Lunch ideas

Here are some lunch ideas that I have packed for my 4, 7, 13 and 14 year old.  You can surely use them for yourselves too. 😊

Almond milk, strawberry mama chia, nitrate and nitrite free turkey and cheese skewers, fresh strawberries, little Annie's cheese squares, 1 peanut butter on gluten free crackers. 

I'm getting a little lazy towards the end of school so I'm packing prepared salads from Tom Thimb, apples and/or berries, 1/2 orange, all natural fruit strips (bought them at Costco), 1/2 Power Crunch protein bar, 1 peanut butter on gluten free crackers. 

Vanilla almond milk, mixed fresh fruits, Boars Head turkey meat wrapped around cheese cubes, cheese squares, Nature Valley protein bar and all Natural Fruit strip. 

Turkey taco salad

Remember back in the day when spaghetti was your easy go to meal??  Well turkey taco salad is mine!!

Easy peasy:

Brown your ground turkey add taco seasoning (see recipe below) and place a top your favorites:

Chopped iceberg lettuce

Avocados

Onions

Tomatoes

And salsa

Very few calories and very filling.  And for those mommies out there, I let the kids enjoy all the toppings and trimmings but I make them a side of taco shells or low carb tortillas! Or make you a lettuce taco!

For the first time, I made my own taco seasoning:

3 tbls chili powder

3/4 tsp garlic powder

3/4 tsp red pepper flakes

3/4 tsp dried oregano

3/4 tsp onion powder

1 tsp paprika

1 tbls cumin

1 tbls Celtic SeaSalt

1 tbls black pepper

Mix ingredients together and store in air tight container.  2-3 tablespoons is the equivalent to a seasoning packet. 

Enjoy!!

Easy snack or lunch on the go

Remember how I said you need to always be prepared?  

Well, here is an easy snack or lunch on the go for you busy moms out there.  I keep a tupperware bowl of already boiled eggs and these little tuna packets.  I grab one of each, a plastic fork and off I go!  Also perfect when you are at home and don't feel like preparing anything.  

This is another "non-thinking" meal or snack that will keep you on track!  Remember, keep it easy..... baby steps, baby steps are good!  Before you know it, you will have a routine and can add more variety with out being overwhelmed!

Enjoy!