The top questions I get asked revolve around food, and healthy meal prep/planning is typically a struggle for a lot of people. I wish for healthy food intake to be a part of everyone’s lifestyle because we can truly do so much damage to our bodies by subsisting off of junk, and I’m making it my mission to change this reality for everyone I know and love! So, I wanted to share a recipe round up of some of my favorite healthy lunches that you can bring to work, double and share with your family, and/or meal prep for the whole week!
Before we get started, I just want to say that my very favorite app will probably always be Pinterest because it’s pretty, enticing, delicious, and a HUGE source of inspiration for me — literally for everything in life! If you are into food of all kinds and you also love Pinterest, follow me! I spend a lot of time there and have found some really REALLY rockin’ recipes.
My main sources of healthy recipes come from:
- The Beachbody Blog
- Fixate (a cooking channel and cookbook series for the portion control nutrition plan I follow! More about this later…)
- Weekly meal plans we share in our online fitness group
I’ve been eating more plant-based lately and consuming a lot less meat, so I’ve broken this list into sections for meaty meals and another for those that are vegetarian. I’ve made every one of these probably several times over so I know they’re good!
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Now, take a look at my favorite lunch recipes — any you want to try? If you ended up making them or saving the recipes for later, let me know in the comments!
Carnivorous Healthy Meal Prep
Cauliflower Taco Meat — Confessions of a Fit Foodie
A sneaky, brilliant way to add more veggies that the little people in the family won’t even notice! Sneaky veggies are the name of my game!
Chicken Zoodles with Edamame – The Beachbody Blog
This is such a simple recipe that I used to enjoy with sausage rather than chicken as a post-workout meal. It’s delicious warm or cold!
Don’t have a spiralizer? Check this one out!
Caprese Chicken Salad – Carlsbad Cravings
My favorite salad recipe, EVER.
Cajun Asparagus and Sausage Skillet – The Simple Supper
So simple! Veg it up to your liking.
Pesto Zucchini Noodles with Roasted Tomatoes and Grilled Chicken – Closet Cooking
All this basil is totally life! Another simple zoodle recipe that comes together so well.
Strawberry Chicken Salad with Strawberry Balsamic Dressing – The Recipe Critic
Salad + strawberries + goat cheese + balsamic = a winning combination!
21 Day Fix Chicken Salad – My Crazy Good Life
If you agree that grapes just belong in chicken salad, this is for you!
Ground Turkey Taco Bowls with Cauliflower Spanish Rice – Wholesomelicious
Mix and match your favorite veggies for a complete burrito bowl.
Egg Roll in a Bowl – Copy Me That
It doesn’t get easier (or more delicious) than this one! I used packaged cole slaw/cabbage and broccoli slaw to keep it simple.
Two-in-one Meal Prep: Roasted Chickpea Buddha Bowls and Green Chicken Wraps – Sweet Peas and Saffron
I love the concept here that you can meal prep for several days, with two different meals, all baking at the same temperature for the same amount of time. Genius!
Ground Turkey Cauliflower Rice Veggie Bowls – Primavera Kitchen
Lots of veggies and super tasty!
Hawaiian Chicken Meal Prep Bowls – Life in the Lofthouse
This one requires minimal cooking, but all those flavors just work so well together.
Lean and Healthy Meatball Subs – NW Fitness
Think you have to restrict your diet to avoid meatball subs in order to “eat healthy”? Wrong!
Cheddar and Sausage Stuffed Zucchini Boats – The Garlic Diaries
A fun and delicious way to get veggies, protein, and a healthy fat for lunch.
Summer Chipotle Chicken Cobb Salad with Cilantro Vinaigrette – Pinch of Yum
A particularly sexy salad here, comin’ in hot!
Vegetarian Healthy Meals
Sweet Potato Buddha Bowls – Ambitious Kitchen
I would substitute lentils for the rice to include a plant-based protein rather than another carb alongside the sweet potatoes! But this is such a winning flavor combo.
New Potato and Green Bean Salad with Jammy Eggs — She Can’t Eat What?
I add halved cherry tomatoes to mine as well. This is a quick and easy favorite for me!
Chickpea Shawarma Salad – Running on Real Food
Make sure to allow yourself enough time to let the pickled onions sit (they’re worth it!!) but you’ll love the spiced chickpeas!
Broccoli Salad with Strawberries, Avocadoes & Poppyseed Dressing – Carlsbad Cravings
EVERYTHING Jen makes at Carlsbad Cravings is totally flavorful and epic. Highly recommend!
Roasted Cauliflower, Data and Red Onion Salad – Every Last Bite
Really unique flavors that come together so well!
Summer Veggie Salad – Glamour
Wondering what to do with an abundance of zucchini from your garden?
THIS. This is what you do with it.
Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Lemon Tahini Dressing – Budget Bytes
In recipes like this, I use my portion control containers to measure out everything I need.
Cheesy Cauliflower Nachos – The Beachbody Blog
A real winner here! Add whatever you’d normally put on nachos — I like to add bell pepper chunks, and either whole pintos or refried beans for protein. Get creative! I typically will choose either avocado or cheese as my healthy fat serving.
One-Pot Sweet and Spiced Quinoa Lentil Salad – Eating by Elaine
This has quickly become a favorite at my house because curry flavors are life up in here. I add a can of chickpeas for additional plant-based protein.
Southwest Pepper Jack Salad with Creamy Avocado Salsa Dressing – Carlsbad Cravings
Look who it is again with another sexy salad….
Kung Pao Quinoa Bowls – Fit Foodie Finds
I live for BOBs — Big Ol’ Bowls, with mix and match protein, veggie, carb, and sometimes a healthy fat or dressing too. This one doesn’t disappoint!
Vegan Sticky Sesame Chickpeas – Eat with Clarity
SO SO GOOD. My meat loving husband will tear this up on Meatless Monday!
Creamy Golden Rice with Spiced Chickpeas – Half Baked Harvest
Another winner! All these flavors are just totally wonderful together.
Mediterranean Bowls – Beauty Bites
I make these probably once a month topped with a guilt-free tzatziki made with Greek yogurt.
BBQ Chickpea Salad – Running on Real Food
Lots of great textures and flavors going on here!
Cheesy Cauliflower Mash Bowls – The Lean Green Bean
This was one of the first vegetarian/vegan recipes I ever pulled from Pinterest and I used to take it to work with me for lunch. It’s become a total favorite and is standing the test of time for me!
Burrito Bowl with Creamy Chipotle Sauce – The Garden Grazer
Another BOB filled with simple, clean ingredients and topped with a spicy chipotle sauce to make your tastebuds dance.
Vegetarian Meatballs and Gravy – A Couple Cooks
These “meatballs” are versatile and veggie filled: perfect for kids too! Plus, who doesn’t love gravy?!
Chopped Kale Greek Salad – Gimme Some Oven
An extremely frequent flyer in my lunch rotation.
Lentil and Feta Salad – The Beachbody Blog
Lentils, Mediterranean style. It has feta you guys — enough said.
Which ones are you most excited to try?
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