National Healthy Lunch Day

Did you know that today is National Healthy Lunch Day? I’ve teamed up with the American Diabetes Association to help spread awareness about the importance of taking the time to prepare a healthy lunch. The number of people with diabetes has been increasing for years now, and we want to take action to stop it. Those who are affected by the condition have to take measures to keep as healthy as they can, or they will see their health deteriorate. They might increase their exercise more, go to the wholesalediabeticsocks website to help their circulation, or think about how they can improve their diet. During the holidays, it can be easy to give up on your health goals amid all the indulgent temptations at home and work. But with a little bit of planning, you can at least bank of having a healthy lunch at work. One of my favorite things to pack for lunch is a big, filling salad like this mozzarella, tomato, and chickpea salad. Pack your salad in a jar for a beautiful and fun way to take your lunch to work. If you do have some health problems, then you may want to consider some healthier lifestyle choices by checking out the best keto test strips to measure the state of your nutritional ketosis.

Looking to get started on making healthy lunches? Here are some of my favorite options!

• Make a salad a meal! Put together a filling salad like the mozzarella, tomato, and chickpea salad listed below. The secret to making a salad satisfy is to incorporate some healthy fat and protein!
• Soup and Sandwich: Pack a 1/2 sandwich on whole grain bread with a thermos of soup.
• Grown-up Lunch-able: Cut up an assortment of veggies and pack them with some sliced cheese, hummus, and whole grain crackers for a fun finger-food lunch.
• Loaded Baked Potato: Microwave a sweet potato until soft and top with blaFck beans, cheese, chopped tomatoes and cilantro, and salsa. Pack a piece of fruit for dessert.
• Grain Salad: Create a grain based salad like this quinoa one. Pack with some fruit and yogurt to complete the meal.
• Create a Macro Bowl: Roast up some veggies on the weekend and prep a batch of quinoa so that you can easily recreate a macro bowl for a healthy, filling lunch that is loaded with nutrients.
• Leftovers: I love it when I have healthy leftovers from dinner the night before! I simply pack the leftovers in my travel friendly lunch containers so I can just grab it on my way out the door to work. These eggplant lasagna rolls are some of my favorite leftovers!

For more healthy lunch ideas and tips, head over to the American Diabetes Association and download their National Healthy Lunch Day toolkit.

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The American Diabetes Association provided me with the ingredients to assemble the recipe above for a healthy lunch as compensation for my participation in National Healthy Lunch Day.