When I think of packed lunches, I think of soggy sandwiches or sad leftovers. Louisa from Living Lou has put together an incredible packed lunch with a step-by-step to recreate it. I can’t believe how delicious and filling it looks. I think I’m most impressed by how much there is, while still being healthy and balanced. Definitely a filling meal to get you through the rest of your work day or classes.
***** 5 Steps for Packing Lunch
Guest post by Living Lou
As promised, today I have a five step guide on how to pack a lunch. Hopefully this will give you a bit of insight into what you should be thinking about and looking for when you’re packing a lunch. This is just what works for me, I’d love to hear your tips and suggestions in the comments below.
What I love about these five steps is that once you have this formula in mind, you can get creative with your lunches. I rely heavily on leftovers for my lunches, but you can easily whip up the Kale Quinoa and Sweet Potato Salad I shared last time!
Step 1: Decide on your container.
This is my personal favorite container that I use the most, but when you’re deciding on your container think about what you will be bringing. Do you want a warm lunch? Maybe opt for a thermos (I love to bring this Moroccan Vegetable Soup).
Step 2: Decide on your “main.”
This is the component that will make up most of your lunch. Usually my main will consist of some kind of leftover, like this stuffed sweet potato above. It’s important to think about protein when deciding on what your main will be, you want something that will fill you up and fuel you for the rest of your day. Quinoa salads are another one of my favorite mains to bring.
Step 3: Protein
I always focus on protein in my lunches because this is what will give you the energy for the rest of your day. Often these snacks come from my list of Lunchbox Essentials. Typically I’ll bring hummus (like this curried homemade hummus), but I actually ran out. For this lunch I opted for cashews, smoked turkey breast, and Havarti cheese for extra protein.
Some other protein filled snack ideas include any kind of nut or seed, beef or turkey jerky or hard boiled eggs.
Step 4: Fruit and vegetables
Now that I’ve got my protein covered, I look to add in fruit and vegetables. It always depends on what I have in my fridge, but today I opted for red peppers, snow peas and a tangerine. I like to bring at least two options because I find having a variety keeps lunch more exciting.
Some other fruit and veggie ideas: sugar snap peas, cherry tomatoes, carrot sticks, celery and grapes.
Step 5: A little something sweet!
I always like to add a little something sweet to my lunches, today I opted for dried mangoes. Some other swee options I like to add are chocolate covered almonds, dried strawberries, or a small cookie.
Are you feeling inspired to pack your own lunch now? I’ll be back in a couple of weeks with another healthy lunch recipe – if you have any requests, let me know in the comments below! Don’t forget to check out my Instagram for more daily food inspiration.
My schedule this semester is packed, and on Tues. and Thurs. I often find myself scramming for or altogether skipping lunch. Although I don't have very many options with campus dining hall food, I'll be on the look out for containers, I already have a few fruits and vegetables in mind that the dining hall always has available, and I never have a shortage of sweets haha. Hopefully my packed schedule will soon come with a packed lunch, so that I can start eating all my meals! -Audrey | Brunch at Audrey's
Try the Rubbermaid LunchBlox! I pack my lunch in them before I go to bed, and throw them in a tote before I head to campus. It has made preparing lunch so much easier!
This is such a helpful post! My Tuesday/ Thursday class schedule is really hectic so I tend to bring dinner and eat between my lecture and lab. I've just been bringing leftover chicken, salmon, pasta etc. and some sort of side salad. I think it's great you're still having posts which are helpful to college students like myself even though you've graduated!
Love this post! I sometimes find myself buying little snacks to eat in class because I skip lunch when I don't have time to walk back to the dining hall, and I really should start trying to pack a lunch! The dining hall food is decent, but sometimes it really just isn't very filling, I'll definitely have to look at adding more protein into my diet! xx, Mikkaela The Southwestern Prepster
I absolutely hate packing a lunch. It's not the food part that bothers me…it's the darn container! I have yet to find the perfect container. This one looks pretty good, though, I must say! Thanks for the tips!
These are great tips! My New Year's resolution was to eat better and part of that entailed bringing my own lunch. I got a great hot/cold container and have started planning my lunches the night before. That has really helped me.
I don't mind eating sack lunches, but I absolutely hate having to pack them. I always seem to get something squished, or something leaks. Whatever the issue is, the lunch is always less than organized. As a Type-A personality, that is a definite problem for me. However, this container seems to be the perfect solution!
I love that container! I pack my lunch every day when I go to class and work! My go-to lunch consists of a turkey sandwich, carrots, yogurt, and almonds- it's delicious and filling but also on-the go friendly.
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Not really in the mood to be in photos right now, but I keep telling myself I’ll want to look back on these moments and remember them. (Right?!) when I look at these photos in 10, 20, 30 years…
I hope I remember Jack “rescuing” Rory from a windy tent, not how I stood in front of my closet with tears in my eyes.
I hope I remember watching Jack roll down hills and play hop scotch and scoot down the sidewalk with his besties, not that I caught a glimpse of my reflection and didn’t recognize myself.
I hope I remember sitting outside with my friend happily watching our kids play (while watching the minutes until bedtime tick by), and not that I spent too much time zooming in and examining every new wrinkle on my face.
