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3 Big Ways I Cheat in My Real Food Kitchen (Without Compromising Taste or Health!)

September 9, 2018 by Laura 2 Comments

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Want to hear the 3 biggest ways I cheat in my real food kitchen without compromising what actually matters? Come closer, my friends. Learn a little bit more about my crazy (or perhaps brilliant?) ways and methods.

First a story —>

Malachi (our 13-year old) had a friend over this summer who watched incredulously as I opened 7 pounds of frozen hamburger meat and put it into my Instant Pot.

Malachi’s friend: “What are you making with all that meat?!”
Me: “I’m not sure.”
Friend: “Uhhh???”

Just another day at the Coppinger house in which I affirm that Mama Copp is a little bit nuts.

While it doesn’t seem to make sense that I would cook a huge batch of hamburger meat without a firm plan, it actually makes perfect sense in my mind because when I have 7 pounds of cooked hamburger meat on hand, I can very quickly make up any of these 33 meals:

Hmmm, seems that Mama Copp isn’t quite so crazy after all. (Except that she is, but hey, at least she has lots of good food on hand.)

That is just one of the ways I get ahead in the kitchen in order to make our real food life so much simpler. If you ask me, when trying to keep up with a busy family without having stress over those 3 meals a day everyone must eat, keeping it simple is THE ONLY WAY.

3 Ways I Cheat in My Real Food Kitchen (Without Compromising Taste or Health!)

1. Cook meat ahead of time (so you can throw together meals quickly).

I obviously just shared this above, but the same goes with chicken and other favorite meats that are easily stirred into casseroles or soups. Cook meat in large batches, then freeze or refrigerate in meal-sized portions. Meal prep goes so much faster and simpler this way!

2. Serve easy fresh fruit and veggie sides.

I cannot emphasize this enough (though if you’ve been reading my blog for a long time, you know that I do say it over and over!). It is ridiculously easy to wash strawberries and serve them with your pizza. It takes no effort to steam green beans, peas, or broccoli to go with your casserole. Make your simple main dish, then slice a few peaches and set out a salad. IT IS SO EASY.

3. Buy mixed greens so you don’t have to make salads.

Please allow me to remind you of the magic of a container of mixed greens. This fabulous container takes all the work out of making salads. Plus it provides excellent nourishment and did I mention that THERE IS NO WORK INVOLVED? No washing, no prepping, no work. Just set it on the table and have at it. Add baby carrots and grape tomatoes if you want more in your salad than just greens.

And there you have it. My three favorite cheat methods for putting great meals on the table without going to extra trouble or compromising on nourishment!

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Why Eating Three Meals a Day is Hard (and What You Can Do to Make it Easier)

September 6, 2018 by Laura 1 Comment

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Actually, it’s not very difficult to eat three meals a day. But cooking and serving and cleaning up after three meals a day? Every day? For an entire lifetime? For our family and family’s friends and our family’s friend’s friends? Well now, that is a lot of meals and a lot of food.

Food is a constant need and a never ending item on the to-do list. It’s kind of like the never ending laundry, only a bit more challenging because at least the hungry people can wear the same dirty socks. They cannot very well go without food.

I actually love to cook, and sometimes the three meals a day thing is still hard for me. So for all of you who don’t like to cook? I can’t even imagine how stressful it must feel to try to figure out dinner night after night when cooking is not fun for you.

So let’s talk about the challenge of feeding a family three meals a day. Then let’s talk about what to do to make it easier!

Why Eating Three Meals a Day is Hard

1. Because we make it harder than it has to be.

If you don’t like to cook and you spend a lot of time preparing difficult dishes and meals, you need to learn to pare down your work load and keep your meals simple. I love to cook, but I only love it when the food is simple to prepare and easy to clean up after. Complicated meals are for gourmet cooks, not for people who have to feed a family three meals a day, every day, forever and ever, amen.

