noodles and vegetables<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

45. Peanut butter and jelly muffin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

46. Homemade calzone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

47. Corn and black bean muffin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

48. Build your own taco (taco shell plus fillings)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

49. Sushi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

50. Bean spread roll-ups (roll a bean spread in a tortilla\nand slice vertically)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Reed Mangels, PhD, RD Whether your child\u2019s school is virtual, blended, or in-person, lunch is an important part of the day. Many school cafeterias have few or no vegan options so packing a lunch is a part of the morning routine for a lot of vegan families. Even if your child\u2019s trip to school […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16130"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16132,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16130\/revisions\/16132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}