Here are some lunch ideas for office hours that are both healthy and manageable to prepare:
1. Quinoa and Chickpea Salad
- Ingredients: Chickpeas, quinoa, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, red bell peppers, feta cheese, and greens (parsley, cilantro, etc.) are served with lemon juice and olive oil.
- How to prepare: First rinse and cook the quino according to instructions. Include the chickpeas, some more diced veggies, and crumble feta on the top and mix. Top with olive oil and lemon juice and herbs and mix well. This salad is rich in protein and fiber so is filling yet healthy.
2. Turkey and Avocado Wraps
- Ingredients: Whole wheat wraps, turkey breast, avocado, baby spinach, carrot shreddings, hummus, low fat cheese.
- How to prepare: In the first place, spread out a bit of hummus on the tortilla and cover it with turkey, avocado, spinach, carrot and cheese. Make a tight roll from the wrap and cut into pinwheels, or leave whole. This wrap is loaded with proteins, good fats and vitamins, which are extremely useful for health.
3. Greek Yogurt and Fruit Parfait
- Ingredients: Plain or flavored Greek yogurt, assorted berries including strawberries, blue berries and raspberry, granola, honey optional.
- How to prepare: Take a bowl and make alternate layers of Greek yogurt, then fresh berries and granola. If liked, honey can also be drizzled over. This particular seiner is very high in proteins and antioxidants and might as well replace a meal.
4. Vegetable-Stuffed Bell Peppers
- Ingredients: Vegetables of the bell peppers with packing bowls of cooked brown rice or quinoablack beans corn kernels tomato for paste cheese if looking for cumin paprika or cumin and paprika etc.
- How to prepare: Take the bell pepper first of all cut off the tops keeping on the bamboo stalk, and cut out the seeds of the pepper. In a large bowl, combine the already cooked rice or the quinoa with beans, corn, tomatoes and spices. Using the mixed filling, fill all the peppers and place them in the oven until done. These peppers are stuffed with fibres, vitamins and minerals.
These lunch concepts aim to be healthy for people who are busy and on-the-go, portable and offer a balanced quantity of protein, fiber and good nutrients needed for energy during the working day.
