20+ Easy Lunch Ideas for Work or School

When your child has food allergies and/or dietary restrictions, you pack lunch. Daily. It's just part of the normal routine. 
Some days, we get creative and make (what I call) "silly sandwiches" or sometimes the lunches are completely sandwich free. They don't have to be complicated or artistic, but it is fun to mix it up from the usual.
Lately, life has been busy. I've been traveling a lot for work and due to my health issues I require a lot more sleep than I use to. That's why having an arsenal of easy and quick fix lunch ideas are a necessity. I still want my daughter to be excited for her school lunches, and not feel left out, but keep my sanity intact. I'm sure many of you feel the exact same way!
Here are 20+ inspiring ideas for work or school lunch:

Lunch Made Easy: Healthy & Fun School Ideas

As many of you know, I don't blog every lunch from every school day... but, I do share them daily on our Facebook and Instagram pages. 
So, I try to put together "round-up" posts every so often for the blog where you can get a bunch of healthy school lunch ideas in one spot!
As always, all our lunches are completely nut free (no peanuts, no tree nuts). They're also all gluten free and many are dairy free or top 8 allergen free. Perfect for your food allergy family or if your child attends a school that has a "free from" classroom. 
Here's what we've been packing:

Lunch Made Easy: MOMables Monday - {How to Pack for School} Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup

Today's MOMables Monday isn't some new fancy menu item. Instead it's basic fundamentals of packing healthy school lunches that I've learned from MOMables over the last year!

No matter what you put on your grilled sandwich or what kind of soup you want to pack, the same principles apply. Keep reading to learn how to keep your sandwich from getting soggy and your soup still warm at lunch hour!

Lunch Made Easy: For My Shining Star!

As I've said before, the great thing about fun school lunches is you can be creative but keep it simple at the same time.

 

Take this lunch for instance; it took me no longer than about 8 minutes to throw together but makes a big impact to a child!

 

{Allergy Friendly} Gluten, Nut, & Dairy Free:

 

 

(Lunch can easily be made Egg Free depending on the brand of bread you use.)

Lunch Made Easy: Throw Together Thursday

Hello!! First let me say, the fella and I had a wonderful few days away. Nice to get some "adult time" and relax. I shared just a few pics from our trip on Instagram, if you'd like to check them out here.

We got back last night and boy am I tired! But I wanted nothing more than to just keep hugging my Little Miss - I swear she grew another two inches while we were away. Funny how that works, huh?

Being gone also meant we have a lack of groceries in the house. Thankfully, I was able to throw together this delish School Lunch for my girl. Tuna salad is one of her favorites!

Free from Gluten, Peanuts, & Tree Nuts:

Lunch Made Easy: Simple Fishy Fun for School

Simple "Fish Fun" in Little Miss' school lunch for tomorrow!

I love how packing Allergy Friendly Lunches can be so fast and delicious. :)

Gluten, Tree Nut, & Peanut Free Lunch Box for tomorrow: