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Lunch on the Run

Hello Friends,

Just dropping in quickly to answer a question that I've been asked more than once in recent days.  What do you eat on the run?
Let me start by saying I really am the Queen of food prep and planned leftovers.  I practice what I preach, so it's not very often I find myself without chicken, hard boiled eggs or some other protein to eat.

Today, however, I find myself in this very predicament.  My daughter had a Band Concert at school, from there I was off on a quick trip to the grocery store and then had literally 20 minutes to eat some lunch before heading back to school to pick up the girls.  I have to admit I was starving while grocery shopping (not recommended)...and a box of Dark Chocolate Mint Oreos may or may not have found their way into my cart!! 

Here's the lunch I came out with...


This Western Family Chicken Soup is a pretty good choice, actually. 

 
Calorie, fat and carb wise it fits the bill.  It's ingredient list reads like a real kitchen pantry, not a chemical lab!  It's one downfall is sodium.  At 430 mg it's on the higher side of what I would normally eat, but once in a while, it's not a concern. (IMO)

Hummus is always delicious...the Artichoke & Spinach flavour is delicious.  50 calories for 2 TBSP, so lets call it 100 calories!

Finally...savoury thins....I chose the Cracked Wheat & Sesame variety.  Perfect for a dollop of hummus and a dip in the soup.

So there it is, my kind of 'fast food' because we can't be perfect all the time...and who the heck would want to be!

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