Our favorite Back to School freezer meals will keep lunch boxes fun and full of flavor.
School days are approaching! One of the most commonly asked questions we get around here is how to make the school lunch box more exciting and less mundane. We have answers! And all of them are easy to make ahead and freeze. Simply thaw or reheat for lunch! Who says your kids can’t eat well at school?
Breakfasts
Perfect for those on-the-go mornings or for kids that need to also take a breakfast to pre-school care.
- Raspberry and Cream Pancake Rolls
- Mini Banana Pancake Muffins
- Homemade Pop Tarts
- Chocolate Chip Banana Breakfast Cookies
- Bacon and Egg Uncrustables
- Blueberry Banana Muffins
- Breakfast Cookies
- Toddler French Toast Sticks
Lunches
For meals that are served warm, invest in a well-insulated thermos. Heat the items in the morning and place them in the thermos to keep them warm and ready for lunch time. The Thermos brand hot/cold thermos claims to keep food warm for 5 hours or cold for 7 hours!
- Quinoa Pizza Bites
- Homemade Spaghetti O’s and Meatballs
- Thermos Macaroni and Cheese
- Poppy Seed Chicken Pinwheels
- Pizzas in a Sleeping Bag
- Homemade Uncrustables
- Toddler-Friendly Football Turnovers
- Pizza Spirals
- Roasted Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons
- Toddler-ific Pizza Snack Cups
- White Chicken Chili
- Tacos in a Sleeping Bag
- Cheesy Ham Biscuit Muffins
- Individual Mac and Cheese
- Corn Dog Muffins
Snacks
Everyone needs a little pick-me-up after all that learning!
- Peanut Butter Jelly Time Bars
- Apple Snack Cake
- Strawberry Freezer Pops
- Homemade Cereal Bar Cookies or Gluten Free Dairy Free Version
- Balls of Energy
- Homemade Yogurt Tubes
- Oatmeal Apple Pie Bars
- Homemade Applesauce
Make a Meal Plan With These Recipes!
Create your own back to school freezer meals plan using your Membership and the many kid-friendly recipes found in MenuBuilder.
You can use our Mini Meal Plan resources just as they are or use them as a starting point for your own custom meal plan.
- Back to School Mini Meal Plan
- Summer Lunch Mini Meal Plan Vol. 3
- Summer Lunch Mini Meal Plan Vol. 4
- Summer Snack Mini Meal Plan Vol. 1
With membership*, you have access to all our recipes (including these!) and ALL our meal plans! You can customize one of our already curated meal plans, or create your own from scratch using our blank meal plan, My Freezer Meal Plan!
You’re not locked into any one meal plan type. You can save up to 12 customized meal plans at a time, and there is no limit to how many you can customize in a month. Enjoy a back to school freezer meals plan today!
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