Obviously, a salad is healthier than a cheeseburger. But if you eat nothing but lettuce for lunch, you will probably be hungry (bordering on “hangry”) by mid-afternoon. The key to a filling salad is protein. When you add healthy protein to your vegetables, you end up with a meal that will keep you full until […]
Sometimes it is nice to treat yourself to lunch out, but if you do that daily, the costs add up very quickly. Even if you factor a simple $10 lunch per day, you are looking at $50 per week and $200 per month! When you consider that sandwich meat, sliced cheese, and bread will cost […]
We all know that you can take yesterday’s dinner leftovers and make it today’s lunch by boxing it up. But sometimes we get tired of eating the same thing over and over. Here are five ways to transform those leftovers into whole new meals with brand-new flavors! Do you have some leftover roasted vegetables from […]
We all have foods that we love that do not love us back. Whether that be something that contradicts a lifestyle choice (such as vegetarianism), a dietary restriction (such as gluten intolerance), or you simply want to make healthier choices. Let’s take a look at some substitutions that can make you feel less deprived! Mexican […]
With the heat in full swing, very few of us want to stand over a hot stove for dinner, and then sit down to a piping hot meal! Now granted, in order to accomplish a successful pasta salad, you do have to boil the pasta. But that is quick and you can easily chill it […]
When the temperatures and humidity start spiking this time of year, I tend to eat less and to eat lighter choices. Here are a few of my favorite vegetarian brown-bag lunch recipes that are perfect for the summer! I have mentioned the Caprese salad before, but I do love that option. If I want to […]
Here are four of my favorite brown bag lunches. Depending on your dietary preferences and restrictions, they can all be made as salads, sandwiches or wraps. I like to mix it up so that I’m not eating the exact same thing for days on end. I prefer whole wheat tortillas for my wraps and those […]
If you usually take your lunch to work, then you are familiar with the grind of the same daily turkey sandwich. One of the newest lunchbox trends is straight from Japan, the bento box. You do not have to stick with traditional bento foods (rice with fish and vegetables). You can think outside of that […]
Yes, yes, yes, we all need to eat more fruits and vegetables. It doesn’t matter how many you eat, you can always add more. But sometimes you (or your family) don’t like the idea of just a plate of broccoli for dinner. Here are five easy ways to add more to your existing recipes: Smoothies […]
Do you tend to put yourself on diets or do you try to healthy as just part of a lifestyle? Personally, I don’t like the concept of dieting; it seems too restrictive to eliminate entire food groups and don’t find that to be sustainable over the long-term. Ultimately, I want something that I can integrate into […]
