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Cristina Riches aka Bird, is the founder of BirdsParty.com. She's also a creative mom of two, published author, graphic designer, freelance photographer, magazine editor and unconditional party lover. Her party ideas and photos have been featured on numerous publications such as Forbes.com, CNN Entertainment, Parenting Magazine, Celebrate Magazine, All You Magazine, Elle Decor and MarthaStewart.com. She also regularly creates content for brands such as PBS Parents, HGTV, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Pillsbury, PayPal, Mars, Hellmann's, Cultura France and Danone to name a few.

My Go-To Lunch Recipes for Busy Days


Tasty & Balanced Lunch Recipes for Busy Days - BirdsParty.com

Everyone is always on the quest to eat healthier and make balanced foods choices, but between running a business, home duties and taking care of my family, it's not always easy to make these choices happen, let's be honest!

So my busy day lunches also have to be:
* Tasty
* Quick to Make
* Easy to Enjoy
* Have to satisfy my hunger AND
* Keep me going for the rest of my day!

SO many boxes to tick for one humble meal, right?! :)

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These are basically 5 things that I look for in my lunches, to ensure lunchtime is also a meal that I enjoy! So I tend to choose a protein dish accompanied by a salad, soup and/or a veggie dip.

Check out my easy and tasty lunchtime recipe ideas below - which you can totally make the night before, saving yourself even more time! ;)

Speedy & Smokey Chunky Tomato Salsa Recipe - BirdsParty.com

Speedy & Smokey Chunky Tomato Salsa Recipe

Click here for printable recipe.

Ingredients: serves 4

* 400g can of chopped tomatoes
* 1 tablespoon olive oil
* 1 tablespoon garlic (frozen is quicker)
* salt & peper to taste
* 1 tb spoon frozen herbs chopped
* 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
* Optional: 1 tbspoons of tomato ketchup

Directions:

Place oil and garlic in a sauce pan and fry over medium heat for a couple of minutes until garlic is soft and lightly golden. Add tomatoes and cook on low to medium heat for about 5 minutes. Add the tomato ketchup if using, seasoning and herbs. Use  a hand blender or mixer to blitz the mixture into a thick salsa.

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Balanced lunch serving suggestion: For a tasty satisfying dose of protein, I serve the salad and salsa with Lean Pocket ( I love their pretzel bread!) , which also have have 100% real cheese inside (yum!) and no artificial flavors.

Check out all the Lean Pocket flavors available for you to try here!

Fresh Peach & Mint Salad Bowl Recipe - BirdsParty.com

Fresh Peach & Mint Salad Bowl Recipe

Click here for printable recipe.

Ingredients:

* iceberg or romaine lettuce cut into strips
* tomatoes cut into segments
* peaches cut into segments
* chopped mint leaves
* 2 tablespoons of olive oil
* 2 tablespoons of white wine vinegar 
* salt & pepper to taste

Directions:

Cut all the salad ingredients and arrange into a platter or bowl in a pleasing manner. There are no rules! 

For the dressing, combine the olive oil, vinegar, herb and seasoning into a clean jam jar with a  lid. Shake the jar and pour onto the salad.

Delish Lunchbox Ideas Recipes - BirdsParty.com

Balanced lunch serving suggestion: For a tasty satisfying dose of protein, I serve the salad and salsa with Lean Pocket, which also have have 100% real cheese inside (yum!) and no artificial flavors.

Disclaimer: this post is sponsored by Lean Pockets but all opinions and recipes are my own.

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10 comments:

  1. Boy, this is MY kind of lunch! So vibrant, gorgeous and, best of all, DELICIOUS!!! I need to add Lean Pockets to my grocery list!!!

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    1. Thanks Liz! These are super handy and I'm loving that there are no artificial flavors! ;)

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  2. I agree, come lunch time, all I want are food that are light, fresh and super healthy!! Love these ideas!

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  3. That salad is very pretty :) I need new lunch ideas to put in my teenage daughter's lunch box this year. She likes to eat lots of veggies and fruit each day.

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    1. Yeah, those pockets are super handy for lunchboxes too :)

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  4. Your photos are beautiful. They all look so yummy.

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  5. Great lunches for those rushed days!

    Thanks for linking up with Welcome Home Wednesdays! Live every Wednesday at 7AM CT.

    liz @ j for joiner

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