What’s the secret to packing a healthy lunch box in less than five minutes?

Having a freezer stash of delicious and nutritious lunch box snacks!

Before school returns, get into the kitchen and batch cook the lunch box snacks your kids love most!

Pop them into the freezer and when it comes to making lunch boxes during the busy week – you’re armed and ready!

Having a freezer stash of lunch box snacks makes packing a lunch box easy peasy.

Today I’m sharing 10 simple make ahead lunch box snacks to freeze for busy school days.

These recipes are…

simple

delicious

sneak extra veggies into your kids

can be made ‘nut-free’

freezer friendly

And always a hit with the kids!

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Okay – back to our 10 simple make ahead lunch box snacks to freeze for busy school days.

Let’s do it!

carrot cake bliss balls

These carrot cake bliss balls are a clever twist on a classic that not only taste AMAZING but manage to get a little extra veggies into the kids! They freeze beautifully. And defrost in no time! You can make them ‘nut-free’ to!!!

mini vegetable loaves

These mini vegetable loaves are your ideal lunch box filler! Chock-full of carrot, zucchini and corn these mini loaves are made even more delicious thanks to the beautiful combination of parmesan, mozzarella cheese and fresh herbs! Sah gud. This recipe come together in one bowl and bakes in 15 minutes! You can also bake these as muffins! Tip: wrap the loaves nice and tight so they stay lovely and fresh in the freezer.

zucchini pancakes

Zucchini studded pancakes add even more veggie goodness into your little ones lunch box. The batter comes together in one bowl. And they freeze and defrost amazingly. Always a hit with the kids! Especially nestled alongside cheese and tomatoes. Yum.

vegetable fritters

Here’s another recipe that packs a veggie punch. Did you know most kids don’t eat enough vegetables?!? So grating veggies into a fritter and making them gorgeously golden is a great way to make sure your kids DO EAT THE GOOD STUFF! These fritters are another one bowl recipe! Once the fritters are cool – pop them into a freezer bag and voila they’re ready for the deep freeze.

one bowl blueberry lemon and poppyseed muffins

A baked treat never returns home in the lunch box. Especially these delicious blueberry packed muffins. Skip the lemon drizzle to make them freezer friendly AND to reduce sugar. The only problem you’ll have with these is making sure they’re not all gobbled up before you’ve had a chance to freeze them!

one bowl banana & carrot mini loaves

This recipe is nut free. Refined sugar free. AND freezer friendly. PLUS, your kids will barely notice the 4 bananas and 3 carrots hidden in these babies!!! Chock full of goodness! Oh and these darlings can also be baked as muffins [bake time 12-15 mins].

no bake choc coconut slice

Your lunch box just got a whole lot more delish thanks to our easy peasy [no bake] choc coconut slice! These gorgeous bars come together in mere moments and with minimal effort. Simply pop all of the ingredients into your processor and blitz. This recipe can be made nut free. And is a sweet [but not so naughty] treat.

blueberry ricotta and buckwheat pancakes

Pancakes with ricotta and blueberries are guaranteed to fill hungry tummies at lunch. And this recipe makes 8 large pancakes or 16 small! Go for the smaller size as they nestle into lunch boxes with ease and are perfectly sized for little hands. These pancakes are chock full of blueberries so there’s no need for jam or toppings. As is, they’re perfect.

zucchini Brussel sprout and halloumi fritters

More fritters!!! Yes yes yes! Why? Because they pack a HUGE VEGGIE PUNCH into your little ones lunch box. And our kids need lots of vegetables to run, skip, hop, jump, learn and play all day! I promise, the Brussel sprouts are so well disguised in this recipe thanks to the halloumi cheese and golden texture. Your kids will never suspect they’re eating their greens! I pop these into graces lunch box with sliced cherry tomatoes, coins of cucumber and they never return home!

pea and ricotta fritters

Bite sized on-the-go snacks are always a hit in lunch boxes! Why? Because our kids are often too busy chatting or busting to go play to focus on lunch. So being able to pack a protein [and veggie] packed grab & go lunch is a great idea. And these pea and ricotta fritters are just that. Full of goodness and after a couple of bites, tummies are filled and ready to play.

There you have it, lovely!

10 simple make ahead lunch box snacks to freeze for busy school days!

Getting whole food goodies into your little ones just got a whole lot easier.