Tag Archives: Pack a lunch

Mason Jar Salads-creative coleslaw

This has been a week of delish lunches.  Spend some time in your kitchen after dinner seeing what you may have that could be used to make a healthy, portable mason jar salad lunch. Make sure to mix textures and flavors. Ideally, you’ll have a filling protein, something salty and crunchy, and something sweet and […]
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Mason Jar Salads-from my garden

Here are a few more things to think about from Joy Bauer, MS, RD on verywell.com as you begin to experiment with this fun, fantastic way to prepare a healthy lunch for work or elsewhere: Start with a large, wide-mouth mason jar. It is easier to layer in your ingredients and if you plan to eat […]
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Mason Jar Salads-from my fridge/pantry

 I found this very helpful information along with a recipe for a “fresh and springy walnut, radish and apple salad” on buzzfeed.com: The dressing goes in first. This guarantees that your salad ingredients don’t get soggy. Then go with a grain or a protein, or anything else big and chunky so your delicate ingredients do […]
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Mason Jar Salads for Lunch-Caprese

The meal most of us least want to prepare let alone have to even think about, is lunch. Mason jar recipes are a trendy new way to prepare meals from breakfast to dinner and snacks in-between.  I decided to try preparing a week of mason jar salads to eat for my lunch.  The only mason […]
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What’s for lunch?

The weather has been so nice this late summer/early fall and I had a chance to spend time walking, hiking and biking in some area parks that are treasures for the Seattle area.  I did a bike over to and around Seward Park on Lake Washington in Seattle (featured image), biked into and around Lake […]
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