How to make it easier:

Choose recipes that are super easy, but still made with real food. I have been learning to make real food main dishes that take about 5 or 10 minutes of prep, and it has been amazing! Look through this huge list of over 60 Simple Recipe links. These recipes have saved my family dinner time and again! The simpler I keep our meals, the easier it is to keep my family fed well. (Pssst, we’ve got a FREE eBook offer below, which provides you with 40 super simple recipes. Keep reading!)

2. Because we’ve taken the joy out of food.

Seeerrrriously we have so many delicious foods available to us. Either we have forgotten to appreciate it or we haven’t tried anything new for a while. We’ve gotten stuck in a rut, eating the same boring foods over and over.

How to make it easier: Go to the store when you’re hungry and pick up a few awesome (real) foods that you haven’t eaten in a long time. A fresh peach, a pack of blueberries, a bag of shrimp…whatever real food you love that you can afford and haven’t eaten in a while. Make a simple meal or snack out of these delicious foods and be reminded of all the incredible food God provides for us!

3. Because we think we have to do it ourselves and we don’t ask our family for help.

I fight all kinds of bitterness and grouchiness when I’m running like a mad woman to keep up with all the responsibilities of the day and my family is lounging around playing games on their phones. For the love, this is terrible for us and terrible for our kids. Cooking (and all household responsibilities) should be a team effort.

How to make it easier: Establish a new normal in which everyone who is available and capable helps with meal prep and clean up. Hand out jobs, delegate, and teach your family to work as a team with you in the kitchen. Imagine never having to grate cheese or load a dishwasher again. Glory hallelujah.

4. Because our attitudes are bad.

We are a blessed people who have been blessed with many blessings! We’ve got to remember this truth and choose to appreciate the food that keeps us healthy.

A little perspective: I have a friend fighting for her life against cancer right now. I guarantee that she would much rather “struggle through the challenge” of figuring out how to feed her family three meals every day instead of enduring the suffering and pain and illness she is currently experiencing. Let’s keep perspective and know that our normal, daily grind is actually a beautiful thing and nothing to complain about!

How to make it easier: Pray for God to change your attitude and perspective on feeding yourself and your family. Praise Him for taking care of you and for providing. After all, He always does! Take that attitude with you into the kitchen. Is it really so hard to do normal tasks on a normal day to keep our families healthy? It really and truly is not so hard.

We CAN put three meals on the table every day and it DOESN’T have to be difficult or stressful. Let’s continue learning ways we can pare down our real food kitchen work load so we can enjoy our families and our food too!

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We’ve Never Done This Before!

September 5, 2018 by Laura Leave a Comment

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We’ve never done this before, or really anything close to it. But in an effort to help us all live healthier and KEEP IT SIMPLE so we can focus on loving God and loving our neighbor, drum roll please…

We included an entire years Simple Meals Subscription (worth $52) in this year’s Healthy Living Bundle. That means you can get your first year subscription for just $29.97! That’s almost half price. (Complete real food, simple menu plans every week for $0.58 each!!!!)

PLUS, your purchase instantly gives you 95 other Healthy Living resources that help you learn more about keeping yourself and your family healthy. And if that isn’t awesome enough, we decided to sweeten the pot even more by creating a brand new Simple Recipes eBook and giving it to you for…

FREE.

Yes. When you buy this year’s Healthy Living Bundle through our links, not only will you be getting an entire year’s worth of Simple Meals complete planning packets for almost half price, you’ll get 95 other products (worth $2235), 6 bonuses…

Then you can email me and we’ll throw our brand new Simple Recipes for Simple Meals eBook into your inbox!

But I don’t want the Healthy Living Bundle!

Oh. Well, I think if you look at all that is included in this year’s brand new collection, you might change your mind about not wanting it. But hey, I get it. Sometimes the idea of having the entire bundle can feel overwhelming.

So say you don’t want the Bundle, but you DO want a One-Year Subscription to Simple Meals. And you want our new Simple Recipes eBook too. But of course.

You can pay full price for both of those if you want to, but I suggest buying the bundle anyway so you can get Simple Meals for $29.97 instead of our regular $52. And you’ll get our free new eBook, regularly priced at $8.95.

