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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 time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 7 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 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
- 1
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.
- 2
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.