Here are the first three lunches I've photographed (I have a lot to learn about photographing food too...these are often snapped as I'm heading out the door though, so hopefully the quality of the images will improve as I get more practice!)
Lunch #1: Turkey sandwich on homemade bread, plain yogurt with lemon curd and blueberries, fruit salad and trail mix
Lunch #2: Leftover steak sandwich on homemade bread, mini peppers, fruit salad, trail mix
Lunch #3: Turkey & cream cheese wrap with peppers inside, fruit salad, trail mix, sugar snap peas, crackers
You'll notice I take trail mix every day. It's a great addition in case the day goes longer than expected because it can pack a great protein boost. My trail mix is always changing based upon what I have on hand. Typically it includes one or two kinds of nuts, raisins or dried cranberries, chocolate chips or some mini candy, and other dried fruit. This current batch also has some dried coconut in it.
I also always include a bottle of water, which typically gets refilled throughout the day.
Do you pack your lunch for work? If you have any tips or ideas for packing healthy, real food lunches for kids or adults, please share them below!
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Very soon my packed dinner struggle will begin, although I'm going to save jars for layered salads and just got a whole bunch of new Tupperware
ReplyDeleteI think the hardest part with packing healthy meals is staying on top of the planning. I do so much better when I get going on Sundays making lots of jar salads, pre-packing the yogurt and fruit, even pre-portioning out my nuts or trail mix. Then in the morning it's just grab and go.
Delete(Your new tupperware is nice, saw it on Sat.)