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We don't have to pack snacks for school but I did pack them over the summer for camp

I have a snack size Yumbox and would do fruit (blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, mandarin oranges, pineapple, apples, peaches/necterines, grapes, etc). And a small thing of cheese - she loves sharp white cheddar or a string cheese. You can also do trail mix with mixed nuts and a variety of mixed dried fruit - she loves dried mango, blueberroes, cherries, apricots and raisins. Sometimes I also do a handful of crackers

For lunch so far we've been packing:
Sandwich - so far she isn't tired of them but I think we may start adding pasta, quesadilla and brown rice to the rotation. I think she would be ok eating those at room temp.
Small protein - beans, cut up chicken, cut up hot dog, cut up ham, or cut up Italian sausage. Need some more ideas but I try not to stress bc she has eggs for breakfast and can have protein for lunch.
Small cracker - pirates booty, veggie sticks, goldfish, graham cracker or these white bean cheddar sticks that taste kind of like Cheetos
Fruit/veggie - usually berries, apples or oranges. For veggies we do cucumber, pickles, olives or carrots. Need some more ideas. I think steamed green beans would be easy and not too offensive to her

They serve water with snacks and milk with lunch

We have been doing a variety of fruit/berries with the following:
mac and cheese (penne pasta)
sunbutter sandwich
grilled cheese sandwich
chicken nuggets/rice
spaghetti
Hot foods go in Foogo thermos

Grains are usually her energy/carb snack: cereal bar, scone, half a sandwich, teddy grahams
Or it's fruit.

Ahh. I am so sad because we dont get to pack lunches anymore but we do pack spoon-free snacks. Can you pack with an ice pack? So far these are the things I've packed for snacks with a cooler:

- fruit: grapes, tangerines, apple slices, blueberries, bananas
- chicken and cheese mini sandwiches
- sunflower seed butter and jelly mini sandwiches
- homemade oat banana raisin chocolate mini muffins
- cheese sticks
- yogurt sticks
- hard-boiled quail eggs
(Hardboiled eggs maybe a good idea for lunch)
- carrot sticks (not a hit)
- edamame (haven't done that yet)

@gingerbebe: my DD loves homemade lunchables! I make ham and cheese ones everyone she goes to mother's morning out or she needs a lunch for something. I have been wanting to make pizza ones also with sandwich thins.

Our preschool doesn't allow popcorn, as it's too much of a choking hazard. For snacks I always pack a fruit and a protein like apple slices and cheese or turkey and orange slices. Lunch she gets leftovers from dinner, but always a veggie, a protein and a grain. So shredded chicken, carrot sticks, and whole wheat noodles. I throw in a treat like Annie's cookies or chocolate chips.

Tomorrow is LO's first lunch I'm packing and to make it special I think I'm going to do the mac and cheese he's requesting. The next day will probably be some sliced turkey, cheese, and crackers. I'll serve both with fruit and see what other healthy things he wants to choose.