(You’ll end up saving $31! Which is more than the cost of the entire bundle!)

Why is this worth it?

The best thing I can say is that we all want to feed our families well so we can be healthy, but there are more important ways to spend our time and energy than planning, shopping, and cooking for hours every week. It is much more important to love God and love people. We must turn our focus from work to love!

That is the inspiration behind Simple Meals. Every week our team creates and sends you super simple, real food menu plans, grocery lists, recipes, and more – so you can very easily put great meals on the table every night. You’ll be able to feed your family tremendous food while spending very little time in the kitchen. This will free you up for:

More family time
More time spent in ministry
More time to rest and find refreshment in God’s word

That’s more of everything that is most important. All while feeding your family well too.

Your kitchen life is about to make a big change for the better.

This Healthy Living Bundle offer is only good through Monday, September 10.

Take advantage right away! You’ll get immediate access to Simple Meals, and you’ll benefit from it for an entire year. Then email me ([email protected]) and I’ll email you a copy of our brand new Simple Recipes for Simple Meals eBook for FREE!

Then look through all the other (95!) products that are included in the bundle too. They are yours forever, so you can take your time in looking through them all.

I can’t wait to connect with you through Simple Meals!

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How to Easily Steam or Roast Vegetables

September 2, 2018 by Laura 6 Comments

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Every time I say something like, “Simply prep some veggies to go with your meal and you’re good to go!” I get email requests saying, “Yes, but how exactly do you prep your veggies?” So here I am, finally giving a little more instruction on how to easily steam or roast vegetables. How silly that it’s taken me ten years to write this post.

We’ll start with steaming then move on to roasting. And hang with me until we get to the bottom of this post so you can grab our pretty new Veggie Preparation Guide!

How to Easily Steam Vegetables

Confession: I used to go to a little more trouble when steaming vegetables, putting one of these great stainless steel steamers in the bottom of my pan before adding my veggies. But just like everything I do in my kitchen these days, I’ve pared down the work (and the dirty dishes created as a result of the work) to make food prep as simple as possible.

Now what do I do when steaming vegetables? I dump in the veggies, I add a shot of water, I add some fat (butter or bacon grease), and I cook them for a few minutes until they are tender. It truly is that easy!

How to steam veggies:

Place vegetables in a pot with about 1/2 inch of water. Cover and heat on high until the water begins to boil. Reduce heat and cook vegetables according to this approximate time chart or until veggies are tender:

Peas: 3 minutes

Broccoli Florets, Cauliflower Florets, Green Beans: 5-7 minutes

Chopped Carrots, Potatoes, Turnips, Squash: 8-20 minutes

This info will be included in our handy printable below, so you’ll always have easy access!

How to Easily Roast Vegetables

Cut vegetables so they are uniform in size. Toss with a mixture of refined coconut oil, sea salt, and pepper and spread evenly on a baking sheet. Roast veggies in a 425 degree oven according to this approximate time chart or until veggies are tender:

Beets, Potatoes, Carrots: 30-45 minutes (depending on how small or large you cut them)

Butternut Squash, Acorn Squash: 20-60 minutes (depending on how small or large you cut them)

Broccoli, Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts: 15-25 minutes

Asparagus, Green Beans: 10-20 minutes

Onions: 30-45 minutes (depending on your crispiness preference!)

This info will be included in our handy printable below, so you’ll always have easy access!

Download a FREE Printable Veggie Prep Guide!

How about an easy-to-reference guide to print and post in your kitchen? As you prepare your veggies every day, give it a quick glance to be reminded of cooking times for each veggie!

(See what I did there? A little passive-aggressive “prepare your veggies every day” to give you a hint that it’s important to prepare and eat veggies every day.) ;)

Don’t forget Raw and Stir Fried Veggies!

It’s the easiest thing in the world to throw out a container of mixed greens for salads each night. Or open a container of baby carrots, grab out some snap peas – raw veggies are your friend because of their nutritional content and ease for serving!

