🕸👻💀🤡 My little dude’s Halloween themed lunch today to help spook up his fun & nutrition, at the same time! Orange bell peppers 🫑 Loaded with vitamin C, antioxidants & fiber Tuna salad 🐟 Loaded with protein & 🧠 boosting omega-3 fats Tomato-Feta soup 🍅🧀 Loaded with more antioxidants, vitamin C & lycopene Eating should … Read more
DO’S FOR PACKING A LUNCH 👍minimum one serving veggies, either raw or cooked 👍nitrate-free, organic deli meat or leftovers from dinner such as rotisserie chicken, pictured here 👍crunchy complex carbohydrate such as Cheddar flavored Nut Thins, pictured here
Functional Food 101 VITAMIN C☀️ cuz this lunch for my wee one is chock full of this amazing powerhouse vitamin & antioxidant! When you consume the entire nutritional profile of these immune boosting vitamin C rich foods, our body likes it the most because the assimilation & absorption of the vitamin C is greatly enhanced … Read more
An easy way to get more veggies into yours or your little kids lunch is to SWAP out processed chips with RAW VEGGIES and/or COOKED VEGGIES leftover from dinner the night before. Pictured lunch for my little dude is a pastrami sandwich + one serving of cooked veggies + one serving of raw veggies 😋
Busy mama days with WFH + homeschooling call for preparing lunch in the morn BEFORE the day gets craaaaazy A simple & nutritious meal is organic, nitrate-free lunch meat + cheese + a ton of raw veggies! This will keep your little one full & satisfied while incorporating all of the good stuff for their … Read more
LUNCH Finger food lunch boxes for kiddos are an easy & fun way to get in essential food groups while also adhering to portion control. These boxes aren’t just for kids though! If you are an adult who struggles with adhering to portion control, use one for any of your meals! They make glass ones … Read more
🌈Vegetarian Lunch🌈 ✅This meal contains 6 gm of fiber ✅Easy to prepare ✅Tasty ✅High in antioxidants Scroll to the right➡️➡️➡️ to see one of my fave items that @traderjoes carries, Yellow Tadka Dal. Just heat & eat, pictured here layered over rice.
🇮🇹Pranzo🇮🇹 We are enjoying our pasta for lunch today, which is how they do it everyday in our motherland of Italy!!! Typically Italians eat a larger meal for lunch and then have a smaller, lighter meal at the time of dinner. This is a beneficial practice to adopt because the complex carbs from pasta can … Read more
On my days off, I am running a million errands and my go to spot for a quick, nutritious bite is @snappysalads as pictured here. I know they source their ingredients responsibly, including their fish–it is WILD CAUGHT not farm raised (much of the fish you eat when dining out is farm raised unfortunately). Farm … Read more
HAPPY HALLOWEEN 👻🕸🎃 One of the easiest ways to save your kids from eating those highly marketed, over-processed chemical & sodium laden Lunchables is to simply build your own. Ask your kids what kind of foods they would like to see in it, be flexible & compromise but always be sure you add in a … Read more