Paleo Back to School Lunches

Jumping back into the school year may be stressful, but making fresh, healthy paleo lunches does not have to be. With the right tools and a few go-to ideas, packing lunch can be a breeze.

Having a thermos or well-insulated container for warm lunches or a great lunch box like an aluminum bento box will set you up for success. This keeps storage simple and organized.  Also having a stainless steel water bottle is a must. I like to think of lunch as having two parts: Mains and Sides. All you need is one main with one or two sides and you are done.

Mains

Having a ‘main dish’ does not have to be hard. Here are a few simple ideas that include a protein to keep you full all afternoon.

• Turkey Rolls-Ups
  • Use a slice of deli turkey, add in a thin slice of red bell pepper, a drizzle of deli mustard, shredded lettuceand roll
• Lettuce Wraps (The reverse turkey roll up!)
  • Grab a large leave of romaine or sale, add any sandwich filings you enjoy and roll into a wrap
• Easy Chicken Salad
• Sliced hot dogs
  • Sliced into pieces or cut lengthwise and treat the dog like the ‘bun’ placing filings inside the dog like peppers, pickles, mustard and ketchup.
• Sausage patties
• Egg Muffins or Hard Boiled Eggs

Sides/Snacks

• Sliced ‘apple chips’. Take a crisp apple, and slice an apple VERY thin, and drizzle with honey and cinnamon
• Carrot and pepper sticks with dressing
• Celery sticks with almond butter and raisins…classic Ants On A Log!
• Trail mix. Try raw almonds, raisins, dried cranberries or sunflower seeds
• Applesauce
• Chopped fruit. Try easy to grab pieces like melon, peaches or grapes
• A side salad with greens, carrot, tomato, cucumber

Treats

Don’t forget to add in a few paleo treats now and then. Try a few of the UPG favorites!

• Double Chocolate Brownies
• Raw Chocolate Almond Butter Cups
• Cookie Dough Truffles

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