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Lunch

Healthy lunches are possible - sometimes they just take a little bit more preparation and thought. But the tasty results will be so worth it!

Some great healthy lunch options to put in your meal prep routine include Chicken Cabbage Salad, Gluten Free BLT Pasta Salad, and Tropical Chicken Salad with Mango Dressing.

If you have a bit more time to make your lunch at home, try some of these options: Paleo Popcorn Chicken, Whole30 Tomatillo Salsa Shrimp Zucchini Noodles, and Curry Salmon Cakes.

All Lunch Recipes

Sweetgreen harvest bowl with rice, roasted sweet potatoes, diced apples, pecans, goat cheese, roasted brussel sprouts, diced chicken, and small ramekin of creamy balsamic dressing over greens. Another harvest bowl is off to the side and a small bowl of pecans to the other side.

Sweetgreen Harvest Bowl Recipe

A high protein meal prep bowl filled with meatballs, cucumber and tomato salad, cauliflower rice, chopped romaine lettuce, and a small dish of tzatziki.

Healthy High Protein Meal Prep Recipes

A pile of fried sweet plantains on a white plate. They are garnished with flaky salt.

Fried Sweet Plantains Recipe (Platanos Maduros)

Two halves of a chipotle chicken salad sandwich with lettuce and avocado stacked on top of each other on a plate.

Chipotle Chicken Salad with Honey & Lime Juice

Overhead shot of two cottage cheese bowls. One is sweet with berries, granola, and peanut butter and the other is savory with tomato, cucumber, avocado, and bagel seasoning. Next to the bowls is a kitchen towel, a bowl of berries, and a bowl of cherry tomatoes.

Cottage Cheese Bowl 2 Ways (Sweet & Savory)

Italian tuna salad with capers in a bowl with arugula underneath it. It is garnished with 2 lemon wedges. Around the bowl is a half of lemon and 2 slices of bread.

Italian Tuna Salad with Capers & Olive Oil

Chicken and rice bowl with coconut rice, grilled chicken thighs, romaine, fresh mango cucumber salsa, diced avocado, and two limes wedges. Around the bowl is a small dish of cilantro, another chicken and rice bowl, and a bowl of mango salsa.

Summer Grilled Chicken and Rice Bowl

Southwest chicken salad with lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, beans, corn, avocado, crushed tortilla chips, and onion tossed with a salsa dressing in a brown bowl with a fork in it. Next to the bowl is a kitchen towel, a plate of tortilla chips, and a jar of dressing.

Chopped Southwest Chicken Salad

Sesame noodles with chicken and broccoli garnished with green onion, sesame seeds, and red pepper flakes in a white bowl.

Sesame Noodles Recipe with Chicken & Broccoli

A piece of toast with mash avocado, sliced tomato, and cilantro lime chicken salad on top of it on a brown plate. Behind the plate is a small dish of cilantro and half a lime.

Cilantro Lime Chicken Salad (High Protein)

Peanut butter banana protein smoothie in a glass jar topped with granola and cinnamon with a straw in it. Around the jar are some bananas and a bowl of granola.

Peanut Butter Banana Protein Smoothie

Chicken salad melt garnished with cilantro on a brown plate with sliced carrots and potato chips. Behind the plate is a striped kitchen towel and a bowl of cilantro.

20-Minute Chicken Salad Melt

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