Here we are. Another Friday. Goodness, yes! Speaking of goodness, the husband has had two sessions at Carter Physiotherapy and his neck is 90% better. We’re ecstatic! He has one more session Monday to “touch up” things. And yes, he’s back to training. PRAISE THE LORD!
As far as the the Digital Dilemma goes, I’ve actually been doing much better. I know, it’s only been 2 days, but hey, it’s progress. I allow 20 minutes segments. Once the 20 minutes are up, I disconnect. Last night I went to bed at 9:45pm. It was glorious!
That extra sleep actually gave me more energy to teach my boot camp class. Beneficial for me, but not for my ladies who take the class. I think I heard them curse my name after. LOL!
** Note: that should say one ARM press up and you can find the tutorial here
After a good workout I am craving substance. And as much as I love a good salad, I like variety and “heartiness” even more. Keeps my taste buds happy and my body nourished. Yes, that means salad free lunches. Yes, that means one upping your sandwich. Yes, that means taking leftovers to a whole new level!
Salad’s will always be an easy go-to for me, but the Cotter’s are definitely needing more “pump” at lunch these days. Especially the hubs!
Top 5 Gluten Free Lunchtime Happy Meals
1. The Perfect Protein Packed Sandwich
Ingredients
- 2 Hard Boiled Egg
- ¼ cup Organic Cultured Cottage Cheese
- 1 tbsp. nutritional yeast (optional)
- black pepper and sea salt
- dash of paprika
- Favorite bread (I used Udi’s GF bread but I think Pita would also be lovely)
- cucumber or romaine lettuce to add crunch
- And the secret ingredient- 1 tbsp. Thousand Island or French dressing – Organic Ville Make a great Gluten and Dairy free dressing.
Directions: Slice up your eggs and empty out the yolk into a separate bowl. Add the cottage cheese, dressing, and remaining ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Layer it onto your bread; add the sliced egg whites, and romaine/cucumber. DONE! For an extra kick, add in jalapenos.
2. Hummus Flatbread
Ingredients: (recipe adapted from here)
- ¼ cup plus water
- 1 egg (or egg substitute)
- 1 tablespoons oil (I used coconut or grape seed)
- 1 teaspoon seasoning mix (salt, black pepper, garlic, onion)
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour – I actually used a combination of GF flours made from coconut flour, pumpkin powder, almond flour. But using just coconut works too!
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder (I might have used a little more)
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- 2 tbsp. Plain Hummus
Directions: Whisk together water, eggs, oil and hummus. Then mix together flour, baking powder, half the paprika and chili powder. Combine the wet ingredients and the dry ingredients and whisk thoroughly making sure the batter is clump free. Heat oil on a skillet over medium high heat. When the oil is hot, pour in batter evenly until it spread thin. Usually heats up nice and brown after 1-2 minutes, then flip to the other side. Remove and sprinkle with the rest of your smoked paprika. This made 2 flatbreads. Double the recipe to make 4 easily.
3. Love my leftovers Noodle Wrap
· This one is for the leftover king and queens! Ever make an oriental rice or Kelp noodle dish for dinner? If so, save those leftovers! Mix the leftover noodles with a little broccoli slaw, chili pepper sauce, chicken, and tahini. Then wrap it up! I use brown rice or corn tortillas for this. So tasty!
4. Loco for Cocoa Eggins
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 4 egg whites
- ¼ to ½ cup coconut cream or regular cream
- 1 tbsp. 100% cocoa powder
- Optional – chili pepper for spice
- oil
Directions
- Mix all your eggs and cream in a bowl. Add in your spices and mix again. Oil up a muffin pan and spoon in your batter to each tin.
- Place in oven at 350F for 18-20minutes depending on your oven.
- Let cool for 5-10 minutes
- Sprinkle with extra cocoa if desired.
**Add a side of fruit and a yogurt for a complete “breakfast” for lunch.
5. Everything I ever wanted GF Bagel Sammy
· This is not your average bagel sandwich, trust me! Toast your Everything flavor bagel (I use Udis Gluten Free). Then spread laughing cow cheese (or regular organic cream cheese) on each side. Then add in hearts of romaine lettuce, red pepper jelly, organic turkey, and balsamic glaze.
