Back to School Recipes Ideas

By Jade Greene

I am the mom of two elementary-aged children who are headed back to school. Meals with local produce are very important to me but it gets harder to incorporate once they go back to school. I have found some ideas and meal prep hacks that keep our local ingredients included in our lunches and snacks.

I hope these ideas inspire you to incorporate healthy, local foods into your lunchboxes and snack containers! 

• Homemade quick jam – recipe
• Yogurt with fruit (sweetened with maple syrup) 
• Carrot or zucchini veggie muffins – recipe
• Egg muffins – recipe
• Carrots and cucumbers with hummus or ranch
• Veggie burger sliders with ketchup – recipe
• Salad prep in a jar
• Veggie pancakes – recipe