And stir-frying veggies adds fabulous flavor. Read my favorite way to stir-fry here. We make this often, with and without the noodles.

Go get your free Veggie Prep Printable!

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Simple Strawberry Fluff (Real Food Ingredients!)

August 30, 2018 by Laura 6 Comments

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I don’t mean to be a lazy cook. Truly I don’t. In fact, I really love making wonderful food as a way to bless people. Can I help it that this Simple Strawberry Fluff is super easy to make? No. I cannot help it. There’s nothing I can do to make it difficult. It’s simply, well, simple.

I’m sure you’re dying to know how this Simple Strawberry Fluff came into being.

I had decided to make these Strawberry Cheesecake Parfaits for 20 people at our local mission. (We take turns with one other family to make a meal to serve there once each month.) I planned to make The Best Grilled Chicken, my friend was providing a salad and veggie, so the Strawberry Parfaits would round off the meal to perfection.

However, I began to get low on time, my kids weren’t home to help (how dare they go off to church camp and leave me to do all the cooking), so I began to brainstorm ways to cut down my prep time. This is no easy feat when I already do everything possible to keep my meals simple.

But…aha! It occurred to me that instead of building individual parfait cups, I could make one big bowl with strawberries and cheesecake parfait filling and stir it together into a salad. It was then that I realized I would be creating a cross between the Strawberry Cheesecake Parfaits and this Pineapple Fluff.

Would it work? There was only one way to find out. Make it and insist that my husband give it a taste test (life is hard at the Coppinger house).

Matt had no idea where my brain had been storming. He only knew that I put a pretty blue bowl in front of him and handed him a spoon. “Oooh, that’s good!!”

Now that I’ve tried this, I may never go back to making parfaits again. Why would I when making it this way saves a precious eight seconds?

Simple Strawberry Fluff

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Simple Strawberry Fluff (Real Food Ingredients!)

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Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

8 ounces softened cream cheese
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Tablespoons lime juice
¼ cup sugar or 3 Tablespoons real maple syrup or liquid stevia to taste
1 pound fresh strawberries, washed and cut into bite-sized pieces

Instructions

Wash and cut strawberries into a large mixing bowl.
In a high-power blender mix cream cheese, whipping cream, vanilla, lime juice, and sweetener of choice until well combined and smooth.
In a bowl, fold strawberries into the whipped mixture.
Chill for at least one hour before serving.

The folks at the mission said lovely things about this salad. (One 12-year old girl at fourths. Her love for the salad made me happy but our sweet conversation gave me even more joy.)

I will now and forevermore go back and forth between these Strawberry Cheesecake Parfaits and this Simple Strawberry Fluff. They are both incredibly delicious, and they are both super easy to make.

Pack this fun salad/dessert into a jar to take in your lunch box and you’ve got one more to-go option!

Great lunch box additions to your Simple Strawberry Fluff

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Easy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars (Low Sugar!)

August 28, 2018 by Laura 2 Comments

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I originally created these Easy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars as a fun option for all of us to include in a lunch box. How was I to know they would also be great to eat for breakfast?

Some things simply can’t be helped. Before I knew what was happening, I had my morning coffee in one hand and a plate with one of these bars in the other. I was in my recliner before I realized, “How did I get here? Who gave this to me? What am I supposed to do with this thing? Eat it? For breakfast?”

There was nothing I could do.

I had made them the night before and slid them into the fridge. I spotted them when I reached in for the half-n-half to embellish my coffee to perfection. I saw the bars. Oats, peanut butter, uh…chocolate. Yes, it did sound a lot like breakfast.

When in need, a person can justify just about anything, am I right?

Well, you look at those and tell me you could resist choosing to eat one with your morning coffee. Especially when trying to make such an important decision BEFORE drinking the said coffee. No one can make good decisions before drinking the coffee.

Though I decided rather quickly that eating these with my morning coffee was actually a brilliant idea. So apparently I can make good decisions before coffee when there is chocolate involved.

