No matter how much coffee we drink in the morning, we inevitably feel the dreaded 4 o’clock slump every afternoon. That was until we got ahead of the problem, with lunches designed to boost our midday energy and leave us ready to tackle the rest of the day with a smile on our face.
These 14 Energy-Boosting Lunches Are Better Than Coffee
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Published Feb 23, 2017
Southwestern Veggie Hummus Wraps
So easy, so delicious, so many vitamin-packed veggies.
Green Goddess Sandwiches
It’s OK to stack a sandwich this high when everything on it’s so healthy.
Avocado Toast With Eggs, Spinach And Tomato
Regular avo toast is great, but this is just so next-level. (And packed with protein.)
Lebanese Lemon-parsley Bean Salad
To be scooped up with pita…or eaten by the spoonful.
Avocado Chicken Salad
Creamy without being heavy.
Chickpea And Spinach Salad
Salads don’t need a million ingredients to be delicious.
Southwest Pasta Salad With Chipotle-lime Greek Yogurt Dressing
You can have pasta for lunch when it’s made from red lentils and quinoa and loaded with veggies.
Green Smoothie With Avocado And Apple
Sip, sip, hooray.
Sweet Potato Noodle Pad Thai
We’re swooning over swoodles (sweet potato noodles, that is).
Spicy Mango & Avocado Rice Bowl
Deconstructed sushi, right this way.
Black Bean, Feta And Avocado Wrap
With a delectable avocado-tahini dip, of course.
Grilled Salmon Cobb Salad
This one’s Whole30-friendly too.
Diy Starbucks Protein Box
Gang’s all here.
Slow-cooker Tomato, Kale And Quinoa Soup
Make a batch of this on Sunday and you’ll have energy-boosting lunches for a week.
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