Healthy Lunch Ideas For Work

The work week can get motonous. This is especially true in what lunches we bring to work . It is usually the same choices or leftovers week after week. Now is the time for change. Yes , you can change your routine and add healthy flavorful meals to your workplace. These meals can make you feel good during the day and give you that extra burst of energy when needed.

Turkey-Boursin Wrap Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cupsshredded cabbage and carrot coleslaw mix
• 3 ouncesarugula leaves, stems discarded
• 3/4 cupalfalfa sprouts
• 1 tablespoonextra-virgin olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoonsalt
• 1/8 teaspoonblack pepper
• 6 (8-inch) spinach, tomato-basil, or plain flour tortillas
• 6 tablespoonslight Boursin cheese, about 2/3 package
• 36 (1/8-inch-thick) slices cucumber, about half a large cucumber
• 18 (1/8-inch-thick) slices plum tomatoes, about 3 tomatoes
• 12 ouncesthinly sliced cooked smoked turkey breast

Preparation

Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl, tossing to coat.
Spread 1 tablespoon Boursin cheese over each tortilla. Top each tortilla with 6 slices cucumber, 3 slices tomato, and approximately 2 ounces turkey. Divide slaw mixture evenly among tortillas; spread on each and roll up. Cut each rolled wrap in half diagonally. Wrap each tortilla in plastic wrap.

Salman Salad with Dill Viniagrette

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoonschopped fresh dill
• 1 tablespoonhoney
• 1/4 cupfresh lemon juice
• 1/8 teaspoonsalt
• 1/8 teaspoonblack pepper
• 1 tablespoonolive oil
• 2 (6 ounce) cans boneless skinless pink salmon
• 1 cupchopped red bell pepper
• 1 cupchopped cucumber
• 1/2 cupchopped red onion
• 1/4 cupchopped pitted kalamata olives
• 1/4 teaspoonsalt
• 1/4 teaspoonblack pepper
• 4 (1-ounce) slices French bread

Preparation

1. For the vinaigrette, combine first 5 vinaigrette ingredients (through black pepper) in a medium bowl. Add oil and stir well with a whisk. Set aside.
2. For the salad, flake salmon with a fork into a large bowl. Add the next 6 ingredients (through black pepper) and stir gently to combine.
Toss salad with the vinaigrette immediately before serving. Use a slotted spoon to serve.

Barley and Black Bean Salad

Ingredients

• 1 cupuncooked quick-cooking pearl barley
• 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 cupfinely chopped green bell pepper
• 1/2 cup(2 ounces) Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeño peppers, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
• 1/3 cuplemon juice
• 2 tablespoonsolive oil
• 1 teaspoonsalt
• 3/4 cupfresh cilantro leaves (optional)
• 1/8 teaspoonground red pepper (optional)

Preparation

Cook barley according to package directions, omitting salt. Drain barley in a colander, and rinse with cold water until completely cooled.
Combine black beans, next 6 ingredients, and, if desired, cilantro and red pepper in a medium bowl. Add barley to black bean mixture; toss gently.

Mediteranian Shrimp and Pasta

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoonsolive oil
• Cooking spray
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 poundmedium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 cupschopped plum tomato
• 1/4 cupthinly sliced fresh basil
• 1/3 cupchopped pitted kalamata olives
• 2 tablespoonscapers, drained
• 1/4 teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
• 4 cupshot cooked angel hair pasta (about 8 ounces uncooked pasta)
• 1/4 cup(2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese

Preparation

Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add garlic; sauté 30 seconds. Add shrimp; sauté 1 minute. Add tomato and basil; reduce heat, and simmer 3 minutes or until tomato is tender. Stir in kalamata olives, capers, and black pepper.
Combine shrimp mixture and pasta in a large bowl; toss well. Top with cheese.


Hoisin-Mango Chicken Sandwich

Ingredients

• 8 slices pumpernickel bread
• Hoisin sauce
• 1 whole roasted chicken, skin removed
• 2 medium mangoes, peeled and sliced
• 1 bunch watercress sprigs, stemmed
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion

Preparation

Arrange the bread on a work surface. Spread each slice with 1 to 2 teaspoons hoisin sauce. Top half the slices with thinly sliced roasted chicken, mango, a few watercress sprigs, and a little red onion. Place remaining bread on top, and press together gently. Cut each sandwich in half diagonally.


These recipes will have you not only enjoying your lunches better but feeling better because of their nutritional value. Thank you to health.com for finding such amazing food creations.If you would like to contact us with any questions or feedback, you can reach us by email.

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Joseph A. Jones & The WellLife Team