The invention discloses a paper-plastic food packaging film and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method includes the steps that 1, ball milling is conducted on starch, silica gel, shellac and polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester to obtain a mixture; 2, gelatinization treatment is conducted on the mixture and water to prepare a gelatinized product; 3, ultrasonic vibration is conducted on polyurethane, sulfate, borate, nano-magnesium oxide, water, ethanol, toluene and the gelatinized product to prepare adhesive; 4, the surface of paper is coated with the adhesive, then drying is conducted to form an adhesive layer, a high polymer material is subjected to hot pressing onto the adhesive layer to form a plastic layer, and the paper-plastic food packaging film is prepared. By means of the adhesive, the paper layer and the high polymer layer can be combined organically to prepare the paper-plastic food packaging film, the paper-plastic food packaging film has excellent stability, and meanwhile, the preparation method has the advantages that the process is simple and raw materials are easy to obtain.