I have now made the decision for you. Go ahead. Eat these for breakfast with your coffee. It’s a perfect way to start the day.

Easy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

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Easy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars (Low Sugar!)

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Serves: 18

Ingredients

½ cup butter (1 stick)
2 Tablespoons brown sugar, sucanat, or honey
3 cups whole rolled oats
1 cup dark chocolate chips (semi sweet or milk chocolate is fine too, but will add to the sugar content)
½ cup natural peanut butter

Instructions

In a saucepan, melt butter and brown sugar together until smooth.
Add rolled oats and stir over medium heat for about 30 seconds until oats are toasted in the butter/sugar mixture.
Press half of the oat mixture into a 8x8 inch or 2-quart oblong baking dish.
Set the remaining mixture aside.
In another saucepan, stir the chocolate chips and peanut butter together over medium heat until melted and smooth.
Spread chocolate mixture over the oat mixture in the pan.
Sprinkle remaining oat mixture over the chocolate.
Refrigerate for 2 or more hours.
Cut into bars and serve.

After you eat these for breakfast, consider also packing one for lunch. That is, after all, the original reason I created these. Details, details.

More great additions to your lunch box:

Pssst! Want more recipes like this one that include only five or fewer ingredients? This is for you!

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19 Non-Sandwich Lunch Box Ideas – Free Printable!

August 27, 2018 by Laura 3 Comments

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Sick of sandwiches? No problem. Here are 19 Non-Sandwich Lunch Box Ideas you can make and pack quickly! Most of them can be packed in jars. It’s fun and economical!

Main Dish:

Sides:

Not so Jarring Add-Ons:

Need supplies? Here’s a resource list!

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Lunch in a Jar: Fruit Cheesecake Parfaits

August 26, 2018 by Laura Leave a Comment

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If starting up a new school year is a bit of a bummer to you, these Fruit Cheesecake Parfaits will make it all better. After all, if you know you’ve packed this for your lunch box, you have so much to look forward to!

Sometimes I exaggerate (i.e. My house is always clean!!). But when it comes to these Fruit Cheesecake Parfaits, it is no exaggeration when I say that this is my all-time favorite food and I cannot get enough. And by the way, is there such thing as a clean house when there are people living within its walls? I don’t think so. No matter. We have Fruit Cheesecake Parfaits. Life is good and crumbs on the floor represent happiness.

You’ve heard me talk about these Strawberry Cheesecake Parfaits. You already know how much I love them. When strawberries aren’t in season, I cry a little bit.

The fact that these can be packed and taken in a lunch is a huge perk. Another perk is the fact that you can sweeten these with either stevia or regular sugar – whatever you and your family prefer. (I make batches of both as my children aren’t stevia fans.)

Add to these perks that you can make a Chocolate Cheesecake Parfait version and now we’re all completely overjoyed.

These parfaits can be made with any variety of your favorite fruit that is in season: strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, bananas, or peaches. Make them in 8-ounce jars to take on the go as needed. Perfection!

—-> Did you see the fun list of supplies and jars I recommend for packing lunches? <—–

I’ll post this recipe again here for your convenience. Enjoy how fabulous this makes your lunch box!

Fruit Cheesecake Parfaits

Lunch in a Jar: Fruit Cheesecake Parfaits

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Author: Laura

Serves: 4

Ingredients

2½ cups heavy whipping cream
8 ounces softened cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 Tablespoon real maple syrup
Liquid stevia to taste (I use about 20 drops) (Use a few Tablespoons of sugar if you prefer.)
1 -2 pounds fresh, sliced strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, bananas, or peaches
*Add 3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder if you would like a chocolate version of this cheesecake parfait!

Instructions

Place all ingredients (minus the fruit) into a blender.
Whip until smooth and creamy.
Spoon mixture into jars, bowls, or cups - layering them with sliced fruit.

Great additions to your Fruit Cheesecake Parfait Lunch in a Jar Idea

Have you tried this Fruit Cheesecake Parfait recipe yet? What’s your favorite fruit to use with it?

