Food Revolution: Quick Lunch Ideas

Did you catch Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution preview last night? What did you think? Where you moved to upgrade your own daily lunch or that of your kids? How can your food choices be healthier?  Where can you add in more nutrition so that you have more energy during the day, stay focused and maybe even lose a few pounds?!

Here are 7 easy lunch ideas:

1.The classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich gets a much needed upgrade. Try almond butter and berries on millet bread. Make your own spread by combining blueberries, ground flaxseed, lemon and agave nectar.

2.Make a big mixed greens salad, loaded with a rainbow of vegetables and some protein (beans, legumes, organic chicken, etc) that you can serve for several days.


3.Use leftover veggie stir-fry from dinner and put it in a sprouted grain or brown rice wrap to make your own rendition of a burrito.


4.Stock your freezer with go-to options, like Amy's Bistro Veggie Burger. It is both gluten free and vegan. Serve in a wrap with lettuce, tomato, avocado and organic ketchup.

5.Make a veggie sandwich on sprouted grain or millet bread with leftover salad ingredients such as arugula, tomato, red pepper and Bobbi's black bean hummus (by far the best hummus brand ever!).


6.Give the standard turkey sandwich a twist, by adding sliced avocado and cranberry chutney. Be sure to purchase organic turkey, free of nitrates (which are thought to be cancer causing), like Applegate Farms.


7.Instead of a mayonnaise based chicken salad, try this gluten-free vegetarian option: Chickpea Salad with Celery, Walnut, Vegenaise and Cranberries on Millet Bread.

Don't forget to sign Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution petition here to get healthier food options in schools.