Your Kids will Love these Cheap and Tasty Vegan Dishes to have for Lunch!

Ankita Kamat

Want to have a long list of cheap vegan lunch ideas for school kids? Wondering how to prepare a cheap vegan meal plan for kids?

In my current blog, I’ve come up with varieties of delicious and cheap vegan lunch box ideas for school.

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17 Cheap Vegan Lunch Ideas for School Kids

Try these budget-friendly vegan packed lunch ideas for kids-

1.

Budget-Friendly Chia Banana Energy Bites for Kids Lunch

Price: Between 2 and 5 USD for 18 balls.

You need 2 cups of rolled oats which usually costs between 20 and 80 cents. Also, one ripe banana which hardly costs 15 cents and ⅓ cup of peanut butter (100 grams) that costs around 40 cents.

Mash banana and mix all the ingredients along with chia seeds, half cup roasted peanuts, salt, and ground cinnamon. Make balls and bake them. Budget-friendly energy bites are ready for kids’ lunch-boxes.

2.

Mushroom Pasta is Budget-Friendly and Delicious Lunch for School Kids

Price: Between 2 and 4 USD for 2-3 servings.

You need 200 grams of mushrooms which will cost you around 1.5 USD. You can choose your favourite vegan pasta which generally costs around 20 cents for 1 cup. 

Cook pasta and mushrooms, you can add other cheap ingredients like onion, garlic and tomato sauce to make a mouth-watering lunch for school kids on your budget.

3.

Cheapest and Vegan-Friendly Garlic Mushroom Sandwich for Kids Lunch-Box

Price: Between 2 and 4 USD for 2-3 servings.

Making a budget-friendly sandwich for kids requires vegan-friendly bread that costs between 1 and 3 USD for 8-10 slices. You need 150 grams of mushroom which will cost around 1 USD. 

Enhance the taste by using cheap ingredients like chopped garlic, onion, tomato and pepper. Make a toast of vegan-friendly bread slices and fill the garlic mushroom to make cheapest sandwiches for kids lunchbox

4.

Inexpensive Homemade Waffles for Serving Vegan Kids for Lunch

Price: Between 1.5 and 2.5 USD for 2 servings.

Making crunchy waffles requires 2 cups of rolled oats (160 grams) which costs between 20 and 80 cents. You also need 2 bananas which costs around 30 cents and 1 cup (240 ml) soy milk that costs around 60 cents.

Blend oats to make fine flour. Blend again by adding bananas and budget-friendly soy milk. Mix a teaspoon of baking powder. Use waffle iron to prepare crispy waffles. Kids will enjoy eating budget-friendly waffles with jam and seasonal fruits.

5.

Vegan-Friendly Cheap Three-Ingredient Strawberry Oatmeal Bars for School Kids

Price: Between 1 and 2.2 USD for 4 serving bars (Around 8 by 2 inch size each).

You need rolled oats (170 grams) which costs you between 20 and 80 cents. Also, you require 107 grams of strawberries which cost between 30 and 60 cents. 188 grams of applesauce costs around 50 cents.

Just with these 3 cheap and best ingredients you can prepare tasty and budget-friendly baked bars for vegans kids to have for lunch.

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6.

Low-Budget Vegan Banana Pancakes for Lunch that Kids Find Delicious

Price: Between 0.55 and 0.75 USD for 4 pancakes (per serving).

One banana and two tablespoons of ground chia seeds are enough for making budget-friendly pancakes. The price per banana is around 15 cents and 30 grams of chia seeds (2 tablespoons) costs you around 40 cents.

Mix mashed banana and ground chia seeds properly. Use a teaspoon of budget-friendly coconut oil to fry the pancake. Tasty and cheap pancake is ready to pack for school kids’ lunch.

7.

Budget-Friendly Oats Cookies for Vegan School Kids Lunch with Two Cheap Ingredients

Price: Between 0.65 and 0.80 USD for 10 cookies.

You can easily grab one ripe banana which hardly costs around 15 cents. Have half cup (128 grams) natural peanut butter which will cost about 50 cents.

Mash a banana and stir it by adding peanut butter. You can prepare 10 cookies with this dough. Bake the budget-friendly cookies and pack for the kids lunchbox.

8.

Apple Quinoa is the Best Vegan-Friendly Choice on Budget

Price: Between 2 and 3.5 USD for 2 servings.

Two large apples cost between 0.80 and 1.5 USD. Also, you need half a cup of quinoa (85 grams) which will cost you around 65 cents.

Cook bite-sized apple pieces along with quinoa in boiling water and stir in cinnamon. Then sprinkle some ground cinnamon and pack for kids lunch.

9.