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Lunch in a Jar: Mini Crustless Quiche

August 23, 2018 by Laura 3 Comments

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If we can bake Quick Bread in a Jar we can certainly bake Mini Crustless Quiche in jars. Check this out!

Surely your first question is: “If I bake quiches in jars, then pack them in a lunch, won’t they taste weird since they are cold?”

You would think so. But these quiches actually taste good cold. Or, if you have the ability to rewarm them, that’s great too. <— Laura states the obvious.

Just like so many Lunch in a Jar ideas we are sharing this month, these Mini Crustless Quiches can be made to order. Add or exclude whatever your family likes. It’s super easy to line up several jars and fill them using an “assembly line” method.

If you have cooked meat, put some in each jar per people’s preferences. If the kids won’t scream too loud about it, add some fresh spinach. Crack in 1-2 eggs per 8-ounce jar (1 if you have a lot of add-ins, 2 if you are more focused on eggs than meat/veggies/cheese). Add in any goodies you like: onions, sweet peppers, shredded cheese, cooked sausage, cooked bacon, chopped ham, leftover chicken – the options are only limited to your preferences and what you have on hand!

I recommend 8-ounce wide mouth jars for each Mini Crustless Quiche as they are easier to clean afterward. But truly, any 8-ounce jar will work!

—-> Did you see the fun list of supplies and jars I recommend for packing lunches? <—–

Lunch in a Jar: Mini Crustless Quiche

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Author: Laura

Ingredients

1-2 eggs per 8-ounce jar
1 Tablespoon heavy whipping cream or milk per jar (optional)
Sea salt and pepper to taste
Add in options:
Cooked Sausage Crumbles
Cooked Bacon Bits
Chopped Ham
Shredded Cheese
Chopped Onion
Chopped Sweet Pepper
Torn Spinach Leaves
Leftover Cooked Chicken
Your choice!

Instructions

Crack 1-2 eggs into each 8 ounce jar.
Add cream or milk, salt and pepper, plus any add-ins you like.
Use a fork to scramble the contents together in the jar.
Place jars on a cookie sheet.
Bake for 30-40 minutes in a 350 oven until contents in each jar have puffed up and cooked until the middles no longer "jiggle."

Even my pickiest kid loves these – even with the spinach!! Score!

What are your additional suggestions for Add-Ins for these Mini Crustless Quiches?

Great additions to your Mini Crustless Quiche Lunch in a Jar Idea

Consider adding any of the following to your lunch box along with your Mini Crustless Quiche

Quick Bread in a Jar
Veggies With Dip in a Jar
Apples & Peanut Butter in a Jar (or other fruit and dips)
Flourless Brownie Muffin
Fresh cantaloupe, watermelon, berries, or pineapple
A jar of your favorite smoothie
A Cheesecake Muffin

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Lunch in a Jar: Chips and Guac

August 21, 2018 by Laura Leave a Comment

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Chips and guac is a surprisingly perfect lunch to pack in a jar and take on the road, to work, or to school!

Now, let’s not talk about the color of the guacamole. Bless its heart. It is delicious and it can’t help the way it looks. Green (avocados) and red (salsa) make…the color of baby poop. We offer huge apologies for this, yet there’s nothing we can do to change it.

Trust me, we’ve tried.

But we like to do things the simple way around here, so it is what it is. The fact that we can scoop avocados into a blender, dump in salsa and lime juice, then blend it to perfection – all in five minutes? Well, so what if the mixture turns out not-so-pretty? We just made a super nutritious and delicious snack or meal in record time!

I shared our favorite Guacamole Recipe here. But I’ll share it again today as a perfect “Lunch in a Jar” idea. Truly, this is substantial enough to make a meal. The guac packs perfectly in a small jar. Add a baggie of tortilla chips and any other sides and your lunch box will be the envy of all around you.

Especially because of the color of your guac. Who wouldn’t be jealous of that?

Lunch in a Jar: Chips and Guac

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Author: Laura

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients