Lunch Clipart

Lunch is one of the most important meals of the day. Typically eaten around midday, lunch provides us with energy and nutrients to power through the afternoon. For children in school and adults at work, lunch offers a welcome break in the day to refuel and recharge. Both nutritionally and socially, lunch plays a vital role.

Popular Lunch Foods

Lunchtime means quick, easy, portable and often cold foods that can be packed, grabbed on-the-go, or assembled without a lot of cooking. Common choices across cultures and cuisines include:

Sandwiches – Sandwiches make the ultimate convenient lunch. From simple peanut butter & jellies to overflowing Dagwood sandwiches piled high, two slices of bread can hold anything. Classics like BLTs, Reubens, burgers, subs, paninis, and wraps are lunchbox mainstays.

Salads – Salads provide a lighter, healthier lunch full of vegetables, protein, grains and more. They come together fast and allow for endless fresh combinations. Simple green salads, potent potato and pasta salads, or tasty taco salads satisfy without weighing you down.

Soups – A thermos full of hot soup is welcome on cool days. Hearty options like minestrone, chili, chicken noodle, tomato bisque and more make a satisfying meal with crackers/bread alongside. Cold fruit gazpachos or creamy chowders also hit the spot.

Lunch Culture Around the World

As midday meals, lunches globally share similarities but also reflect regional cultures:

Europe – The large midday meal in Europe allows an afternoon siesta. Baguette sandwiches, cheese/meat platters, and salads are common lunch fare in France and Spain, while Germany and Britain favor soups, pasties, and sandwiches like sausage rolls.

Asia – One-pot noodle and rice dishes make convenient Asian lunches like Vietnamese phở, Chinese congee, Japanese ramen, Korean bibimbap, and Indian thali set meals served on a tray with an array of small dishes.

South America – The Latin American countries offer lighter lunches. Popular options are ceviche, empanadas stuffed with meat/cheese, arepas corn cakes, tamales, tortas sandwiches, and hearty soups like pozole.

Healthy Lunch Options

Nutrition is important in a midday meal that energizes you through the afternoon. Healthy lunch ideas focus on:

Balanced Nutrition – Lunches should incorporate carbs, protein and fat along with fruits/veggies. Wraps, grain bowls and salads easily bring nutritional balance through lean meats, whole grains, greens, beans, nuts and seeds.

Portion Control – It’s easy to overload at lunch, spiking blood sugar and fatigue. Focus on portions that satisfy but don’t overwhelm: a deck of cards of meat, a cupped handful of grains, a tennis ball size of fresh fruit.

Hydration – Don’t forget hydrating fluids that boost mind and body function. Water is best. Flavored/fizzy waters and iced tea also encourage good fluid intake at lunch.

Quick and Easy Lunch Ideas

Some simple go-to lunch recipes come together in a snap, utilizing leftovers and pantry staples:

• Breakfast for lunch: quick-cooked oatmeal topped with eggs, last night’s pizza warmed up, yogurt parfaits
• Deli creations with carrots, crackers, cheese, nuts and olives
• Canned tuna/chicken salads on greens or stuffed in tomatoes
• Quesadillas or bruschetta topped with veggies, beans, meat
• Adult lunchables: cheese, crackers, fruits, veggies, nuts, boiled egg
• Baked potatoes stuffed with leftover taco or fajita meat and fixings

Fun Themed Lunches

Making lunch special by embracing themes related to holidays, events or kids’ current obsessions adds an element of fun:

Holidays – Shape sandwiches like hearts or turkeys, apples like Easter eggs. Adorn with themed napkins, chips or cookie cutters.

TV & Movie Character Lunches – Kids love character-themed ideas like Spongebob mac & cheese, Paw Patrol crackers or Mandalorian milk. Disney princess or superhero containers also theme a lunch.

Lunchboxes & Lunchbags

Packable, portable options for carrying meals include:

Varieties of Lunchboxes – Classic metal Dodos, laptop-sized plastic boxes, insulated thermoses, and even stackable sectional glass bento boxes keep foods fresh and separated.

Packing a Balanced Lunch – Use interior compartments to organize entrée, fruit, snacks and ice pack in one spots Learn food safety rules on what not to pack if lacking refrigeration.

Lunch Clipart

Royalty-free illustrations and images related to midday meals include:

Food Images – Plates, sandwiches, salads, soup, pasta, burgers, pizza and other popular foods are depicted in 2D and 3D graphic styles.

People Eating Lunch – Kids, teens and adults sitting down to meals in cafeterias, break rooms, picnics, tailgates or eating al fresco on the patio.

Lunchboxes and Bags – Empty vintage metal or plastic graphic lunchbox designs in single as well as divided sections, often with matching insulated beverage bottles.

Using Lunch Clipart

Lunch graphics have many uses:

School Projects – Illustrating class reports, assignments and flyers on food, health, nutrition, math with images of lunches or lunchboxes.

Party Invitations – Inviting friends to a midday birthday party, baby shower lunch, tea party, picnic or other catered event.

Menu Design – Decorating restaurant flyers, daily specials boards both physically and online with graphics of signature dishes, foods or chefs.

As a restorative midday ritual across cultures, lunch is more than meals alone can convey. The cuisine, companionship and customs around this afternoon meal create bonds. Lunch clipart visually celebrates global foodways. Graphical lunches inject lighthearted style and whimsy into everything from the classroom to menu design.