The Peanut Butter Lunch Box

5 from 5 votes

The Peanut Butter Lunch Box

This peanut butter lunch box is an easy no-cook lunch idea for school, work, picnics, or road trips! No reheating needed!

Prep Time10

Cook Time0

Total Time10

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: American

Total Cost: $4.57 recipe / $1.14 serving

Servings:

Calories: 572.68kcal

Author: Beth Moncel

Equipment

Divided Glass Meal Prep Containers

Ingredients

¾ cup peanut butter* $1.49
60 mini pretzels $0.26
2 apples $0.78
8 Medjool dates $1.33
4 ribs celery $0.70
1 tsp lemon juice (optional) $0.01

Instructions

Wash and slice the celery into sticks. Slice each apple in half, remove the core, then cut into slices. Sprinkle the lemon juice over the apple slices to slow browning, if desired.
Add 3 tablespoons of peanut butter to each container. Add about 15 pretzels to each container, along with ½ an apple, some celery sticks, and two dates. Enjoy immediately or refrigerate up to five days.

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Notes

I used natural style peanut butter, but you can use whichever type you prefer, or another type of nut butter.

Nutrition

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