Brown Bag Boredom?

• Tired of bringing the same old boring lunch to the office? Why not try a few of MPM’s fave brown bag lunches? Just beware of jealous co-workers!

• Craving Chili? Healthy canned chili (such as Amy’s) in a thermos. Add a garden salad, a handful of blue corn tortilla chips and a peach. What could be easier?

• Classic American! Tuna fish sandwich on multi-grain bread with chopped red onion and celery, lettuce and tomato and a tangerine.
  
  

• Salad in a Flash! Huge garden salad with tons of veggies, topped with leftover sliced steak or chicken. Add an apple for the crunch factor.

• Vegetarian Yum! Almond butter and sliced bananas, rolled up in a multi-grain tortilla. Add a baggie of cut-up veggies.
  
  

• It’s a Wrap! Turkey slices, lots of veggies and Dijon mustard wrapped in a multi-grain tortilla. Add a pear.

• Ultimate Comfort Lunch! Chicken salad with a load of veggies. Add a handful of blue corn tortilla chips and a bunch of grapes.

• No Prep Lunch! Lentil and veggie soup in a thermos. Add a handful of multi-grain crackers plus a cup of melon chunks for “sweet.”

• Pull Double Duty! Make a shrimp or chicken and veggie stir-fry with brown rice for dinner and take the leftovers for lunch. Add orange wedges and you’re done.

• Vegetarian Love! Greek yogurt mixed with toasted pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries. Brown rice crackers and an apple round out this grab ‘n go lunch.

• Burger Fix! Cook up a turkey burger and place in a multi-grain bun. Top with lettuce and tomato. Pair with a garden salad and a couple of plums.

• No Time for Prep? Really? Well then, keep Your freezer stocked with healthy frozen entrees such as Amy’s Kitchen, Organic Bistro and Kashi. Add your fave fruit and off you go.