If you are like me, lunchtime rolls around and the kids are screaming “we are starving” (even though they just had snack 30 minutes ago 😉 ) and you are trying to find something quick and easy. A lot of days our lunch ends up being their peanut butter and jelly left overs right?
Well it can be easy and quick to eat healthy. Here are some quick tips:
- My favorite lunch time healthy meal is a salad. It can be made in a hundred different ways, so I rarely get bored. You can by the whole kit in a bag, Caesar, Oriental, Mexican, etc. (I know it is about $4 not on sale, but you would spend more than that at Mcdonalds) You can make your own. I keep lunch meat for sandwiches but you can cut it up on a sala, add black olives, mushrooms, cheese, tomato, green onion, and some salad topping, and you have a fantastic, tasty healthy lunch. ( I know you think it will take soooo much time. But time yourself and see how long it takes you. Little more than it does to make a sandwich.)
- Leftovers… If you are cooking a healthy meal the night before, make a little extra. Be sure to make you a small plate and wrap for the fridge before you serve dinner, otherwise someone may think it is just extra and eat it. The next day it is already on a plate and you can pop it in the microwave and enjoy. You can do the same for the kids.
- Try to wait to eat your lunch until the kids are done, and you can either put them down for nap, or at least let them have some down time. This allows you to sit and enjoy your lunch, making it so much more satisfying.
- Finally, we do want to avoid picking off our kids plates. This is a huge problem for me. So I have started either a) giving it to the dog, or b) telling them when they are done to immediately put it in the trash. It is o.k. for that food to go to waste, otherwise it will waste on your hips, because I know I do not need more PB&J on my hips. 🙂
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