School Lunch Planner
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Packed lunches, no 7 am panic. This printable school lunch planner helps you decide once on Sunday and assemble in five minutes each morning, with a simple lunch box formula, a mix-and-match matrix kids can choose from, a weekly planner for each child and 50 finished lunch ideas.
Every planning page comes as a filled example and a fillable blank.
WHAT'S INCLUDED (16 pages)
- The lunch box formula: protein, grain, fruit, vegetable and an extra, with portions by age (4–6, 7–10, 11+)
- Food safety, simply: ice packs, thermos temperatures (food heated to 165°F), the two-hour rule
- Mix-and-match matrix: 50 building blocks in 5 columns, plus a blank for your family's favorites
- Weekly lunch planner: filled for two children (one nut-free class, one who won't eat sandwiches) + a blank for up to 3 children
- Picky-eater safe foods: safe, learning and not-yet foods, example + blank, with six gentle strategies
- Lunch grocery list by aisle for the example week and a keep-on-hand list, plus a blank
- 50 lunch ideas, each with what goes in it: 10 sandwiches + wraps, 10 no-sandwich boxes, 10 thermos lunches, 10 snack-style lunches and 10 bento box layouts drawn out
HOW FILLING IN WORKS
Open the PDF in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to type into the matrix, planners, safe-foods page and grocery list. Then print, or keep it on a tablet.
SIZES
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in) and A4 (210 × 297 mm)
- Prints well on plain paper; photos appear only on the cover and section openers
PLEASE NOTE
- This is an instant digital download. Nothing will be shipped.
- For personal use. Please don't resell or share the files.
- Check your school's food policy (many classrooms are nut-free).
- Colors may look slightly different on screen and in print.
- Designed by Rooted & Refined with help from digital tools. Photos are editorial concept images created with digital tools.
Want notes to tuck in with lunch? See Everyday Lunch Box Notes in our shop.
