Let's face it, lunch can be the best meal of your day. Because it's usually "your" meal. You are probably not making lunch for the whole family. Kids are in school. Maybe one of you is WFH, maybe the other in the office. Either way, you likely have some leeway to make this meal your......
most selfish
exactly how you want it
no compromise
no accounting for multiple palates
no negotiating
Which is why, maybe, you don't pay a ton of attention to it.
You rush through it
You don't plan it
You can wing it
Here's another idea....
Here are 5 lunch recipes for you, all with the base of quinoa. These are entire recipes, from start to finish, but I want you to go the easier route. Make a batch of quinoa and you can get creative with the rest. These recipes are to serve more for inspiration than for following line by line. To show you that with just a couple of ready made ingredients on hand, you can build a delicious, customized lunch bowl, just for you, just the way you like it. In about 15 minutes.
Here are some helpful tips to have the best, most effortless lunch week. The bonus-if you need to take this on the go, it's very packable.
Make a batch of quinoa-typically, 2 cups of water to 1 cup of quinoa would give one person plenty for the week
Look in the pantry for easy add ins
chickpeas
any kind of beans
canned tuna
canned salmon
cashews
walnuts
almonds
pumpkin seeds
craisins
Look in the fridge
Topping warm quinoa over chopped lettuce will make it all soften and blend perfectly.
Veggies like carrots, peppers
Feta or Goat Cheese to sprinkle on top
Leftover chicken/ground turkey/etc
Eggs-Hardboiled/Scrambled/Over Easy
Tofu
Tempeh
Sweet potato-remember my instagram live where I cut thin slices of sweet potato and put them in the toaster oven and made them like slices of toast? So quick and easy....
Look in the fruit bowl
Chop some apples
Add avocado
Citrus sections like grapefruit & orange
Here are your recipes!
Bonus
Quinoa can make a delicious substitute for an oatmeal bowl in the morning. Stir in milk of your choice, top with banana, almond butter, cinnamon, honey.....
FYI-in the time I wrote this blog, I made the quinoa.....
Lots of love and tons of health,
Jill