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Need delicious meal ideas and tips to make the most of your Bentgo lunch box? We’ve tapped some of the most creative minds in meal prep to share their best hacks and recipes. You’ll find interesting blogs on everything from meal planning for beginners to appealing to picky eaters and even whipping up healthy plant-based meals the whole family will love.

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Egg Salad Wraps Your Kids Will Love

Egg Salad Wraps Your Kids Will Love

Mix up your child's lunchbox this week with a delicious and nutritious Egg Salad Wrap recipe that you will want to take for lunch too. Our guest blogger Jenn from @pretend_its_a_donut shares her easy-to-whip-up egg salad recipe along with her recipes for the avocado "rose" and granola ball featured in this week's Bentgo Kids lunch box.

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Ditch the 'Wich: A Week of Sandwich-Free Lunches

Ditch the 'Wich: A Week of Sandwich-Free Lunches

Are you already in a sandwich rut now that school is back in session? Our guest blogger Stephanie from @lovedbygiselle knows your struggle all too well. The eight-year, lunch-packing veteran has heard her girls complain about "another sandwich" more than a time or two. She's prepared a week of sandwich-free lunchboxes to help you overcome your child's sandwich blues.

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Give Yourself a (Lunch) Break: Thyme Goat Cheese Mini Muffins

Give Yourself a (Lunch) Break: Thyme Goat Cheese Mini Muffins

No matter how busy your schedule is during the day, skipping lunch is always a bad idea according to our guest blogger this week. Taking a daily lunch break not only helps refuel your body, but also provides a much-needed timeout so you can decompress and re-energize your mind. If you have back-to-back-to-back meetings on your calendar this week, these delicious Thyme Goat Cheese Mini Muffins from Jessica @cinnaminimuffin, are packed with the nutrients you need to make it through your hectic day.

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3 Lunch-Packing Tips for Multiple Children

3 Lunch-Packing Tips for Multiple Children

If you took the summer off from packing lunch every day for your kids, it can be a bit of a challenge to get back in the swing of things again. Not to worry, Jennifer Gabot, our guest blogger this week has three surefire tips for helping you pack multiple healthy lunches every day of the week.

 

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Why My Kids Love Bento Lunch Boxes for Back-to-School

Why My Kids Love Bento Lunch Boxes for Back-to-School

Parents love bento-style lunch boxes because they inherently make it easy to pack unique lunches that are fun and nutrient dense. But, in this blog, Inna Platner explains why her kids love them for back to school. Plus, she shares the six tips she's learned along the way for keeping each compartment appetizing–especially when you have a picky eater on your hands.

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5 Store-Bought Lunches Made Healthy [Video]

5 Store-Bought Lunches Made Healthy [Video]

It can sometimes be overwhelming to come up with new lunch ideas.  As a mom who makes five kid lunches daily, Sylina Lunches has come up with numerous healthy and fun lunch ideas that keep her kids happy and make life easier. This week, in a special video for Bentgo Kids, she shares her secrets for duplicating five popular store-bought lunches.

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Presentation Helps Make Back-to-School Lunch Fun

Presentation Helps Make Back-to-School Lunch Fun

What's the key to getting your kids excited about the back-to-school lunches you pack? According to @motivationmindy, our guest blogger this week, presentation is everything! Mindy shares how she uses Bentgo Kids to create picture-perfect lunches her first grader loves to eat.

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Back-to-School Recipe: Crispy Chickpea Nuggets

Back-to-School Recipe: Crispy Chickpea Nuggets

Wondering what to do with all your leftover dinner veggies? Turn them into a delicious back-to-school recipe, of course! This week's guest blogger Giorgina Orofino (@teenytinymeals) will show you how with her nutritious, kid-approved Crispy Chickpea Nuggets recipe. 

 

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6 Time-Saving Tips for Packing Healthy Back-to-School Lunches

6 Time-Saving Tips for Packing Healthy Back-to-School Lunches

Packing lunch quickly and easily is essential for busy moms and dads. According to KidLunchBoxes blogger Brenda Betancourt, the key is to keep it simple! She says, "Simple almost always equals healthy." This week – just in time for your back-to-school menu prep – she is sharing her top six tips for making lunch packing quick, easy, and fun. Dig in!

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The Art of Packing the Perfect Lunch for Work

The Art of Packing the Perfect Lunch for Work

Packing a lunch for work every day that is interesting, delicious and healthy is a challenge for the best of us. Fortunately, our guest blogger this week has got it down to a science. She not only packs her own lunchbox five days a week, but she does so for her entire family. Did we mention she does all that while working full-time as a lawyer and being an avid runner? Check out the 5 tips she says are the key to her success.

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Strawberry "Chicken" Avocado Spinach Salad

Strawberry "Chicken" Avocado Spinach Salad

If you’re in need of a super refreshing and nutrient-packed lunch idea for your Bentgo Salad lunch box this week, you have come to the right place! Guest blogger Arielle of @Eatreal.inspirehealth has put together all the ingredients for a delicious Strawberry "Chicken" Avocado Spinach Salad. Plus, she's thrown in ideas for snacks to keep you satisfied until dinner time.

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3 Tips for Packing On-the-Go Summer Meals for Your Kids

3 Tips for Packing On-the-Go Summer Meals for Your Kids

School's out and that means your kids want to be out and about too! This week's guest blogger Ashley Reeves dishes up three great tips that will help you pack summer snacks and lunches like a pro to keep your kids energized for all the swimming, hiking, bike riding, and playing at the park that is sure to take place all summer long.

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