These veggie-packed lunches are the perfect alternatives to replace your usual lunchtime salad.
Sandwiches, wraps and grain bowls are ideal midday meals to help you stay full and feeling good.
Recipes like our Green Goddess Sandwich and Avocado Ranch Chicken Salad are delicious ways to eat your veggies.
Photo: Victor Protasio
Green Goddess Sandwich
This green goddess sandwich is a fresh and satisfying sandwich.
The dressing packs a flavorful punch with capers and lemon juice.
The cucumber and sprouts add nice crunch, and the seasoned avocado brings in the creaminess.
Avocado Ranch Chicken Salad
Avocado makes an exceptionally creamy and healthful dressing for this chicken salad.
A bit of ranch dressing with pickled jalapeno adds a tangy spin to the lunchtime classic.
Chickpea Salad Sandwich
This vegan chickpea salad sandwich is lemony, bright and surprisingly delicious.
Photography / Caitlin Bensel, Food Styling / Ruth Blackburn
Celery brings a nice crunch.
Serve with the simple peanut sauce for an easy dinner recipe that will impress kids and adults alike.
Here, we combine it with avocados in an easy no-cook meal.
Look for precooked wild rice packets to cut down on prep time.
It’ll keep you energized until dinner.
Feel free to swap in your other favorite sandwich vegetables, sprouts or greens.
Brie Passano
Loaded Cucumber & Avocado Sandwich
This loaded cucumber-and-avocado sandwich is filled with creamy avocado and crispy cucumbers.
Ricotta cheese mixed with extra-sharp Cheddar adds flavor while sliced red peppers offer a splash of color.
Pack these ahead to keep on hand for easy meal-prep lunches or dinners on busy nights.
Egg Salad Lettuce Wraps
We love the retro vibe of these egg salad lettuce wraps.
Iceberg lettuce makes a perfect low-carb swap for bread to serve the egg salad.
10-Minute Tuna Melt
This variation of a classic sandwich uses mayonnaise, but not where you think!
They look impressive but they’re easy enough for kids to assemble themselves for an easy lunch or dinner.
Look for sprouted bread in the freezer section of your grocery store.
Jacob Fox
Victor Protasio
Joy Howard
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