Quick and Easy Healthy Lunch Ideas
Looking for some great, easy lunch ideas that are healthy and quick to prepare? If you have followed me on social media for any amount of time, you may now that I am passionate about meal prep. I love to spend Sunday afternoons preparing meals for the week so I don’t have to think about what to make.
In addition to taking the guesswork out of what to eat for meals during the week, its really convenient to have meals ready to grab and go. The best bonus though, is that having these ready to go HEALTHY meals allows me to eat healthier and not resort to picking up fast food. Today I am sharing some of my favorite easy lunch ideas.
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Easy Lunch Ideas
All of these easy lunches take just minutes to assemble. I have a stash of divided containers that I use. Then I just keep in my refrigerator for easy grab and go.
5 Minute Protein Box
This bento box style lunch is packed with protein.
- hard boiled egg
- pouch of Justin’s classic Almond Butter ( but you could include peanut butter or any nut butter)
- Babybel cheese
- a handful of crackers
- sliced cucumber
- sliced strawberries
Fruit & Veggie Lunch Box
Vegans can leave out the cheese to make this a totally veggies box. To add extra protein you could add nut butter or a few nuts.
- grapes
- fresh blackberries
- celery sticks
- rainbow carrot sticks
- container of my fav hummus
- Laughing Cow cheese wedge
Have a Heart Lunch Box
I shared this quick and easy lunch box on my Instagram around Valentine’s Day. It was easy to cut cheese slices with a heart shaped cookie cutter to make them extra cute. You could do this with any shape for your kids or friends. Check out my TikTok for the skewers and other fun food vids.
- tomato & mozarella Skewers
- fresh strawberries
- crackers
- heart shaped cheese
- sliced turkey
- heart shaped cookies
5 Minute Lunch Bowl
Sticking with the heart theme I put this bowl together with some leftover heart cookies and cheese.
- crackers
- heart shaped cookies
- fresh blackberries
- heart shaped cheese
- salami
- almonds
- Laughing Cow cheese wedge
Mediterranean Pasta Salad
I love a good pasta salad and these take mere minutes to prepare. When ready to eat, gently shake the jar to coat with dressing.
- Greek dressing
- rotini pasta
- diced tomatoes
- chopped yellow bell pepper
- diced cucumber
- chopped kalamata olives
Asian Chicken Salad
Another 5 minute lunch idea is this delicious asian chicken salad in a jar. Prep in advance, gently shake jar to coat with dressing and top with crispy noodles.
- Asian dressing
- edamame
- shredded cabbage
- grated carrots
- chopped lettuce
- shredded chicken
Chicken Salad Lunch Box
If you love chicken salad as much as I do, then this easy lunch is a great option. Just 5 minutes to pack a weeks’ worth of lunches.
Chicken Salad:
- shredded rotisserie chicken
- equal parts plain greek yogurt & mayonnaise
- chopped walnuts
- halved grapes
- chopped celery
- salt & pepper to taste
Mix all ingredients and spoon into divided containers on a lettuce leaf. - carrot sticks
- celery sticks
- cherry tomatoes
- white cheddar cheese
Starbucks Protein Box Dupe
Save money by skipping the lines and prepping protein snack/ lunch boxes for yourself. Starbuck’s protein boxes are so popular but so easy to make yourself.
- hard boiled egg
- fresh grapes
- Babybel cheese
- fresh snap peas
- fig & olive crackers
- fresh apple slices
I hope these easy, healthy lunch ideas help inspire you to stock your fridge. I try to use what I have on hand and after a little chopping and slicing I can fill several containers inn just a matter of minutes. If you need ideas for breakfast to prepare too, don’t miss these Easy Overnight Oats recipes.
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