Clean Eating Blog: What's for Lunch?

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Katie: Most would agree that it's difficult to escape deli meat completely, but I think branching out to some other lunch options is a good start!

Baby carrots and fresh fruit would make great sides for any of these.

Whole Grain Toast with sliced Avocado

Hint: The best bread I have found from Walmart is Oroweat 100% Whole Wheat.
Avocados are high in beta-sitosterol, which may help lower blood cholesterol levels. AND, they're just so delicious, especially with a light sprinkling of salt.

Tabouli

Recipe is on the bag. Ridiculously easy to make! Prepare a big bowl of it it on Sunday for quick and healthy lunches during the week. I like to add lots of lemon juice, and very little parsley...tweak ingredients to your taste.

Whole Grain Toast with Nut Butter ("Smart Balance" from Walmart)

This is my go-to lunch. LOVE this nut butter--healthy, rich and peanutty!
The top healthiest nut butter from Walmart is probably "Smuckers Natural," since it is not sweetened. (The ingredients are literally: peanuts and salt). This would be the best choice for cancer patients, who should avoid sugar like it's the plague.

Tuna Salad on Whole Grain Crackers

Hint: use Dannon or FAGE Plain Yogurt instead of Mayo for Tuna Salad

Veggie Wrap on Whole Wheat or Sprouted Tortilla

Hint: Add your favorite ingredients. We like hummus, avocado, sprouts, shredded carrots, and sesame seeds.
What brands of tortillas are good? We're glad you asked.
Target - "Archer Farms," Simply Balanced
Walmart - "La Tortilla Factory," Low Carb-High Fiber OR "Mission," Ancient Grains.

Hard Boiled Eggs, mashed to smithereens, with a tad of salt & butter

With "Oroweat" Whole Grain toast and "Simply Fruit" jam (from Walmart).
My son usually won't eat eggs, but he loves them smashed up like this. Go figure. I'm big on breakfast for dinner, or even tor lunch. Why not? :)

Corn Chipotle Bisque Soup

This is an amazing corn soup, with a kick. So easy...just nuke and eat. It has all natural ingredients, and it's SO good.
The brand is "Imagine Bistro," and it can be purchased at a variety of stores (in Oklahoma, you can find it at Reasors, Food, Pyramid, or Whole Foods).

Processed Meat Linked to Colon Cancer:
American Institute for Cancer Research