The morning scramble to pack lunches can be brutal. This week, get some of that time unscrambled (i.e., back) by packing a week’s worth on Sunday evening. All you need is one grocery list—and an hour in the kitchen—for five easy, healthful, packable lunches. Ready set…shop, prep, assemble!
SHOP
Here’s everything you need to make this whole week of lunches:
PREP
When it comes to packing lunch, prep is your best friend. This is where you become a kitchen ninja!
SHOP
- Grapes
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
- Oranges (2)
- 1 lemon
- Cherry tomatoes
- Romaine lettuce
- Celery
- Red pepper
- Salsa
- Pita bread
- Small bag tortilla chips
- Blanched slivered almonds
- Small bag cashews
- Whole wheat crackers
- Mayo
- Salad dressing
- Peanut butter
- Raisins
- Hummus
- Chicken breasts
- Cheddar cheese block
- Dark chocolate bar
- Dark Chocolate chips
PREP
- 1Start with the fruits and veggies. Once everything is washed and dried, chop one stalk of celery finely, for the chicken salad, and chop rest of the celery into sticks (big enough for a spread of peanut butter).
- 2Quarter a few cherry tomatoes and leave the rest whole.
- 3Dice the red pepper.
- 4Tear lettuce into bite-sized pieces.
- 5Peel and segment the orange.
- 6Separate the grapes into bunches.
- 7Next, shred half the cheese, and cut the rest into cubes, roughly the same size as the cherry tomatoes.
- 8Then, break the dark chocolate into squares.
- 9Last, take the cooked chicken breasts and chop. Set aside 2 cups for the chicken salad. Cut the rest into small cubes.
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ASSEMBLE
- 1Line up your prepped and ready ingredients, bags and containers.
- 2For the chicken salad, combine the 2 cups of chopped, cooked chicken with ½ cup of mayo, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, ½ cup of almonds and 1 stalk of chopped celery in a bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- 3Now, use the photos and menus below as a guide to assemble the lunches!
- 4Once lunches are assembled, they’re ready for the fridge. When it’s time,
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PITA POCKET MONDAY
Pita pocket stuffed with hummus, chicken, cheddar, lettuce, tomatoes, and red pepper
Celery with peanut butter and raisins
Raspberry surprise: Raspberries with chocolate chips popped inside
Celery with peanut butter and raisins
Raspberry surprise: Raspberries with chocolate chips popped inside
Tip: This lunch is for Monday because it’s most likely to get soggy. 🙂
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SWEET! SALAD TUESDAY
Salad: lettuce, chicken cubes, oranges, cashews (dress with favorite dressing)
Whole wheat crackers with peanut butter (pack crackers separately in Ziploc®brand bag)
Strawberry + raspberry fruit salad
Whole wheat crackers with peanut butter (pack crackers separately in Ziploc®brand bag)
Strawberry + raspberry fruit salad
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CHEDDAR + CHERRY TOMATO KABOB WEDNESDAY
Skewers made with cubed cheddar and cherry tomatoes
Celery sticks and hummus
Raisins, nuts + chocolate chip trail mix
Celery sticks and hummus
Raisins, nuts + chocolate chip trail mix
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CHICKEN SALAD THURSDAY
Chicken salad + whole wheat crackers for dipping (pack crackers separately in Ziploc® brand bag)
Dark chocolate squares
Orange slices, bunch of grapes
Dark chocolate squares
Orange slices, bunch of grapes
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TACO SALAD FRIDAY
Chicken cubes, shredded cheese, lettuce, cherry tomatoes
Grapes
Tortilla chips in a Ziploc® brand bag
Salsa
Grapes
Tortilla chips in a Ziploc® brand bag
Salsa