Italian Chicken Salad - the Perfect Meal Prep Salad Could you use a new meal prep salad that's healthy AND delicious? This Italian Chicken Salad is the perfect mix of Italian flavors and healthy ingredients to keep you full for hours. If you need lunch salad ideas, you'll love this one! If you're looking for Meal Prep Salad Ideas, you've come to the right place! Even though I work from home, I try to always have some meal prep salad ideas ready to make on the weekend. I tend to make much better lunch choices when I pre-make my lunch. I'm a firm believer that when you make healthy choices *in advance* you are invested in those choices and are much more likely to make that choice when its time to eat. These Italian Chicken Salads are the perfect way to make a healthy choice … [Read more...]
15 Healthy Recipe Ideas for a Healthier Lifestyle
Looking to start a weight loss journey or maybe just need to add some healthier meal options into your everyday routine? These 15 simple, easy and fresh recipes are just as satisfying as they are delicious! Great for jump-starting your healthy New Years resolutions, too! We all typically have good intentions to eat healthier and make more mindful food choices. However, sometimes when we don't set ourselves up for success, if often becomes overwhelming to know exactly what to eat. What if I told you that having these simple recipe ideas at your fingertips could help you prepare for every meal of the day, giving you more control to make healthier food choices? Having these healthy, easy and delicious options will help you feel satisfied and in control all the while still enjoying … [Read more...]
10 Brilliant Tools, Ideas & Tricks for Packing School Lunches
These brilliant lunch packing tools are super helpful in getting lunches ready, and everyone out the door on busy mornings! Lunchboxes, utensils, containers along with recipe ideas will help streamline mornings and help your kids eat a little healthier in the process! This post contains affiliate links. All recipes, and opinions are 100% my own. I have to say that before my son started school, I had no idea how crazy mornings could be. Getting everyone up, dressed, fed, and out to the door has become a major undertaking that makes me miss those days of him being a baby. Just the thought of adding lunch packing to that somewhat impossible list of things to do feels completely daunting. However, like many other parents out there, I want my kid to eat a healthy, filling lunch … [Read more...]
Sweet Kale and Grilled Sirloin Salad
The perfect entree salad for the meat lover! Loaded with crunchy, delicious kale, Brussels sprouts, shredded broccoli, cabbage and chicory and topped with grilled sirloin steak, this salad is incredible. Fresh, filling and perfect for lunch or a light dinner! Especially during the holiday season, its easy to go overboard with eating, and then suddenly discover you've gained 5 lbs (or more!), and your jeans no longer fit. I speak from experience here. ;) With this in mind, I'm always looking for healthy, delicious lunch and dinner ideas that keep me on the healthy track. This Sweet Kale and Grilled Sirloin Salad is a fantastic meal idea that is healthy, filling, and full of flavor. This salad starts with an Eat Smart Sweet Kale Vegetable Salad Kit, that is … [Read more...]
Italian Salami Sliders
Have you ever heard the phrase "A sandwich always tastes better when someone else makes it"? I often find that this is true, although, when I put together these Italian Salami Sliders I discovered that making your own tasty sandwiches debunks this phrase. Slightly spicy, peppery, and loaded with fresh ingredients, these mini sandwiches are completely delicious! So many of us eat sandwiches for lunch, and salami, pepperoni and many Italian meats are definitely popular at our house. Slightly spicy, peppery and perfect for a lunch that you're packing for work, or packing for your kids to take to school. To compliment the Cracked Black Pepper Salami and Classic Pepperoni, I chose a classic olive oil and pepper focaccia bread, and sliced it lengthwise, and then cut … [Read more...]
Smokey Apple & Bacon Quesadillas
Sweet and savory. For me, this is one of my all-time favorite flavor combinations. I'm always trying to come up with new, easy and flavorful things to make for lunch or snacks, and my son is a big fan of quesadillas. So I decided to mix it up a bit, and come up with a sweet, crunchy, savory quesadilla that would work as a snack, lunch or even breakfast. This Smokey Apple & Bacon Quesadilla is perfect!! The smokey aspect of this quesadilla comes from the creamy, delicious smoked Gouda. I absolutely love this cheese! It adds such a great smokey, savory flavor to just about anything you're cooking. (PS - It's my favorite cheese to top a burger!) Paired with the crisp, slightly tart Granny Smith apple, and thick-cut crisply cooked … [Read more...]
Tuna and Apple Lunchbox Sammies
As we approach another school year, many of us will be packing lunches for our kids, and often times for ourselves as well. I always end up trying to find new and fun lunchbox meals outside of the same, boring old sandwiches. Well, I've come to the rescue with my Tuna and Apple Lunchbox Sammies! They're a new, fun lunch idea that both you and your kids will totally love! The delicious tuna salad is made from Bumble Bee Premium Albacore Tuna in pouches. These handy Bumble Bee tuna pouches make prep really easy, and clean-up quick. They're perfect to open up, get lunches made and out the door in no time at all! I also like them, as they store easily in the pantry, and barely take up any space! (Nice bonus, right?!) The cans are great as … [Read more...]
