How to Pack a Healthy Lunch To-Go

Here are a few ideas for making a healthy lunch that you can take with you to work or school.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Cooler
• Thermos
• Food Storage containers

1. Make homemade soup the night before. Heat up in the morning and pour hot into a thermos container. Be sure to include a spoon. Add a few wholegrain crackers and some fruit.

2. Make a whole-wheat pasta salad with vegetables and tuna. Pack in a food storage container. Add a piece of fruit and some low-fat cheese.

3. Grill extra chicken breasts the night before. In the morning, throw salad ingredients in a food storage container like lettuce, spinach, cherry tomatoes, baby carrots. Cut grilled chicken into bite-sized pieces and place on top of salad. Include oil and vinegar type dressing in a separate container.

4. Hummus with raw vegetables to dip. Add some low-fat cheese.

5. Bottled protein smoothie like those made by Naked juice.

Tips & Warnings

• Keep blue ice in freezer so it is ready to put in your cooler
• Keep all items chilled in cooler until lunch time

[smilesatme1]

on 7/18/2008 Good tips! Thanks

[Desula]

on 7/14/2008 Great ideas for a easy lunch to pack. This saves time and money.