Don’t worry, we still get our greens. Just in smoothie form. Our snacks have been GREEN and PROTEIN packed. Chocolate Corepower and Barleans Berry greens= BRILLIANT!
So there you have it, a few non-salad NOURISHING lunch time remedies! Go for it, and let me know whatcha think.
What are your go-to NON salad lunches?
Oh and let me know if you try this workout.
Happy Friday!
Cheers,
LC
Thanks for the mention, Lindsay! It was great to see James again, and so glad his neck was easy to fix… didn’t even need a third treatment 🙂
Also, great to see all these awesome g-free recipes … I’m going on two years off gluten and so glad to find another recipe resource.
Jarod
I feel ya, woman! I need substance, too – especially right now. I actually can’t even remember the last time I had salad for lunch. I’ve been all about grilled sandwiches, omelets/scrambles, stuffed sweet potatoes, stir-fry’s and homemade pizzas lately. When I’m in a real pinch, I turn to Amy’s organic line, which has a lot of fantastic GF options (love the risotto and GF lasagna!).
What I’d love even more, though, is a bite (or 20) of each of these meals – they all look delicious! I’m especially interested in the Cocoa Eggins…What a fun flavor combination! xoxo
These are awesome ideas! I especially love the flat bread recipe! Thank you for sharing :).
it’s my favorite, for sure!
I really don’t like salads so these options are great! My go to is leftovers for lunch 🙂
let me know if you try any! I bet you make a mean omelet too! right? 😉
ooo nice workout 🙂 Adding to my list – and repinning. All of these lunches look so yummy – and I’m going to recreate that bagel sammy. I LOVE love loveeee bagel sandwiches – especially ones with more than just breakfast foods (eggs or lox) on them.
oh yes, lox!! love that! good call!
I don’t know what you mean by non salad lunches. 🙂
I’m actually taking the time to disconnect a lot more lately. Don’t get me wrong, I love connecting with my internet peeps, but I’ve really needed the unwind time. I’m so glad James is feeling better! Hopefully more rest this weekend will get him to 100%!
you need it, for sure! and glad you are home safe. xxoo
Ooh, great idea to share non salad lunch ideas– they all look so tasty! So glad he’s feeling better. Praise the Lord is right!
Everything looks delicious! My hubs craves egg salad all the time. He thinks its a “treat” because it must take forever to make. I always laugh because it’s the fastest thing ever to toss together!
Great boot camp workout, I love when the ladies curse my name at the end! It means they’ll thank me later 🙂
haha, i would probably be cursing your class. I can only imagine!
Everything looks deeeeelicious!! Yum yum. I haven’t tried Udi’s bagels yet, I guess I’m just not a bagel gal, but that sammy makes me crave a good heart bagel now. And, I miss hummus 🙁 It’s one of those foods that hurts me without fail, probably the tahini. So sad. My favorte non-salad lunch HAS to be my big ol’ fruit and yogurt and nola parfait!
Cracked me up with your class comment & them swearing under their breath! 🙂
YAHOO for hubby!!!!!! So happy to hear!
I am not gluten free but all these look amazing! That bread always looks so delish to me! Have to search out that cinnamon raisin one you posted – such thick pieces! 🙂
i will send you that bread! You must try it!
Is it readily available & I can look for it. I don’t want you to spend shipping money! 🙂
this one is my favorite! let me know if you can’t find it.
http://udisglutenfree.com/products/cinnamon-raisin-bread/
You just reminded me to have an egg sandwich soon. So yeah, thanks 😉
those are such classics, yes?!
YUM…. please come to Aussie and be my personal chef & healthy bite creator.
well.. we might be back in NZ next year. We can create goodies together!
Wheeeeeeee!
My go-to lunch has been a sandwich of 1/2 a mashed avocado, salt and pepper and minced garlic for the spread, sliced tomatoes, cucumber, thinly sliced red onion, feta cheese and lettuce. All on multigrain bread. So delicious and filling!
I’m also loving wholewheat spaghetti with stewed chickpeas and tomatoes (along with fresh herbs and garlic), mixed up with arugula and feta. Again, delicious and filling! LOVE it!
oh heavens yes, that sounds divine!
