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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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How We Survive Lunch Time with Picky Eaters

How We Survive Lunch Time with Picky Eaters

Making kid-approved lunches that are both healthy and tasty is the challenge of every parent in America. But, it's even more difficult when you have a picky eater on your hands. Check out how this week's guest bloggers, Alia Sullivan and Danielle Wahlstrom (aka @2BlondeMamas), get their little ones to clean their plates.

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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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10 Back-to-School Lunches Your Kids Will Love [Videos]

10 Back-to-School Lunches Your Kids Will Love [Videos]

With August less than a week away, school will be back in session before you know it. To help you get back in the swing of packing fun, healthy, and delicious lunches every day, we rounded up some of our favorite lunch prep videos from MOMables, ModernMom, and more. They're a quick watch and chock full of kid-tested lunch recipes. So let's 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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5 Healthy Snack Recipes for Your Summer Road Trip

5 Healthy Snack Recipes for Your Summer Road Trip

Taking a summer road trip with the entire family is one of the most convenient and affordable ways to get to your vacation destination. Whether you plan to be in the car for two hours or twelve, your crew is bound to get hungry at some point. Instead of stopping and slowing things down, it's always better to come prepared with snacks. We've found 5 healthy and delicious snack recipes that will keep everyone fueled for the entire journey.

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15 Quick and Tasty Summer Camp Lunch Ideas

15 Quick and Tasty Summer Camp Lunch Ideas

Camp season is here! No doubt your kids are already working up a healthy appetite each day with all the outdoor activities and field trips that come along with summer camp. Don’t disappoint them by packing the same old boring lunch day in and out. We’ve found 15 great ideas to get you through the next three weeks of camp. They are all easy to prep and will stay fresh in an insulated lunch box until chow time.  

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