Inexpensive Mushroom Pasta for a Vegan Kids to have for Lunch

Price: Between 2 and 4 USD for 2-3 servings.

You need 200 grams of mushrooms which will cost you around 1.5 USD. You can choose your kid’s favourite vegan-friendly pasta which will cost around 20 cents for 1 cup. 

Cook pasta and mushrooms, you can add other cheap ingredients like onion, garlic and tomato sauce to make a mouth-watering lunch for kids on your budget.

10.

Vegan-Friendly Sweet Potato Hash is a Cost-Effective Lunch for School Kids

Price: Between 1 and 2.5 USD for 2-3 servings.

You require 2 large sweet potatoes which costs anywhere between 0.50 and 1.20 USD. 

Roast sweet potato cube pieces. Also, use cheap ingredients like onion, garlic, salt and pepper. Serve low-cost sweet potato hash for a kid’s lunch.

11.

Budget-Friendly Chickpeas Scramble  for a Vegan Kid’s Lunchbox

Price: Between 2 and 4 USD for 2 servings.

Take 1 cup of canned chickpeas which will cost between 0.50 and 1 USD. You also need 2 cups of chopped spinach which costs anywhere between 1 and 4 USD.

Fry a chopped onion and garlic by using a tablespoon of oil. Add mashed chickpeas, tomato, ground pepper, salt, turmeric powder. After a few minutes add spinach and mix well. Kids will enjoy this budget-friendly lunch.

12.

Cheapest Salad for Vegans with Green Gram Sprouts for School Kids

Price: Between 2 and 3.5 USD for 2 servings.

Preparing a budget-friendly salad needs 200 grams of green gram sprouts which costs between 1.5 and 3 USD. In addition, use cost-effective ingredients such as a chopped tomato and onion.

Mix sprouts with all the ingredients by adding salt, lemon juice, and ground pepper. Give this healthy and cheap salad to school kids for lunch.

13.

Inexpensive Vegan Roasted Cabbage Steaks for School Kids

Price: Between 1.5 and 4 USD for 4 steaks.

You need 2 small cabbage heads which will cost between 1 and 3.5 USD. In addition, it requires other cheap ingredients like 2 tablespoons of olive oil and one tablespoon of garlic powder.

Cut the cabbage stems and have 4 discs of cabbage which are less than one inch in thickness. Apply olive oil coating, salt, garlic powder and paprika to cabbage discs. Bake them and let kids have them for lunch.

14.

Cost-Effective Grilled Cinnamon Apple for Vegan Kids

Price: Between 1.5 and 3.5 USD for 3-4 servings.

You need 2 large apples which will cost between 0.80 and 1.5 USD. Also, make 1/4 cup of lemon juice.

Soak round sliced apples in lemon juice. Then, grill the apple slices and sprinkle the mixture of brown sugar, ground cinnamon and salt. Lip smacking cheap lunch is ready for school kids.

15.

Cheapest Green Peas and Peanuts Salad is a Vegan-Friendly Lunch Ideas for School Kids

Price: Between 0.80 and 2 USD for 3 servings.

Preparing crunchy salad needs 200 grams of canned peas which costs less than 50 cents. You will easily get a handful of peanuts in your kitchen.

Just mix green peas, roasted peanuts, chopped onion, salt and ground pepper. Kids will find this budget-friendly salad tasty to have for lunch.

16.

Budget-Friendly Chia Banana Energy Bites for Vegans

Price: Between 2 and 5 USD for 18 balls.

You need 2 cups of rolled oats which usually costs between 20 and 80 cents. Also, one ripe banana which hardly costs 15 cents and ⅓ cup of peanut butter (100 grams) that costs around 40 cents.

Mash banana and mix all the ingredients along with chia seeds, half cup roasted peanuts, salt, and ground cinnamon. Make balls and bake them. Budget-friendly energy bites are ready for a kid’s lunchbox.

17.

Cheap Spinach Corn Sandwiches are Perfectly Suitable for Vegan Kids to Have for Lunch

Price: Between 1 and 3 USD for 2 sandwiches.

It requires 1 cup of chopped spinach which will cost anywhere between 0.50 and 2 USD. You can use 100 grams of canned sweet corn which costs between 20 and 40 cents.

Fry finely chopped onion in oil. Add spinach, corn, ground pepper, and salt. Mix well and pour on the slices of vegan-friendly bread to make budget-friendly sandwiches for kids’ lunch.

I hope you are going to try all these cheap vegan lunch ideas for school kids. Let me know which is your kid’s favourire vegan-friendly food?

Ankita Kamat

I'm Ankita Kamat, the creator of Frugal Beat, a blog dedicated to frugal living. Join me in exploring practical ways to save money, reduce waste and live a purposeful life. Let's embrace frugality as a lifestyle together.