3. Old School Is Not Cool
Kids these days may have refined tastes—but don’t be afraid to recall your favorite school lunches and recycle some classics. Ants on a log (peanut butter-smeared celery sticks topped with raisins), tuna salad, egg salad, and peanut butter and jelly taste every bit as awesome today as they did 20-plus years ago. One word of caution, however: Some of these options can quickly turn, uh, pungent after a few hours in a cubby. Take measures to keep it cool—more on that in a minute—but ultimately don’t worry too much about a little eau de egg salad. Says Leone: “If you pack a tuna sandwich, yeah, you’re the stinky kid. But boy, does it taste good with a pickle.”