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SAMPLE LUNCH BOXES |
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Here are a handful of lunch-box combinations. Make extra vegetables, muffins, rice, etc., at dinnertime to use during the week in box lunches. Recipes are provided for the items in boldface. |
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| GROWING FOOD | VEGETABLE | SEASONAL FRUIT |
| burrito (sprouted whole-wheat tortilla, mashed pinto beans, salsa, grated cheese) | cucumber slices | red grapes and Over-the-Hurdle Oatmeal Cookie |
| tofu slices sauteed in butter and tamari with brown rice | nori (cut in shapes) | satsuma |
| Karen's Sesame Noodles | baked sweet potato | plum |
| turkey sandwich on sprouted whole-grain bread | corn (frozen or fresh) | apple slices |
| Apple Miso Almond Butter Sandwich | snap peas | nectarine slices |
| baked or grilled chicken slices | raw or steamed green beans | melon slices |
| whole-wheat pita bread, hummus, sliced cucumber, sliced tomato | Sweet Squash Corn Muffin | kiwi slices |
| smoked salmon bites or a hard-boiled egg | veggie sticks (carrot, celery, red bell pepper, jicama) | fresh pineapple chunks |
| 110% Chicken Noodle Soup | blanched broccoli | pear |
| avocado, cheese, cucumber, and sprouts sandwich | Roasted Potatoes and Carrots with Cumin and Cinnamon and slices of fresh red pepper | strawberries, raspberries, or blueberries |
| Rice Balls Rolled in Sesame Salt | cherry tomatoes | dates and/or Trail (nut) Mix, or soaked almonds |
| Reprinted with permission from Feeding the Whole Family by Cynthia Lair (Moon Smile Press,1997, www.feedingfamily.com) | ||