It's been a while since I've done a light and fun post and who doesn't love talking about food? When I was little, one of my friends and I had a game where we'd chose a type of food (say, salads) and then we'd each describe a salad we'd make. It was a sleepover staple game and always made us hungry :) My family would tell you that I'm boring when it comes to food and it's true that I like simpler dishes. To be honest, I'm a little bit picky, but I'm much better than I was when I was younger!! With those two things in mind, you can understand that I have a few staple lunch favorites.
I try as best I can to have a balance of protein, grain, and fruit. I often have eggs, cheese, and nuts in some way or another. Our staple fruits are apples and grapes and we have strawberries whenever they are cheap. Meal #1 - Eggs My very favorite way to have eggs is in a wrap. I scramble two eggs and then lay them in a tortilla shell. I sprinkle shredded cheese on top, shred some spinach, and add some salt. It's delicious!!! Meal #2 - Quesadilla This also uses tortillas. I butter one side and set it in the pan, then sprinkle shredded cheese on half and let it start to melt. When the cheese is just melted, I add lunchmeat (my favorite is turkey), fold the other side over, and leave that just long enough to stick together. I add spinach and cut it in half so it's easier to hold :) I have not tried this yet but I think a pesto spread would be delicious in there! Meal #3 - Oatmeal Sometimes I want oatmeal as my grain. I've started making my own so I make the oats and then add cinnamon, chia seeds, and brown sugar. It's quite good. Meal #4 - Mac & Cheese Yes, I'm still a kid at heart and enjoy mac & cheese on occasion. If the mood strikes, I add shredded cheese to it or bread crumbs but more often than not, I just add salt and enjoy. Meal #5 - Dinty Moore As much as I'd like to be a soup person, Dinty Moore beef stew is the only thing I enjoy enough to eat on my own. It's nice to have in the winter especially. Maybe I should try more stews. There's an idea. Those are my main lunch meals! If I am packing a lunch I usually take a sandwich and then of course I have fruit. When it comes to sides, I will slice up some cheese f there is not any in my main dish. I like peanut butter if I have apples. My favorite nut is cashews and on the rare occasions that we have them in the house, I LOVE avocado with a bit of salt. Some days I have chips and picante sauce. Depends on what main dish I have, what goes well with it, and how hungry I am. Oh, I almost forgot :) Once a month I get my smoothie from Tropical Smoothie Cafe for my lunch! Delicious!!! Do you have a standard lunch or do you change it up a lot? What are your favorite things to make for lunch?
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I am a natural light portrait photographer. I've been taking photos since 2014 and would eat a smoothie from Tropical Smoothie Cafe for lunch everyday if I could. Thank you so much for stopping by. I blog about sessions, things I'm learning, stuff in my life, and information for YOU, my client. If you like what you see around the site, I'd love to work with you! I'd also love to connect with you on Instagram. I'm @sarah_jayne_photo :) Archives
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