Class is in session, and today’s subject is… LUNCH. 🍎

Back-to-school season is officially here, which means it’s time to get back into the swing of packing lunches, grabbing snacks, and somehow getting everyone out the door on time.

Consider this your cheat sheet for building easy, delicious, anything-but-boring school lunches all year long.

🍎 Lesson #1: Learn Your ABCs

Around here, the ABCs of back to school look a little different:

🍎 Always
🎒 Bring
😋 Cool Snacks

Because a lunchbox without a good snack? That’s one lesson we’d rather skip.

The trick is keeping a few easy favorites on hand that you can grab, pack, and go—no 7 a.m. lunchbox panic required.

Our picks for the class? Second Chances and Fig'N'Oats Bars. They’re easy to toss into lunchboxes, backpacks, or the snack drawer for a little something sweet on the go.

✏️ Lesson #2: Follow the A+ Lunch Formula

An A+ lunch can be as easy as 1 + 1 + 1 + 1.

Something filling + something fresh + something crunchy + something FUN.

Think:

🥪 Main: Sandwich, wrap, pinwheels, pasta
🥒 Fresh: Cucumbers, berries, carrots, grapes
🥨 Crunch: Pretzels, crackers, popcorn
🍍 Fun: Made in Nature Figgy Pops, Dried Mangoes, Dried Pineapple, or Fudge Brownie Minis

🎒 Lesson #3: Give the Lunchbox a Glow-Up

Switching up just one or two things can make an everyday lunch feel brand new.

🍍 The Tropical One Pack: A turkey or veggie wrap + oranges + peas + Organic Dried Pineapple It’s basically a tropical vacation between math and science. 🌴
😋 The Pop Quiz Pack: Pasta + grapes + Pretzels + Figgy Pops Finally, a pop quiz everyone will be excited to see. Answer: YUM. 📝
🍫 The Brownie Points Box Pack: A favorite sandwich + berries + Fudge Brownie Minis Because sometimes earning brownie points is very, very literal.
☀️ The Golden Student Pack: Chicken & hummus pita + tomatoes + peas + carrots + Organic Dried Apricots Bright, sweet, and ready to shine at the lunch table. ✨

🌈 Extra Credit: Pack the Rainbow

Want an easy way to keep lunches interesting? See how many colors you can pack.

🍓 Red: Strawberries, apples, peppers
🥕 Orange: Carrots, mandarins, dried mango
🍍 Yellow: Pineapple, corn, yellow peppers
🥒 Green: Cucumbers, grapes, snap peas
🫐 Blue/Purple: Blueberries, grapes, blackberries

Turn it into a challenge: How many colors can you fit in one lunchbox?

🔔 The Final Bell

There’s no perfect formula for the perfect school lunch—and that’s half the fun.

Mix it up. Keep it colorful. Pack the things they love. And always, always bring cool snacks. 😋