Whether you have a picky eater or just want your child to eat more nutritious meals, many parents opt out of school cafeteria programs and instead make homemade lunches. However, one of the most annoying (and time-crunching) tasks of a parent's morning can be packing those fun, healthy, and appealing school lunches (yes, we have used a cookie cutter to shape sandwiches). Luckily, Trader Joe's is well-stocked with kid-friendly choices to help make school lunches an exciting culinary experience. Keep reading for 12 must-have products to fuel your child's energy all through recess.
These turkey corn dogs are made from turkey thigh meat and don't contain fillers, byproducts, or added nitrates. Plus, the cornbread batter is sweetened with honey, which makes for a yummy lunch option.
These bite-size crackers are bursting with goodness from black sesame seeds, flax seeds, and chia seeds. Your kid will never guess how healthy these delicious crackers truly are!
Add a little gourmet touch to your child's regular lunch bag with these organic white truffle potato chips.
Need a healthy (and brilliantly deceptive) way to sneak some veggies into your kid's lunch box? These carrot spirals are delicious on their own or when substituted for pasta.
These gluten-free nuggets are actual chunks of chicken breast meat, unlike the processed minced meat found in most nuggets. Plus, they aren't treated with antibiotics, making it a perfect choice for lunch sacks.
These vegetable spring rolls are the perfect finger food for lunch and come packed with a blend of carrots, kale, edamame, shredded tofu, and cabbage.
These cold pressed juices contain nothing but fruits and vegetables. And with three varieties of green (kale, spinach, apple, cucumber, celery, lemon, and ginger), red (beets, cucumber, celery, apple, carrots, spinach, ginger, and lemon), and yellow (apple, pineapple, yellow bell pepper, cucumber, lime, and mint) juices, even the pickiest kiddo will find one they like.
Think of these bars as a mix between a granola bar and biscotti. Packed with healthy goodness, these bars contain flax, sesame, poppy, sunflower, and pumpkin seeds.
Shake up your child's boring lunch box routine with these fun Turkish fig bites.
These mozzarella cheese sticks come from cows that are artificial growth hormone-free. Plus, the cheese sticks are lightly seasoned with garlic butter and panko crumbs to make for a delicious addition to any lunch.
These potato crisps are shaped and colored to resemble waffle-cut trees. Their color comes from spinach powder, but kids will be totally oblivious while gobbling them up.
A perfect way to end lunch, these adorable half moon cookies are frosted in half vanilla and half chocolate icing.