Lunch: Healthy Back-to-School Lunch

Here's a healthy lunch that is quick, fun and tasty. Your child (and you) will love it!

This recipe includes superfoods such as:

Romaine Lettuce, Sunflower Seeds

Health benefits of Healthy Back-to-School Lunch

Romaine lettuce contains chromium, which helps maintain normal blood glucose levels by making insulin more efficient. The chromium in romaine lettuce also promotes weight loss due to its ability to help control cravings, reduce hunger, and control fat in the blood. Sunflower seeds are an excellent food for PCOS as they are packed with vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine). Just one cup of sunflower seeds provides 30% of the recommended daily intake for vitamin B6. Sunflower seeds are also loaded with two other important of PCOS busting minerals: zinc and magnesium.

Ingredients

Mini-Turkey Sandwich
1 whole-grain dinner roll
1 teaspoon mustard
2 ounces no salt added deli-style turkey breast
½ ounce reduced-fat cheddar cheese
1 romaine lettuce leaf

Cucumber Sandwich
4 cucumber slices
1 teaspoon hummus
1 teaspoon sunflower seeds

Sides
½ cup blueberries and strawberries, sliced
1 (2-ounce) Greek yogurt tube

Instructions

Spread mustard on the roll. Top it with turkey, cheese, and lettuce to make a sandwich.
Spread ½ teaspoon hummus on 1 cucumber slice. Top it with ½ teaspoon sunflower seeds and top again with another cucumber slice to make a sandwich. Repeat the process.
Assemble all meal components in a divided lunch container.