LunchBots Inspiration #1
Salad in the LunchBots Uno
Beautiful salad with lettuce, tomatoes, almonds, and fresh apricots in the LunchBots Uno Purple with balsamic vinegar dressing in the LunchBots Dips.
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HEALTHY EATING SHORTCUTS
I’m always on the look out for shortcuts in order to save time packing lunches and snacks to go. While browsing my photo gallery today I was reminded of three new time savers that really helped me out this year. And all three of my new time savers use the largest set of the LunchBots Clicks for storage.
The Clicks are airtight stainless steel food containers with easy snap on and off lids. The Clicks can go in the oven, refrigerator, and the freezer.
The largest set is LARGE and includes one container with a capacity of 7 cups and one container with a capacity of 11 1/2 cups.
1. SHORTCUT #1 Homemade Bulk Snacks
For a family movie night, we were popping organic popcorn in coconut oil (YUM!) and I decided to make an extra batch. Stored in the air tight stainless steel container, I had a quick snack on hand that stayed fresh for weeks.
I’ve also made large quantities of almond butter balls, gluten-free muffins, and egg muffins that I froze for quick and healthy snacks.
2. SHORTCUT #2 Organic Fruit Year Round
Costco had the sweetest organic grapes for sale last fall and I stocked up, washed, and froze them so we could enjoy grapes for a few more months to come. They were sweet enough to eat for dessert and tasted like mini popsicles.
This was so helpful that in the future, I’ll buy fresh organic fruit in bulk when it is in season (and less expensive) and wash and freeze to enjoy throughout the year. Sure, it is great to eat with the seasons, and it would be great if we grew our own produce, raised our own chickens for fresh eggs, and the list goes on… 
3. SHORTCUT #3 Salad Bar Extravaganza
When I chopped up all our raw vegetables on Sunday we had salad fixins available for a variety of meals at home and on the go. We use them for “salad night” dinner where everyone mixes their own creation, taco toppings, work lunches and school sides with a dip.
At the end of the week, my husband combined the leftover lettuce, all the other remaining vegetables, and some grilled chicken for his work lunch. Now that’s a BIG SALAD!
HEALTHY WORK LUNCH 4/3/13
Today for lunch I tossed some leftovers into a LunchBots Trio: grilled chicken, roasted cauliflower, and asparagus. Like most mornings I was short on time, so I was looking for something I could easily grab and go.
Originally when I filled up my container, lunch didn’t look great. It was a lot of beige with a bit of green and healthy, yet unappetizing. I started digging around in the fridge looking for more colors.
I found cherry tomatoes for the cauliflower, green olives for the chicken, and yellow pepper circles to complement the asparagus. VOILA!
Some work days don’t turn out as planned and when I picked my son up from school at 3:00pm I hadn’t eaten lunch yet. I was on the verge of getting cranky…
On the drive to his tennis practice my son helped me eat lunch on the go. He held my Trio while I was driving and gave it to me at every red light. We make a great team!
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HEALTHY SCHOOL LUNCH 3/13/13
During the week I prepare a school lunch and a 10:00am snack for my 11 year old son. He is in 6th grade and I find his appetite varies greatly throughout the year based on whether or not he is growing. Some days he cannot get enough food and other days, he barely eats.
Today I assembled a gluten-free school lunch in the LunchBots Trio filled with one cup of vegetable fried rice (leftover from dinner), two hard boiled eggs, and two peeled satsuma oranges. Satsumas are only in season for a few weeks here in Northern California and we look forward to these sweet, seedless, and easy to peel fruits every winter.
I love hard boiled eggs because they are a quick and easy protein that can be made in advance. Sprinkle with a dash of salt and paprika (optional).
Here is another gluten-free school lunch from earlier in the school year with hard boiled eggs, cherry tomatoes, grapes, and mini chicken apple sausages in a LunchBots Quad.
The beauty of the divided, bento box lunch containers is that you can easily fill each section with your favorites (or whatever you happen to have on hand in your refrigerator). If grapes and cherry tomatoes don’t work, toss in apple wedges and red pepper slices and ENJOY!
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