Cold lunch ideas that are FILLING and easy for school? (No sandwiches, wraps or salads)?

Leftovers might be a place to start. Leftover chicken, veges, meatloaf etc. If you don't want to make sandwiches or wraps, consider purchasing a thermos and taking something like a hearty soup or stew, even chili. You can also mix shredded potatos, sausage, eggs, and chopped veges together and make "breakfast muffins". Or you might consider a crustless quiche with your favorite cheese and veges. I like crisp cooked asparagus wrapped in smoked ham or prosciutto. I also like salami and cornichon rollups. Spread the salami with cream cheese and wrap around a pepper or pickle. You might also enjoy smoked ham and potato salad rollups. Apples and peanut butter are a nice mix, and if you add celery and carrots you'll have a pretty nutritious meal. Hummus and veges or chips is also good. Good luck!

I know what you mean about not wanting to eat a sandwich everyday. I had the same problem when I was in school.

Just think about what all you need out of a meal. Protein, fiber, good fats and sugars, and vitamins. Since you would rather not have the same thing every day, you can try mixing and matching different things that fit the bill :)

Go ahead and make a list of fruits and vegetables that you enjoy eating and that are easily portable. I would say bring two helpings of veggies for every one helping of fruit, since fruit has a lot of sugar. If you bring enough of this it will help fill you up so that you won't get so tired of your protein options.

For filling protein, Greek yogurt has a good amount of protein, but the flavored ones have a lot of sugar which can lead to cravings. So you could use flavored and have that as your only dessert, or use unflavored and make a veggie dip out of it by adding some herbs, whatnot. Or hey, if you do decide to bring a sandwich every once in a while, it is a great healthier mayonnaise replacement. Cold cuts of meat and cheese are always good and seem to taste better when not in sandwich form. Peanut butter is a great protein option, though I can get tired of it pretty quickly. You could also simply bring a handful of peanuts (or almonds, pecans, or whatever) for those same benefits. And you could bring some cheese and crackers along for the ride to top things off. And if you feel like spicing things up, you could get on pinterest and look for lunch ideas, because there's a ton out there!

Hope this helps!

If you wont eat a sandwich, wrap or salad that leaves you with basic entrees or high protein items like hard boiled eggs, cheese sticks, You could do carrot sticks. Cold pasta dishes or cold chicken fingers. You could prepare mixed vegetables the night before and eat them with vinaigrette. Baked potatoes in a thermos. Rice and beans, soup. For someone that loves fresh vegetables you create problems by refusing salads???

There are some yummy cold noodle/rish dishes you could try. Some of my favorites:

Thai peanut butter noodles http://www.food.com/recipe/thai-noodles-with-spicy...

cold sesame noodles http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/08/simple-...

Greek Orzo http://allrecipes.com/recipe/greek-orzo-salad/ (use whatever kind of cheese you want if you don't have feta! or just leave it out)

or try cold soups, like cucumber soup or gazpacho. Take along some crackers or pita chips to go with it.

cookie dough

I guess you're SOL.