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Thermos lunch ideas for kids

These are the recipes that work warm in a food jar. Pre-heat the thermos with boiling water for five minutes, tip it out, then fill it with piping-hot food. A 300ml jar is a good size for little kids.

Want a whole week planned? Tick the foods your child eats in the lunchbox planner.

Illustration of Chicken & Corn Congee in a colourful bento boxChicken & Corn Congee
30 min 路 Chinese 路 Lunch main
Nut-freeThermosAsian stapleSesame-freeIllustration of Butter Pasta Shells with Peas in a colourful bento boxButter Pasta Shells with Peas
12 min 路 Western 路 Lunch main
Nut-freeThermosVegetarianSesame-freeIllustration of Mild Tomato Egg over Rice in a colourful bento boxMild Tomato Egg over Rice
12 min 路 Chinese 路 Lunch main
Nut-freeThermosVegetarianAsian stapleSesame-freeIllustration of Fish Ball Noodle Soup in a colourful bento boxFish Ball Noodle Soup
15 min 路 Singaporean 路 Lunch main
Nut-freeThermosAsian stapleSesame-freeIllustration of Pork & Cabbage Dumplings (Steamed) in a colourful bento boxPork & Cabbage Dumplings (Steamed)
40 min 路 Chinese 路 Lunch main
Nut-freeThermosAsian stapleSesame-freeIllustration of Mini Meatballs with Rice in a colourful bento boxMini Meatballs with Rice
30 min 路 Western 路 Lunch main
Nut-freeThermosAsian stapleSesame-freeIllustration of Chicken Macaroni Soup in a colourful bento boxChicken Macaroni Soup
25 min 路 Singaporean 路 Lunch main
Nut-freeThermosAsian stapleSesame-freeIllustration of Steamed Egg Custard in a colourful bento boxSteamed Egg Custard
15 min 路 Chinese 路 Veg side
Nut-freeThermosVegetarianAsian stapleSesame-freeIllustration of Garlic Broccoli Trees in a colourful bento boxGarlic Broccoli Trees
8 min 路 Western 路 Veg side
Nut-freeNo reheatingVegetarianThermosSesame-freeIllustration of Stir-Fried Kailan in a colourful bento boxStir-Fried Kailan
8 min 路 Chinese 路 Veg side
Nut-freeThermosVegetarianAsian stapleSesame-freeIllustration of Buttered Peas & Corn in a colourful bento boxButtered Peas & Corn
5 min 路 Western 路 Veg side
Nut-freeThermosVegetarianNo reheatingSesame-freeOverhead photo of Mini Pan-Fried Gyoza packed in a colourful kids' lunchboxMini Pan-Fried Gyoza
35 min 路 Japanese 路 Lunch main
Nut-freeNo reheatingThermosAsian stapleContains sesameIllustration of Soboro Rice (Chicken & Egg Crumble) in a colourful bento boxSoboro Rice (Chicken & Egg Crumble)
20 min 路 Japanese 路 Lunch main
Nut-freeNo reheatingThermosAsian stapleSesame-freeIllustration of Kid Yaki Udon in a colourful bento boxKid Yaki Udon
15 min 路 Japanese 路 Lunch main
Nut-freeNo reheatingThermosAsian stapleSesame-freeIllustration of Mild Bulgogi Beef Rice in a colourful bento boxMild Bulgogi Beef Rice
25 min 路 Korean 路 Lunch main
Nut-freeNo reheatingThermosAsian stapleContains sesameIllustration of Kid Japchae (Glass Noodles) in a colourful bento boxKid Japchae (Glass Noodles)
25 min 路 Korean 路 Lunch main
Nut-freeNo reheatingVegetarianThermosAsian stapleContains sesameIllustration of Mini Gyeranjjim (Fluffy Steamed Egg) in a colourful bento boxMini Gyeranjjim (Fluffy Steamed Egg)
12 min 路 Korean 路 Lunch main
Nut-freeThermosVegetarianAsian stapleSesame-freeIllustration of Kinpira Carrot in a colourful bento boxKinpira Carrot
10 min 路 Japanese 路 Veg side
Nut-freeNo reheatingVegetarianThermosAsian stapleContains sesameIllustration of Simmered Kabocha Bites in a colourful bento boxSimmered Kabocha Bites
20 min 路 Japanese 路 Veg side
Nut-freeNo reheatingVegetarianThermosAsian stapleSesame-freeIllustration of Gamja Jorim (Sweet Soy Potatoes) in a colourful bento boxGamja Jorim (Sweet Soy Potatoes)
25 min 路 Korean 路 Veg side
Nut-freeNo reheatingVegetarianThermosAsian stapleSesame-freeIllustration of Mild Tofu Jorim in a colourful bento boxMild Tofu Jorim
15 min 路 Korean 路 Veg side
Nut-freeNo reheatingVegetarianThermosAsian stapleContains sesameIllustration of Eomuk Bokkeum (Fish Cake Stir-Fry) in a colourful bento boxEomuk Bokkeum (Fish Cake Stir-Fry)
10 min 路 Korean 路 Veg side
Nut-freeNo reheatingThermosAsian stapleSesame-freeIllustration of Kongnamul-Style Zucchini Namul in a colourful bento boxKongnamul-Style Zucchini Namul
8 min 路 Korean 路 Veg side
Nut-freeNo reheatingVegetarianThermosAsian stapleContains sesameIllustration of Korean Corn Cheese Cup in a colourful bento boxKorean Corn Cheese Cup
8 min 路 Korean 路 Veg side
Nut-freeThermosVegetarianSesame-free

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