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Healthy Lunch Menus

Healthy lunch menus for every day

Grilled Bean Burgers Meal

Bean Burgers and Broccoli Salad

Marguerite Shaeffer's Grilled Bean Burgers are a staple at her Sewell, New Jersey home. The meatless light burgers take just a few minutes on the grill, and they’re filled with fiber, so you’ll be pleasantly satisfied in no time.

Three-Pepper Beef Wraps Meal

Beef Wraps and Fiesta Salad

Packed with all the vitamins, protein and fiber of peppers and beans, Three-Pepper Beef Wraps from Doreen Muench of Greenwood, Indiana make a handy Tex-Mex lunch or main course on busy nights. They’re sure to become a family favorite in no time!

Spinach Beef Salad Meal

Beefed-Up Greens and Rye Muffins

Mix up your lunchtime routine with Janet D.’s no-fuss Spinach Beef Salad. The Cedartown, Georgia reader tosses fresh spinach leaves with stir-fried beef and a delightful sweet-and-sour dressing.

Veggie Cheese Sandwiches Meal

Casual Menu is Big on Flavor

When Beverly L., of Marietta, Georgia fixes her Veggie Cheese Sandwiches, no one even misses the meat. Each buttery bite features melted cheese, green pepper, tomato and mushrooms.

Chicken Pasta Salad a l'Orange Meal

Chicken Pasta Salad and Pesto Muffins

Pasta, chicken, oranges and avocado make Ann Berger’s Chicken Pasta Salad a l’Orange a winning blend of textures and tastes. The Howell, Michigan subscriber tosses the meal-in-one with a tangy, low-fat dressing.

Garden Vegetable Wraps Meal

Garden Vegetable Wraps

When every minute matters, you can count on Barbara Blake’s easy Garden Vegetable Wraps for a nutritious meal-on-the-go. They’re a cinch to prepare, packed with fresh veggie goodness and a breeze for all ages to handle, explains the West Brattleboro, Vermont cook.

Grilled Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches Meal

Grilled Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches

A fast-to-fix overnight marinade cuts prep time from Grilled Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches. These light handhelds from Geri Bierschbach of Weidman, Michigan are served with a homemade mustard-horseradish sauce that’s delightful.

Salmon Caesar Salad Meal

Grilled Salmon Stars in Salad

A fast marinade lends Oriental flair to fish fillets in Salmon Caesar Salad. Ann B. from Antioch, California grills the fish before setting it over fresh greens that are topped with bottled salad dressing, Parmesan cheese and almonds.

Garbanzo Bean Pitas Meal

Handheld Greats Liven Up Lunch

For a fun change of pace, give Garbanzo Bean Pitas a try. Susan L. of Sulphur, Louisiana treats pitas to a swift bean spread before stuffing them with juicy cucumber slices and chopped tomato.

Pork Tenderloin Stew

Ladle Out Comfort With a Hearty Stew

In her Decatur, Illinois kitchen, Janet A. keeps lunch prep simple with Pork Tenderloin Stew. Loaded with pork, potatoes, carrots and mushrooms, each steaming bowlful gets its flavor from a creamy tarragon-flavored broth.

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