We're not the type of people to follow trendy cleanses, diets, or meal plans. We like to eat real food and enjoy full meals. Rather than chugging a fruit/veggie smoothie for lunch, we'd rather hydrate with a low calorie beverage. If it's not home-brewed iced tea or fresh squeezed lemon-aid, then it's either ice water or a glass of seltzer topped with a splash of fruit juice.
The prior meal that lunch was based on, was the spaghetti and meatballs posted about two days ago. The leftover pasta with carrots was stored separately from sauce in a zippy bag. The sauce was poured into individual jars -- half of which was frozen for another dinner, the rest set aside for this meal.
Baking bread to go with a meal is a great way to stretch food dollars. In our case, the wheat flour also added fiber. The bread served as a great basis for open-faced meatball sandwiches. This meal probably had about the same calorie count as a fruit-heavy smoothie, but it was a real meal. It had plenty of nutrition and fiber and was a super economical way to provide a mid-day meal.
This is a far more appetizing and nutritious offering than a drive-through value meal. Drink refills were not caloric atomic bombs either. We didn't consume fake sweeteners, heavy chemicals and tons of preservatives.
We believe in real food, and wringing every penny out of our food budget. Cooking with mind to making additional meals not only saves money -- it's healthier than traditional "lunch" fare. This will never be the type of meal anyone is going to attain a super-model body with, nor will there be any great diet craze or food revolution based on it. But cooking this way is the best method for getting the most of your food dollars and eating real healthy food.
How do you lunch?
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