This time of year, as I gear up for school starting, I look for lunch ideas that I can pull together quickly for myself. I have the standards for my guys - pizza, nuggets, PB and J, etc. But I need sometime different :-) This is one that I tried this past week.
This idea came from a Bento Box Lunch idea from Pinterest along with some really great Ham and bacon Pinwheels. After making this on Monday I did change it up slightly on Tuesday for the rest of the week. The dip is made from Greek Yogurt and Cream cheese. Here's the truth - no matter how many times I try Greek yogurt in any form I don't like the result. So I used Ranch Dressing for my veggie dip the rest of the week. I also added in some carrots with the cucumbers. I love the Everything Bagel chips - a great taste and great flavor! The fruit I have with lunch varies - this is Monday with an Apple, Tuesday I had watermelon. I have grapes to use too so a great variety for this week !
The cream cheese pinwheels are great! I love that there is no tortilla - the ham is the wrap (just like a pickle or onion wrap) and that there is bacon! I used the already cooked bacon strips and they worked perfectly. The longer they sit in the fridge the better so they are great for make ahead lunches! You can find the recipe for the Cream Cheese Pinwheels over at 730 Sage Street.
This lunch is going in my rotation because it is filling (lots of protein) and easy to put together at lunch time since everything is already made. Also, I tend to eat the same thing all week for my lunch so this is easy to prep in advance and have everything on hand, cut, and ready to eat!
