Healthy lunch ideas – No more bland sandwiches, soggy salads, or boring lunch bowls here! These simple and healthy lunch recipes will help you make the most of your lunch break. Say hello to our definitive list of healthy lunches on the go!
1. Veggie Spring Rolls
These vegetable spring rolls are a colorful, crunchy, vegan friendly option that is wonderful for a lunchbox at work.
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2. Ham and Cheese Barley Salad
This flavor-packed barley salad is sure to keep you full until dinner. Fresh, crunchy and high in fiber, it works great as a complete lunch you can bring to work or at school.
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3. Spring Roll Meal Prep Bowls
No matter how busy life gets, these make-ahead Spring Roll Meal Prep are easy to put together and filling enough to pass for a regular meal! They’re delicious, with protein and healthy fats to help satisfy hunger.
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4. Quinoa Cucumber Salad
A portable, portion-control lunch you can enjoy everywhere on the go.
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5. Lemon Garlic Butter Salmon in Foil with Pineapple
Easy to make, easy to clean up, tastes delicious—ready in under 20 minutes! A no-fuss lunch recipe with no clean up!
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6. Meal Prep Grilled Chicken Veggie Bowls
A super meal prep to refresh your workweek lunches. This quinoa veggies and grilled chicken meal-prep bowl is a tasty and wholesome meal. Plus, you’ll get the added benefit of the nutritional powerhouse that is quinoa!
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7. Tomato Onion Toast with Herb Butter
Perfect for a quick lunch, you can also cut them in triangles to make smaller bites as a refreshing appetizer.
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8. Grilled Chicken Salad with Cabbage and Raspberry Balsamic Dressing
This one-bowl lunch is an amazing formula to keep you both refreshed and satisfied throughout the day.
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9. Honey-Garlic Shrimp and Quinoa Bowl with Avocado
Easy and quick for a delicious lunch! Garlicky, sweet, sticky shrimp is paired with healthy quinoa, avocado and cucumber.
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10. Roasted Potato Salad
Super nourishing and packed with flavor, this roasted potato salad holds pretty well in a lunchbox, plus it is incredibly easy to make!
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11. Quinoa and Cucumber Noodles Salad With Avocado Dressing
This fresh, crunchy quinoa salad is packed with nutrient-dense veggies and tossed in a creamy, avocado-based dressing. It will leave you feeling full and energized throughout the day.
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12. Cream Cheese, Asparagus and Salmon Tartines
Super flavorful and healthy, these pretty asparagus and smoked salmon toasts make for an easy lunch option.
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13. Rainbow Quinoa Salad with Avocado Cilantro Lime Dressing
Easy to make in advance and highly portable — perfect for picnics and lunchboxes.
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14. Honey Lime Grilled Chicken Salad
Everything about this grilled chicken salad is delicious and it uses the same honey lime mixture for the marinade and for drizzling over. An healthy ideas for lunch!
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15. Honey Chipotle Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Honey chipotle chicken lettuce wraps piled with avocado chunks, cucumber and cherry tomato. Creamify the whole thing with a smooth cilantro lime sauce and you get a light, healthy lunch!
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16. Zucchini Tomato and Feta Bruschetta
A simple lunch idea you will never get tired of.
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17. Spring Roll Noodle Salad
A light, bright noodle salad packed with protein and vitamins and perfect for a healthy lunch with low calorie.
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19. Strawberry Burrata Salad
Enjoy this lunch salad with sweet strawberry, avocado, aromatic basil and a big blob of creamy burrata cheese right in the center!
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20. Shrimp Lettuce Wraps
So tasty and easy to whip up for a quick lunch! These shrimp lettuce wraps pack a flawless combination of flavors and textures: grilled shrimp with sautéed red peppers, carrots, zucchini wrapped in a crisp lettuce leaf.
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21. Bean Salad with Bacon, Tomato and Parmesan
A healthy yet hearty bean salad with bacon, tomato, almonds and parmesan tossed a refreshing balsamic and olive oil dressing. Full of protein and fiber, this salad is perfect for a lunch on the go or a potluck at work!
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22. Avocado Quinoa Salad
This quinoa and avocado salad is tossed in a honey-lemon vinaigrette, topped with chopped almonds for a nice touch of crunch. Super healthy and loaded with tons of fresh flavor!
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23. Grilled Shrimp Avocado Toast
This tasty avocado toast recipe is a great source of vitamin E and will be perfect for your lunch break at work.
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24. Apple Kale Salad with Omelet
A fresh, delicious, and easy to make lunch that keeps you going strong all day.
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