Lunch can become terribly boring. PB&J is quite tedious and downright unappetizing after consuming it 5 days a week for weeks on end. Taking lunch with you to work is a great way to save money, but continuously coming up with tasty things to pack in your lunch, can be a real challenge. I'm lucky to have stumbled upon Vegan Lunch Box, a great blog with tons of great ideas for packing a nutritious yet delicious lunch. I am not vegan or even vegetarian, but I do like trying to get a wide variety of fruits and vegetables in my diet, so this blog is perfect. The author, Jennifer McCann, has published two books of the same name based on this successful blog that I recently checked out from the library and they have saved my lunches. I've been eating things like Thai Spring Rolls, Black-eyed Peas and Potatoes, and Mini-Veggie Burgers and I'm happy to say that my days of PB&J are (mostly) over.By discovering these little gems, I also found that lunch-specific cookbooks can be located in FindIt, the online catalog, by using the term "lunchbox cookery." Oh, Library of Congress Subject Headings, how mysterious and elusive you can be! Some of these say they are for kids and I think most lunch-related cookbooks typically are, but there is still a lot in these for adults to enjoy as well!
Lunch Boxes and Snacks: Over 120 Healthy Recipes, From Delicious Sandwiches and Salads to Hot Soups and Sweet Treats
Paula Deen's Cookbook for the Lunch-Box Set
The Top 100 Recipes for a Healthy Lunchbox: Easy and Exciting Ideas for Your Child's Lunches
Vegan Lunch Box: 150 Amazing, Animal-Free Lunches Kids and Grown-Ups Will Love!
Vegan Lunch Box Around the World: 125 Easy, International Lunches Kids and Grown-Ups Will Love!
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Thanks for this post! I find concocting creative lunches sometimes wearisome.
New recipe for PB&J (remains vegan):
peanut butter
jelly
bread, 2 slices
potato chips, krinkle cut works best
Apply peanut butter to the side of one slice of bread, apply jelly to the side of the other. Layer potato chips on the jellied bread; lay the peanut-buttered slice on top of the chips. Apply even pressure to top of sandwich until chips are a bit squished. Consume.
Great resources, thank you! I also am so bored of my lunch routine. You might also like the bento box books and blogs, though they do require some weekend/night cooking.
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