🍏Tasty Tip Tuesday🍏
How to create a healthy lunch bowl!
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Step ONE – Choose a healthy carb
-Quinoa
-Wild rice
-Brown rice
-Sweet Potatoes
-Beans/lentils
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Step TWO – Add some fresh veggies and greens
-Spinach
-Lettuce
-Shredded carrot
-Cucumbers
-Sprouts
-Peppers
-Tomato
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Step THREE – Top it off with some protein
-Shredded chicken
-Rotisserie chicken (extra easy!!)
-Ground turkey/chicken
-Boiled eggs
-Preservative free lunch meat
-Canned tuna
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Step FOUR – Top it off
-Nuts or seeds
-Avocado
-A sprinkle of cheese
-Greek yogurt
-Homemade salad dressing
*Mix and match your choices each week to keep it interesting, and to try out new flavours!
Creamy Honey Balsamic Dressing:
- 5 small cloves garlic
- 4 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
- 1.5 tablespoon honey (if you like the flavour of maple syrup, you can sub the honey for maple syrup!)
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- *Blend all ingredients until smooth, and store in a mason jar. Also works awesome as a marinade!
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