Healthy Lunches in a Pinch
Health
By Grace Azaula, 2020
Published 09/20/19
Option #1-Salad with homemade salad dressing
This is a super easy, super healthy meal that can be prepared way ahead of time. Pair it with some pretzels and a granola bar and you’re golden.
Ingredients (salad):
One head of romaine lettuce and/or other mixed greens
1/4 of a regular cucumber or 1/2 a pickling cucumber
Pre-sliced carrots
1/8 cup of a nut of choice
Any other toppings you want
Directions (salad):
Wash one head of romaine lettuce and cut it up. Place it in the container (if opting to use other mixed greens, skip this step)
Slice 1/4 of a regular cucumber or a 1/2 of a pickling cucumber up into small pieces. Add on top of lettuce
Add pre-sliced carrots
Take about 1/8 of a cup of your favorite nut and add it to the salad. Add any additional toppings you want (peppers, tomatoes, grilled chicken, etc.)
Ingredients (dressing):
1) Olive oil
2) Balsamic vinaigrette
3) 1 clove of garlic
4) 1 teaspoon of ground mustard
5) 1 pinch of salt
6) 1 pinch of ground black pepper
Directions (dressing, recipe from Allrecipes.com)
1) Whisk all ingredients together and enjoy!
Option #2-BLT with avocado
A classic sandwich with a healthy, satisfying twist
Ingredients:
2 strips of bacon
Multigrain wrap
1/4-1/2 an avocado
Half a heart of romaine lettuce
1/2 a ripe tomato
Directions:
Cook two strips of bacon (can microwave for about 2 minutes or can pan fry, bake, etc).
As the bacon is cooking, lay out a medium sized multigrain wrap
Cut an avocado in half. Remove pit. Take out 1/4-1/2 of the avocado and spread it across the wrap
Once crispy, crumple up the bacon and put it over the avocado
Cut up 1/2 a tomato into slices and add into the wrap
Cut up about half a heart of romaine lettuce and add it into the wrap
Roll up wrap and cut in half
Secure each half with a toothpick and put in a sandwich container to go!
Option #3-Breakfast for lunch (Oatmeal pancakes)
This one is a little bit more time consuming, but great for meal prep and a sweet tooth!
(recipe from modernhoney.com)
Ingredients:
1/2 cup of milk or almond milk
2 eggs
1 egg white
1 banana
2 tablespoons of maple syrup
1 1/2 cup of rolled oats
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1/4-1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Optional: blueberries, chocolate chips, etc.
Directions:
Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth (not including the optional ingredients)
Add optional ingredients to the batter
Heat non-stick skillet to medium heat and add non-stick spray
Add 1/4 cup of batter into pan to format 1 pancake. Flip once bubbles begin to form and pop
Continue until all batter is gone