We’ve got five complete easy school-lunch ideas and menus, including a main, snack, and dessert to keep your kiddos happy. And because these are versatile ingredients that are budget-friendly (some even value-sized), they’re bound to keep parents’ and caregivers’ wallets happy, too!

Your five school lunches shopping list

Shop once and mix and match the ingredients in our shopping list to create tasty, wholesome lunches your kids will enjoy eating for the week. Here’s our 12-item list, along with our Monday to Friday school-lunch menu ideas to get you started.

Romaine lettuce
Danone Oikos 0% Plain Yogurt
Dempster Plain Tortillas
Compliments Marble Cheddar Cheese Slices 440 g
Compliments Extra Lean Honey Ham 400 g
Compliments Jumbleberry Blend Value Size 1.5 kg (frozen fruit)
Compliments Fully Cooked Breaded Chicken Nuggets 1.5 kg
Christie Ritz Original Crackers
Compliments Sea Salt Veggie Snax (or your kid’s preferred flavour)
Compliments Naturally Simple Hummus 454 g (or your kid’s preferred flavour)
Compliments Naan Dippers 200 g
Mini cucumbers, baby carrots, or cherry tomatoes (whatever your family prefers)