I take my lunch to work every day. I teach kindergarten and lunch time is my sacred, adult only time during the day. I look forward to it so I need to have yummy options for each day. I tend to go in cycles of eating something for weeks and then get sick of it and move onto something else. I want to expand my lunches and I’m going to share some of them with you.
Chicken Bacon Lettuce Wrap – I like BL’s with no T. If you like tomatoes, you can add them back in. I wanted something a little healthier than traditional bacon, but I don’t like turkey bacon. It just doesn’t have the same consistency or taste as regular bacon. One day at my food store, there was a display with Al Fresco chicken bacon and I decided to give it a try. It was yummy…similar consistency and taste to traditional bacon. I put the bacon, lettuce and some lite mayo on half a lavash (see earlier post on low carb options) and it is an awesome wrap, which is high in protein.
PB and Banana Wrap/Sandwich – I’m sure that a lot of you have had a similar banana experience as mine. You choose green bananas at the store so they last longer. One day they are green and it seems like the next day they are overripe. I hate mushy bananas:( At that point, I either make banana muffins or use them for a PB and banana sandwich or wrap. A new twist to that yummy combo is to add dark chocolate chips and cook it for 4-5 minutes in a pan…WOW!!!! Doesn’t that sound delish?
Avocado Chicken Salad – I find that the easiest way to make chicken salad is to buy a rotisserie chicken and then pull the chicken off it. My food store has them for $4.99 which is cheaper than buying deli meat. I found this easy, protein-packed recipe for chicken salad that uses avocado instead of mayo. Avocados have all kinds of good fats in them and are low in carbs.
Hummus Chicken Sandwich – Another yummy lunch option is to put a chicken breast or part of a chicken breast on a wrap or bread of your choice. Spread hummus over the chicken or on the bread/wrap. It is delicious and very filling. It is a great, healthy source of protein.
(I did not get paid or receive free products for including them in this post. They are just products that I have tried and LOVE.)
Do you bring lunch to work/school every day? What is your favorite lunch option?
Healthy lunch , nothing compares with a healthy lunch and indeed they are so easy to make . Great post .. pinned
Thank you Denisa…I hope you give some of them a try
Thanks for these tips! I’m trying to make some changes to my eating habits so this comes at the perfect time!
That’s great…I hope you find some you like
Love the chicken hummus sandwich. They’re two of my favorite things to eat!
It’s so yummy and so filling
One thing I definitely struggle with is packing healthy lunches for work. I’ve come to the conclusion that I need to have to get things ready the night before!
Absolutely…I always make my lunch the night before
I am so bad about making my lunch… these are some super easy options, maybe I need to give it a try!
Try it…and as I said in the previous comment, make your lunch the night before…it helps
Great post. I shared it on StumbleUpon 😉 Have a great day
Thanks Celeste!!!
We’re all about healthy lunches and this looks right up our alley! Thanks for sharing!
Hope you find one that you like:)
I just recently got introduced to hummus and I love it! I never thought of using it in a sandwich though! That’s genius! I just thought it was for dipping. 🙂 Now I have to try this!
Try it…you’ll love it:)
I tend to stick to salads for lunch, but I haven’t considered wraps in awhile – that might be nice to switch it up!
I usually bring a wrap, but salads are a good choice too
Peanut butter with ANYTHING is my fav
LOVE PB too…my favorite is with bananas and with chocolate (lol)
Hummus is my fave snack. Very healthy and low cal.
LOVE all flavors of hummus
I’ve never heard of chicken bacon. It sounds good.
I love the chicken bacon…I don’t know if you have ever had turkey bacon, but I like a lot more than the turkey bacon
I like turkey bacon so I will for sure be making that wrap! I also like to make tuna salad and just some oven roasted turkey wraps.
Oven roasted turkey wrap sounds yummy!!!