Prepare a Quick and Easy Lunch to Enjoy at Home, at Work or Even on the Go

A Quick Lunch Doesn't Have to Come from a Drive Thru

By Amy Brantley, published Jun 21, 2007
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Do you think that you never have time to prepare a healthy lunch? Are you always going out for lunch, because you've only got 30 minutes to for your lunch break? It doesn't have to be this way. There are quick and easy meals you could prepare for lunch. If you have the proper ingredients on hand, you will be able to prepare a quick and easy lunch to enjoy at home, on the go, or even in your office. Once you get the hang of preparing quick and easy lunches at home, you will never turn to fast food for you lunch again.

The first thing you need to do is to stock your pantry, refrigerator, and freezer with ingredients that will allow you to prepare a quick and easy lunch. When you have items stocked in your refrigerator, freezer, and pantry, you will always have nutritious food on hand for lunch. This will help you avoid rushing out to the nearest fast food restaurant. Here are some of the items you should keep on stock at all times.

Pantry Items:

Tortillas
Pasta Sauce
Pasta
Instant Brown Rice
Beans
Whole Grain Bread
Tuna
Olive Oil
Chili
Prepared Pizza Crusts


Refrigerated Items:

Salad Dressings
Fresh Vegetables
Sour Cream
Fresh Fruit
Pre-Cooked Bacon
Grilled Chicken Strips
Pepperoni
Shredded Cheddar and Mozzarella Cheese


Freezer Items:

Chicken Breasts
Frozen Corn
Garlic Bread
Hamburger Patties (93% lean)


From just these few ingredients, you will be able to prepare a thousand different quick and easy meals. You will never have to turn to fast food again when you can prepare dishes like homemade pizza, grilled chicken wraps, and bean, corn, and rice burritos. Let's look at some of the quick and easy meals you could make using these ingredients.

Chicken, Bacon, and Cheddar Wrap

You can either quickly defrost the frozen chicken breasts or you can use the grilled chicken breasts for this wrap. You start with a tortilla and then add lettuce, bacon, sour cream, cheddar cheese, and green onions. Then you simply roll and enjoy.

Healthy Mexican Burrito

Prepare the instant brown rice, while you heat up a serving of chili beans. Once heated add the beans, rice, a handful of frozen corn, and a sprinkle of cheddar cheese to a tortilla. Roll and enjoy.

Prepare a Quick and Easy Lunch to Enjoy at Home, at Work or Even on the Go

A delicious salad can be prepared in less than 5 minutes if you have the right ingredients on hand.

Credit: Chance Agrella

Copyright: Chance Agrella

Takeaways
  • Stock your pantry, fridge, and freezer.
  • Keep fresh vegetables and fruit on hand.
  • Take your lunch to work and avoid fast food.
Did You Know?
You can even use leftovers from last night's supper to create a whole new meal for lunch.
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the wife has started doing this for me when the office is really busy and i cant make it home. excellent article

Posted on 06/29/2007 at 7:06:00 AM

 
Great ideas, now I am hungry

Posted on 06/28/2007 at 6:06:00 AM

 
I second Lisa, I am printing this out for tommorow for lunch. Great ideas.

Posted on 06/26/2007 at 5:06:00 PM

 
Yummy ideas!

Posted on 06/25/2007 at 12:06:00 PM

 
Good ideas.

Posted on 06/25/2007 at 2:06:00 AM

 
great read

Posted on 06/24/2007 at 7:06:00 PM

 
You make it sound so simple! Stocking your pantry is a definite must. Sophie

Posted on 06/22/2007 at 3:06:00 PM

 
great tips, thanks!

Posted on 06/22/2007 at 10:06:00 AM

 
I am printing this out~ excellent article Amy!

Posted on 06/21/2007 at 10:06:00 PM

 
yum

Posted on 06/21/2007 at 9:06:00 PM

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