Monday, June 6, 2011

Workplace Lunch and Snack Ideas

For those who attended the Power Boland Limited lunch and learn presentation today these are some ideas to help get you inspired!  

Try the following links from EatingWell.com, my favourite website for fun and creative good-for-you recipes!

Versatile sandwich ideas  http://bit.ly/aZxvgB
No cook lunch ideas  http://bit.ly/mLEH6F
Lunches for 400 calories or less  http://bit.ly/jGjvL4  
Healthy kid lunch recipes and tips  http://bit.ly/t67uP


Grab and Go Workplace Snack Ideas
  • Fresh fruit and individual cheddar cheese portion
  • Cut up fruit tray with yogurt, cream cheese dip
  • Cut up vegetable tray with hummus and other bean dips, tzakiki, guacamole, ranch or blue cheese dips
  • Fruit leather bar and cheese string
  • Individual fruit cups ( packed in juice, water or light syrup) with (tetra pack) Soy, almond or rice milk
  • Frozen yogurt tube and package of raisins
  • Cereal (high fiber, low sugar) with milk (2% or less)
  • Apple slices or mini carrot sticks with nut butter (e.g. peanut, almond, walnut)
  • Yogurt drink with oatmeal package
  • Popcorn (free from salt and butter) tossed with dried cranberries
  • Trail mix with nuts, seeds and dry fruit
  • Tuna salad kit with crackers
  • Fruit and yogurt popsicles
  • Applesauce and cashews
  • Rice cakes with nut butter and topped with raisins
  • Cottage cheese cup and canned peaches
  • Make your own fruit and yogurt parfait. Try mix of fresh, canned or frozen berries, fruit, granola, plain and flavoured yogurts, top with sliced almonds
  • Hot cocoa with milk and graham crackers
  • Mini pretzels and Babybel cheese
  • Veggie soup (low salt, low fat) and Triscuits
  • Vegetable juice and boiled egg
  • Chocolate milk (2% or less) and granola bar (high fiber)
  • Fignewtons and 100% juice
  • Dried fruit (e.g. apricots, apple rings) with mini high fiber muffin and a herbal tea
  • Animal crackers and milk based pudding
  • Sushi


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