Lunchbox: 75+ Easy and Delicious Recipes for Lunches on the Go

by Aviva Wittenberg

A must-have cookbook of lunches you can look forward to all morning long! 75+ fail-safe recipes (and oodles of strategies and tips) for delicious lunchboxes and bowls your whole family can enjoy.

Say goodbye to the same boring, limited lunch rotation, and hello to everyone’s new favorite meal of the day! Lunchbox has literally months’ worth of recipes for flavorful, filling, nutritious, and delicious meals—guaranteed to stay fresh until lunch. With chapters on Soups, Sandwiches, Salads, Warm Bowls, Cold Bowls, Handpies, and Brunch for Lunch—as well as simple, satisfying snacks and sweet treats to pack alongside—these straightforward recipes will get you out of your lunch rut for good.

Every recipe has a “Get Ahead” tip, calling out exactly what can be made ahead of time, as well as a “Packing Tip” on how to pack a balanced and beautiful lunchbox; the steps are fuss-free, and all ingredients can be found in your local grocery store. In addition to the recipes are lunch packing strategies and multi-week meal plans to help you efficiently plan your menu and your time, streamlining meal prep to avoid that stressful morning crunch. Special callouts are included—such as “Great for Kids”—and all recipes are completely nut-free. With plenty of vegan and vegetarian options, hot and cold weather seasonal suggestions, and freezer-friendly choices, too.

Lunchbox has something for everyone. Whether it’s back to the office or back to school, Lunchbox is packed with satisfying recipes and ideas to start your day off right.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Food

232 pages, Hardcover

Published August 16, 2022

Reviews

[Wareesha Tariq · Rating 5 out of 5]

Omg this cookbook is a treasure trove of wonderful lunch recipes!

I recently started going into office every week and the idea of making a lunch every day seemed so daunting. I had checked out this book from the library to see if I could find any ideas and I was pleasantly surprised to find how many amazing and easy recipes there are that can be made for lunch!

The best parts of the cookbook are not just limited to the recipes collection. To me it goes above and beyond by 1) having pictures for every single recipe and 2) having notes on how to store your lunch when making it in advance. This is extremely important since most people going to work need some kind of prep work to get ready for their work week and the lunches won’t survive if not stored properly.

I am grateful to have come across this cookbook and I am going to buy a copy of it so I can utilize it every day.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I haven't used the recipes yet but plan to purchase this cookbook after checking it out from the library. The recipes are simple and most make two servings. Not just for lunch, this older couple could use these to make the lighter dinners we prefer. I like that side dishes are suggested. Many of the recipes are vegetarian or could be tweaked to be veg, which is also great, since we eat mostly vegetarian these days.

[Julie Kwiat · Rating 2 out of 5]

Don’t get me wrong these recipes seem easy to make however the ingredients that are needed in order to make them are ingredients that you wouldnt find in your home, more like ingredients you would have to make a special trip to town for and then make sure you have memorized the recipes in order to buy everything exactly as required for each individual recipe. I think I only liked two individual recipes because of how simple they were and I had the ingredients in my house already.

[Rowan]

there are some really cute and tasty looking ideas in here, but also zero consideration for where someone lives and how they should substitute if they can't find the authentic estonian cheese recommended for a recipe, not much discussion on substitutions in general for dietary differences, and most of these meals are really low on protein, high in fruit and bread. this cookbook is definitely for someone, it's just not me.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

5 stars for the inspirational photos.
But overall this was a 2-3 star book because really, lunch doesn't have to be so complicated.

There were a lot of recipes for soups and bowls which required cooking - so unless it was leftover from supper it wouldn't be happening in my house.

In general this book is fun to look at for photos and maybe get a few ideas, as well the urge to buy nice bento boxes, but there aren't enough quick and easy ideas for busy families.

[T · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve fallen in a lunch rut and the recipes in this cookbook are exactly what I need to inspire my brown bag sads. Lots of creative ideas and will definitely be purchasing a copy of my own for my cookbook collection.

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute ideas. I very much need to hire a personal hand-pie chef

[Kathleen Newton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yum

[Kristen Barenthaler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great ideas for a busy family looking to spice up their lunchbox game! Can’t wait to try out some of the recipes for my own lunches!

[Amanda Judd · Rating 3 out of 5]

Photos almost never match the recipe - there's almost always an accompanying salad or side to make it look more enticing and filling that's not part of the prep time or instructions.

[Amanda Narvali]

This book had some really cute lunch ideas! I really liked her recipe for little pies and I am excited to try it out!

[Alex · Rating 1 out of 5]

Kinda boring and too wordy for a cook book,
not best format for eread either.

[Chris Gifford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fabulous vegan recipes with the possibility of adding meat for meat-eaters. Found lots of recipes I want to try.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are so many great ideas for lunches in this book! I like how they are healthy meal ideas as well. I bookmarked so many recipes in this one.

[Danielle Mccoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want this creative lunches cookbook.

[Claire · Rating 2 out of 5]

Yawn lol