Bag Lunch Monotony

I'm as guilty as anyone of BAG LUNCH MONOTONY. I will pack sandwiches every day for weeks until I can't possibly look at another sandwich... at which time I'll switch to soup until the site of soup makes me sick... you get the trend? As of recently I've started SWITCHING it up EVERYDAY and have found my lunch to be so much more SATISFYING.

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Step 1: Only pack each of the  THREE "S"s ONE TIME A WEEK! That means 1 lunch sandwich, 1 lunch soup, and 1 lunch salad.

• Mix Up Your Sandwiches: Try different types of bread, pita's, bagel thins, buns, or wraps. Be creative with a BLT, avocado and veggie, black bean hummus, or veggie patty sandwich instead of your usual deli meat or PB&J.
• Mix Up Your Salad: Play around with different combinations of ingredients in addition to your usual veggies, such as: pomegranate seeds, edamame, chickpeas, corn, tuna, diced chicken sausage, black beans, beets, artichoke hearts, olives, various cheeses, and different nuts.
• Mix Up Your Soup: It's easy to get in a rut buying your FAVORITE brand of soup in the same flavors over and over. Branch out and buy each can from a different BRAND or better yet MAKE YOUR OWN large batch and keep individual portions in the freezer.

Step 2: Now you've got lunch for 3/5 days covered... here are some ideas to rotate through for the other days:

• To-go Sushi roll
• Dinner leftovers
• Breakfast for lunch : Oatmeal, cereal, or a fruit, yogurt, and granola parfait can be just as satisfying for lunch as they are for dinner.
• Pre packaged frozen meal- just WATCH the nutrition information
• Out to lunch: TREAT YOURSELF once in a while. Think about eating a lighter dinner these days as we tend to consume more calories when going out to eat.

Step 3: ENJOY!