One of the most requested questions I’ve been receiving lately during the #pbnprevamp Challenge is needing inspiration for easy and filling plantbased, not perfect lunch options. This episode is filled with inspo for you whether you are at home, on the go or going into the office.
In this Plantbased, Not Perfect podcast episode, I share how I plan and prepare lunches for the week, along with tons of savory and sweet lunch ideas to give you inspiration and motivation while basing your meals around real whole plantbased foods that will give you energy, instead of relying on to-go or packaged foods that cost more money and lead to a mid-day slump.
I also share some grocery shopping hacks I have picked up over the years to get a healthy plantbased lunch at some of our favorite grocery stores without spending $30 at the hot bar.
MEAL IDEAS //
Savory Lunches:Â
Get creative with your salads if you want to get greens in for your lunch – I love Greek salads so for the week I can get my greens, olives, tomatoes, cucumbers red onion and then add roasted chickpeas.
Tempeh BLT salad or with kale/collard wraps
Lately I have been loving the Kale Caesar Salad to go (add beans or sweet potatoes, hemp seeds to make it more filling) dressing from the RECIPES ebook.
Super simple on the go idea is Nori wraps with veggies & avocado (you could make them in your car!)
If you don’t think a salad is filling enough or find yourself still hungry after but before dinner, have a second LGS.
The No Tuna Salad from the Recipes Ebook is super filling and you can do it with lettuce wraps, collard greens, over a salad, on a mile bagel or in a gf wrap.
Stacked Veggie sandwiches
Avocado toast / millet bagel or top with vegan cream cheese, tomato / capers. Hummus toast with sautéed mushrooms.
Rice Paper Wraps from the Recipes Ebook
Leftovers of the lentil soup and curry is also great to portion off the night before.
Don’t underestimate veggie prep:
Millet & quinoa are great as a base to then top with anything you want
Premake veggies the night before to a salad or make a veggie wrap or add over shitake noodles for a stir fry. When youre making dinner throw the veggies in for the next day so its done.Â
Precook sweet potatoes night before add salsa & avocado, black beans.
Sweet Lunches:
Smoothies, but make em filling
Chia pudding with fruit
Overnight oats
DIY Acai from the Recipes Ebook
3 ingredient pancakes
Study: The connection between nutrition and skin cancer.
source cited: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31380561/