Cover -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION: Why a Lunch-Box Book? -- CHAPTER 1: Brown Bag Basics -- Know Good Nutrition -- Keep Food Cool -- Give Lunch a Makeover -- About Ingredients -- About Recipes and Portions -- CHAPTER 2: Getting the Job Done -- Fill Your Arsenal -- Plan Ahead -- Troubleshooting -- Six Steps to a Superb School Lunch -- Mains -- CHAPTER 3: Stellar Sandwiches -- Lunch Box Formula for a Stellar Sandwich -- Hippie-Dippie Bagel Sandwich -- Smoked Salmon Tea Sandwich -- Anything Goes Salad Sandwich -- Italian Picnic Sandwich -- Turkey and Veggie Dagwood -- Turkey and Hummus Cuties -- Waffle Iron Grilled Cheese -- Chickpea Panini -- Deconstructed Caprese -- PB&J Gone Nuts -- Cold Cuts Crib Sheet -- CHAPTER 4: Salads Kids Will Love -- Lunch Box Formula for a Salad Kids Will Love -- Jar of Everyday Vinaigrette -- Kiddie Cobb Salad -- Takeaway Taco Salad -- Fattoush Salad -- Kid-Pleaser Chicken Caesar -- Where's Waldorf? -- Asian Lunch-Box Slaw -- CHAPTER 5: Pinwheels, Pizzas, Wraps, and Roll-Ups -- The Perfect Date -- Peanut Butter Pinwheels -- A Better Butter -- Bento a Go-Go -- BLT Roll-Ups -- Pesto Pita Pizza -- Prosciutto and Arugula Lavash Pizza -- Sweetie Pie Quesadilla -- CHAPTER 6: Leftovers Made Over -- Teriyaki Fried Rice -- "Take Two" Tabbouleh -- Curried Quinoa with Tangerines and Dried Cranberries -- Love Salad -- "Me So" Happy Noodle Soup -- Shortcut Chicken Noodle Soup -- Creamy Black Bean Soup -- Easy Cheesy Thermos Beans -- Crock-Pot of Beans -- Oodles of Sesame Noodles -- Tuna Pasta Classic -- Chinese Tacos -- BBQ on a Bun -- Ten Dinners That Make Great Leftovers -- Sides -- CHAPTER 7: Fruit and Veggie Sides -- I Heart Watermelon -- Honey-Lime Melon -- Very Berry Skewers -- Teensy Tropical Salad -- Winter Jewel Box Salad -- Juice Box Applesauce -- Really Ranch Dip with Veggies in the Raw.

My Thai Peanut Dip with Garden-Fresh Faves -- Guacamole and Crunchy Crudités -- Hummus with a Twist and Veggies to Dip -- Getting In Those Greens -- Lunch Box-Friendly Fruits and Vegetables by Season -- Comparing Fresh, Frozen, and Canned -- CHAPTER 8: Crunchy Extras -- Coconut Granola Bark -- Pumped-Up Party Mix -- Skinny Mini Cheese Straws -- Cinnamon Wonton Crisps -- "Betcha Can't Eat Just One" Parmesan Kale Chips -- DIY Microwave Popcorn -- Crunchy Choices -- CHAPTER 9: Goodies -- Cocoa-Dusted Almonds -- Rosie's Energy Balls -- Sour Cherry Oatmeal Bars -- Chocolate Chip-Pretzel Cookies -- Petite Pumpkin Gingerbread Cupcakes -- Tender Cranberry Streusel Muffins -- Everybody Loves Chocolate Pudding -- Eight Lunch-Box Loving Touches -- Ten Petite Treats -- After School -- CHAPTER 10: Tide-Me-Overs -- "Perfect Every Time" Hard-Boiled Eggs -- The Comfort of Cottage Cheese and Crackers -- Italian Quesadilla -- Crispy Applewiches -- Out-of-the-Box Peanut Butter Granola Bars -- Raising the Bar on Granola -- Eight After-School Eats -- Dreamy Mango-Orange Pops -- Creamy Banana Shake -- Raspberry Sneak -- MOM-APPROVED LUNCH-BOX SUPPLIES -- RESOURCES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- TABLE OF EQUIVALENTS.