Tuesday, March 11, 2014

3 Easy and Healthy Lunch Options

3 Easy and Healthy Lunch Options:

1.   Salad in jar

Ingredients:

All your favorite salad fixins!
Dressing

Directions:
1.       Pour two tablespoons of your favorite dressing in the bottom on the jar.
2.       Add tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers (Anything Juicy)
3.       Add beans, cranberries/blueberries, carrots and celery, almonds (Heavier items)
4.       Add mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower (Lighter items)
5.       Add shredded cheese/cheese crumbles (goat cheese, feta, blue cheese)
6.       Top with greens (lettuce, spinach, arugula)
 2.   Portabello Burger with Sweet Potato Fries
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Ingredients:

1 small sweet potato (uncooked and cut into fries)
1 teaspoon of olive oil
1 large Portobello mushroom cap (cooked)
2 slices of tomato
2 tablespoons of shredded fat free mozzarella cheese
1 light English muffin (or Arnold sandwich thin)
4 basil leaves
1 Cup of fresh cut up veggies (or roasted veggies)

Directions:
1.       Preheat the oven to 450* F, and coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. Toss fries with oil and season to taste with salt and pepper.
2.       Spread friends in a single layer on baking sheet.
3.       Bake for 35-40 minutes (flip once)
4.       Meanwhile, top mushroom with tomato and sprinkle with cheese.
5.       Heat in oven (or microwave) until the cheese melts.
6.       Serve on toasted English muffin with basil.
7.       Enjoy with fries and veggies!
3.    A Classic BLT
      
Ingredients:

1 Multigrain sandwich thin
3 leaves of lettuce
2 thin slices of tomato
2 slices of bacon (cooked)

Directions:
                1. Open sandwich thin, and toast in either oven at 350* for 3 minutes or in toaster.
                2. Spread 1 teaspoon of olive oil based mayonnaise on either side of sandwich thin.
                3. Carefully place 2 slices of lettuce on sandwich thin, and top with tomato and bacon, and add                     the final leaf of lettuce.
                4. Complete your sandwich by cutting it in half and placing a toothpick in each side.

                5. Serve with 1 cup of carrots, and enjoy!

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