These lunch items would be suitable for dinner too!
It depends on YOU. You can switch up the lunch for dinner and dinner for lunch, however you like.
Also, remember that if you are going to the trouble of cooking, you might as well “cook once, eat twice.” Make enough that you will have leftovers that you can have for another meal, either lunch or dinner.
If you’re in a hurry and need a hands-off lunch– Jump down to “NON-COOK” at the bottom of this page.
SALADS
Any of these salads would be great with a piece of almond flour bread or seed bread!
These salads are all vegetarian. If you’d like to add animal protein, a piece of grilled or baked salmon, some roasted chicken breast or some broiled shrimp could sit right on top!
When you’re making a salad, try to go for organic power greens as your lettuce, or organic kale. I find that when I use avocado with my kale salads it really calms down the bitterness. If you’re building your own salad, a complete protein would include a grain and a legume. Watch store-bought dressings, they can contain ingredients you don’t want (such as canola oil and/or sugar, to name a couple.) Also, make extra. You can use the same ingredients tomorrow in a wrap with some avocado or hummus!
BOWLS
HANDHELDS
Avocado Toast, 5 ways – Make it gluten free with this Almond Flour Bread or this Seed Bread Yes, I know this was on the breakfast, but it’s so good, it was worth repeating!
For gluten-free people – corn tortillas are usually gluten-free but may be made in facilities that are cross-contaminated. Make sure you get the tortillas that are actually labeled gluten-free if your sensitivity is very high (i.e. Celiac)
NON-COOKS
AGAIN, here comes Nuttzo on Ezekiel Bread* (toasted) – See my explanation of why this is so delicious on the breakfast page.
An Avocado, lettuce and/or cucumber, tomato sandwich on Ezekiel* toast with Dijon mustard is DELICIOUS. Easy to do and super nutritious. If you want to up the protein, add some hummus* on the toast (maybe leave off the mustard), OR you could add a bit of cheese.
Amy’s Bean and Cheese Burrito at Whole Foods is not a bad option when you pear it with a small green salad or some fruit.
A burrito or a wrap can be as fancy as the recipes above or as simple as a whole wheat tortilla (Ezekiel* makes these too!) or a Gluten-free tortilla, or a Whole Wheat Lavash, filled with beans or spread with hummus * (when you combine the grains and beans, you make a complete protein!) and then filled with lettuce or other leafy greens, tomato, any veggies that you want to include. My favorite is Trader Joe’s Whole Wheat Lavash, spread with hummus and chock full of power greens. If I have a tomato, that’s a bonus!
*Ezekiel has gluten-free products as well as non-gluten-free (is that a term?) I only see that the gluten-free are available at Mother’s Market and Whole Foods, and I only see the gluten-free English Muffins, but those would be great for avocado toast OR my beloved Nuttzo. I have not tried the gluten-free, but I love all of the other Ezekiel products and the gluten-free ingredients in the English Muffins are “clean”. I’m not AS thrilled with the gluten-free bread ingredients… better than most, but still some fillers that I’m not crazy about.
*If you’re buying your hummus from the store, watch the ingredients. You want ONLY ingredients you recognize as food and no canola oil.
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