I hope I remember the pure joy of these early warm days with my little family whom I love so much 🤍
The weather is warming up and I’m feeling slightly more comfortable in my skin every day ☀️ Here’s what I wore last week as a mom of two. I have a two and a half year old toddler and a two month old so I need outfits I feel good in, can chase a little guy around in, AND that I can breastfeed easily while wearing. 🔗 Leave a comment with “OUTFITS” to get links to every outfit I wore!
This room is so very special 🤍 The little cars sprinkled everywhere (watch your step!). A tiny sock, never two, peeled off and tucked somewhere hidden away. Piles of books that grow almost as quickly as the little boy who sleeps here. Outgrown pants and shoes to grow into mingling in the closet. Often messy, and a little cluttered, but a little boy lives here. 🚘☀️🐶📚🧸
(Rory is still in our room, but eventually the boys will share. I can picture their little twin beds already!)
About ten days ago, I noticed that today’s forecast was looking WARM. I told Mike, “We’re walking into town and sitting outside and I’m getting a beer. Put it on your calendar.” It ended up being warmer than forecasted (almost eighty degrees!) and let me tell you, it delivered. Today felt like the beginning of The Season™: dinners al fresco, beers/fries/ice creams, and late bedtimes. Indulging in it all because the kids are only getting older and we’re the grownups (somehow) and we get to make the rules ✌🏻
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@pennylinndesigns and I hosted a “learn to needlepoint” class this past weekend and it was everything ✨ Needlepoint has been such a bright spot in my life over the past five years- and it’s gotten me through some difficult times. Because it’s helped me so much, sharing this hobby with others has turned into a mini life mission of mine. To sit in a room (my beautiful office space designed by @clare.sull!) with pro stitchers and needlepoint newbies alike was one of my dreams come true. I loved seeing women chatting, meeting, and bonding over this beautiful craft 🪡 Honestly, the needlepoint world is (sadly) filled with a lot of gatekeeping and competitiveness; this weekend proved that it doesn’t have to- and shouldn’t- be this way! It’s for EVERYONE. Whether you’ve never picked up a canvas in your life or you’re working on heirloom stockings for your family, there’s room for everyone at this table.
📍 Leave a comment saying “needlepoint” and I’ll send you my go-to resources for getting started with needlepoint!
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We got a mama-approved family photo of the four of us 👏🏻 I wasn’t really paying attention to our calendar while in the end of pregnancy/newborn bubble and realized quite late that Jack had some time off from daycare and preschool this week. Mike and I quickly decided to book a last minute trip to Florida to visit my family and enjoy the warm weather ☀️
My schedule this semester is packed, and on Tues. and Thurs. I often find myself scramming for or altogether skipping lunch. Although I don't have very many options with campus dining hall food, I'll be on the look out for containers, I already have a few fruits and vegetables in mind that the dining hall always has available, and I never have a shortage of sweets haha. Hopefully my packed schedule will soon come with a packed lunch, so that I can start eating all my meals! -Audrey | Brunch at Audrey's
Try the Rubbermaid LunchBlox! I pack my lunch in them before I go to bed, and throw them in a tote before I head to campus. It has made preparing lunch so much easier!
This is such a helpful post! My Tuesday/ Thursday class schedule is really hectic so I tend to bring dinner and eat between my lecture and lab. I've just been bringing leftover chicken, salmon, pasta etc. and some sort of side salad. I think it's great you're still having posts which are helpful to college students like myself even though you've graduated!
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Love this post! I sometimes find myself buying little snacks to eat in class because I skip lunch when I don't have time to walk back to the dining hall, and I really should start trying to pack a lunch! The dining hall food is decent, but sometimes it really just isn't very filling, I'll definitely have to look at adding more protein into my diet!
xx, Mikkaela
The Southwestern Prepster
I like your idea. I don't eat meat so I would have to substitute it with something else 🙂
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Those look great! It's so hard to put together a nutritious and delicious lunch, but these ideas are perfect. Thanks for sharing.
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I absolutely hate packing a lunch. It's not the food part that bothers me…it's the darn container! I have yet to find the perfect container. This one looks pretty good, though, I must say! Thanks for the tips!
I will definitely have to check out this container. Great ideas for the "something" sweet that I crave in the afternoons!
Metro Magnolia
These are great tips! My New Year's resolution was to eat better and part of that entailed bringing my own lunch. I got a great hot/cold container and have started planning my lunches the night before. That has really helped me.
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Vanessa
I wish I could be as healthy as you. My lunches often contain chocolate somewhere along the lines… and lots of it! xx
MissyRed.co.uk
I can eat all thing you pack in this box. Thanks for sharing!
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I don't mind eating sack lunches, but I absolutely hate having to pack them. I always seem to get something squished, or something leaks. Whatever the issue is, the lunch is always less than organized. As a Type-A personality, that is a definite problem for me. However, this container seems to be the perfect solution!
Great post!
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Where is the container from?
That container looks amazing! Where is it from??
I love that container! I pack my lunch every day when I go to class and work! My go-to lunch consists of a turkey sandwich, carrots, yogurt, and almonds- it's delicious and filling but also on-the go friendly.
xoxo, Abby
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