The Lunch Box: Packed with Fun, Healthy Meals That Keep Them Smiling

Jam packed with clever ideas and easy recipes for delicious, healthy, kid-friendly packable meals, this solution-driven cookbook is the perfect book for busy parents looking for lunchtime inspirations.

From yummy recipes that make use of common ingredients, to clever ideas for packing lunches that will appeal to kids, Lunch Box is packed with inspiration. This go-to primer covers all the basics—recipes for sandwiches, healthy snacks, and more—and offers tried-and-true strategies from a chef-caterer mother of three. Learn how to make an easy and delicious lunch from in-the-fridge staples and leftovers; how to accommodate allergies; and how to make every lunch box a fun delight for kids. Colorful photography throughout provides visual inspiration.

Stuck in a rut? Got a picky eater in your house? This book offers ideas and strategies that will inspire you to step up your lunch-packing game, from irresistible wraps and playful sandwiches, to salads kids will actually eat, to versatile snacks that satisfy the fussiest palates and much more!

Kate McMillan is a chef, cooking instructor, and owner of an eponymous catering company. She lives in Northern California with her husband and three young daughters, who were tireless taste-testers for this book.

Sarah Putman Clegg is a freelance editor, writer, and author of Love in Spoonfuls. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and young son, who eats things from his lunch box that he would never consume in her presence.