How does your lunch match up? When packing a lunch, it helps to know some useful ratios to have a healthy balance of foods for the day. It’s as simple as remembering 3-2-1. If you are considering calories, your lunch should clock in between 400-500 calories, up to 600-700 if you are participating in some [...]
Entries from August 2009
Healthy Lunch Ideas: Finding Balance
August 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Balanced Lunch, Bento
Tags: 3-2-1 ratio·Balanced Lunch·healthy lunch ideas
Setting Up a Healthy Lunchbox Pantry
August 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Pantry staples
Wouldn’t it be great if you got up in the morning and it took no more than five minutes to put together a new and exciting lunch box meal every day? The Japanese call the pantry stash johbisai – and it saves a lot of time and energy putting together your meals if you already [...]
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Healthy Sandwich Ideas
August 8th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Lunch Recipes, Sandwich recipes
As a child, I never ate sandwiches. Over the years though, as I started making my own lunches every day, I realized the value of the sandwich as a lunch box savior. These sandwiches are just a start to expand your range of sandwich possibilities – here are several healthy sandwich options to get you [...]
Tags: omnivore sandwiches·sandwich·Sandwich recipes·vegan sandwiches·vegetarian sandwiches
Rainbow Lunches for Kids (and adults!)
August 7th, 2009 · 15 Comments · Bento, Lunches for Kids
Some of the best ways of getting kids to eat healthy food you pack in their lunch box is to make it look exciting! Try using a rainbow of foods to brighten their day. Here are some easy suggestions for rainbow colored fruits, vegetables, and other tid-bits you can use to make a fulfilling and [...]
Tags: fruits·Lunches for Kids·rainbow foods·vegetables
We Love Lunch!
August 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Healthy lunch ideas was started to bring lunch back en vogue – as a resource for those who eat lunch at work, for parents packing lunch boxes for kids, for adventurers who want to eat their lunch on the highest mountain – we have ideas for you! The ultimate goal of the Healthy Lunch Idea [...]
Tags: Bento·Brown Bag Lunches·healthy lunch ideas·Lunch Recipes·lunchbox·snack

