Complete lunches

Quinoa and Greens Bowl

This is MY favourite lunch!

Hi friends, I’ve been up to all kinds of trouble lately – how about you, what have you been busy doing?  Recently some of my time has been spent planning a trip to Spain for my family, training for a 100 km hike for Oxfam that takes place in the middle of July (you can still sponsor me!), networking with fellow nutritionists and other like-minded people, volunteering at Sam’s school, and going through a little bit of personal drama.  During this busy time I’ve let several things fall by the wayside (including the dreaded house hold chores – sorry family, but I have a feeling I’m the only one that notices that stuff anyhow).

This past month was a good reminder to me that it’s so easy to get caught up in this crazy life and forget about taking care of numero uno (that would be yourself in case you’re not sure).  So today I’m sharing with you my personal “go to” lunch (or dinner) for those crazy days when you don’t know if you’re coming or going.  This is quick, delicious and nutritious – a meal in one that will give you energy for hours without making you feel sluggish.  After all, if you’re not making time to care for yourself how can you give others your best, am I right?

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Lunch Mate Makeover

No matter how good you have it, there will always be someone out there who has something that you don’t have – something that you want.  In this case its a six-year-old wanting Schneider’s Lunch Mates for lunch.  He knows it will never happen, but it can’t hurt to try right?  And I can’t fault him for giving an honest answer to the question “what was the yummiest looking lunch in your classroom today?”  (The answer was supposed to be “mine was!”)  But who can compete with neon orange cheese cut into perfect circles with matching round meat, crackers and of course the piece de resistance – the tiny chocolate bar?

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The immune boosting lunch

There’s an annoying case of the sniffles going around my house.  It’s very minor, but it’s there and I’m getting down to the business of getting rid of it.  My kids are starting their week off with a packed lunch that is full of the nutrients that they need to support their immune systems.  Good bye runny noses!

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