I am so glad you are feeling better my friend!!! I love your foodie concoctions here too. I can’t wait to be all moved so I can have a fridge full of goodies again and can experiment 🙂
Happy to hear James is on his way to healing! I’ve been sending positive vibes your way! That workout is making me crave a workout…just a few more days until I can actually work out again..dang surgery.
we sure did feel those vibes, thanks lisa! and for some reason, i didn’t get any of your posts in my reader until NOW. Weird!
If I have a salad with lunch I have to pair it with a sandwich or crackers or something carbalicious – I need more substance! My favorite lunches are turkey sandwiches or wraps – extra turkey, some mustard, lettuce, and tomato 🙂
Would those be the ninja jumps from Zuzka Light? Because those things looked like they might kill me. As in, I may fall on my face. But if I could do them without breaking my face, I would indeed feel like a ninja 😉
And that egg salad looks amazing. I am a sucker for egg salad. The eggins too! Ok, really I just love eggs!
you nailed it. The original Ninja. ALthough she has some others assets that i don’t. ahem.. boobs.
leftovers in a wrap! great idea! Have a fabulous weekend! 🙂
Glad to hear that James is doing better! And that YOU are managing to take more time out for yourself, too 😀 I’m not a big fan of lunch, so I try to make my meals fun so that I look forward to them more. Almond butter and jelly sandwiches and oatmeal smoothies have been my go-tos lately. I’m all of 10 years old at heart 🙂
try frying your almondbutter and banana sandwiches, like a grilled cheese. You’ll die of amazingness.
Killer workout–I think it scares me a bit! ; )
Glad Mr. Cotter is better!
Love the recipes. My go-to non-salad lunch is an egg sandwich w/ some avocado, lettuce, and cheese, with some broccoli on the side. Yum!
Oh yay! So glad to hear that he’s feeling better. And are you smirking in your workout picture? Because you know the torture that you are about to put your class through? haha. Just kidding of course.
hehe, i think you may be right.
burpees. the worst. but so, so good! i’m going to try my hand at this workout in a few – wish me luck!
yowza! that’s one crazy looking workout… I’d be one of the ladies cursing by the end for sure 😉 gosh those eats look good! although pretty much EVERYTHING looks good to me these days.
SO happy to hear hubby is on the mend… he has such a good wife to take care of him!
ha — it’s like you peeked in my fridge. we made this noodle thing last night and it wasn’t super great, so making them into a wrap is a good idea. 🙂
happy friday!
I love the name of your lunches! One of my go-to lunches is a good ‘ole sweet tater, vanilla Cho, and some almond butter on top. It’s just perfect, sometimes!
Pinned your sweaty workout to try soon (not now, still a sweaty mess from earlier!). Thanks for sharing!
Glad your husband is on the mend and able to train again!!!
Yeah for healing!!! I am keeping this workout to do next week:) Looks like fun, if fun means crying out in pain:)
Ninja jumps? I must investigate! I do a lot of hodge podge things like tossing together random things like veggies with hummus and nooch, sometimes adding in beans or veggie patties. It looks like a huge mess!
i love your random lunches! never boring! and check out the tutorial for ninjas. You’ll love them!
I don’t think I’ve ever had leftovers make to lnch the next day!! 😉 I think that might be the first step is making dinners that have leftovers. I eat bags of raw veggies and hummus and wraps for lunch as it’s easy to take to work/pack the night before. I’m so not creative with lunches, but these are fabulous ideas.
i have hummus and veggies for lunch plenty of times too. It’s like crack. LOL!
all those lunches look so good!!! i like any sandwich/wrap for a non-salad lunch!
Glad James is feeling better!! Love your lunch ideas… and this made me realize I rarely eat a regular salad for lunch. There are too many other things to try!
So I need to try that workout and these lunches! Oh my!
Yummy recipe ideas. My non salad go-to lunch is an egg scramble with broccoli, spinach, chia seeds and salsa on top. Quick, easy, and tasty. Glad James is getting better.
Gee, I was looking for something to do at the gym today! Big Sweat Fest is the answer!
i have a feeling you like this.. A LOT!
Gee, I was looking for something to do at the gym today! Big Sweat Fest is in answer!
Is it weird that I am excited to try the ‘burpee with 180 jump’ exercise? I’m a strange one & actually KIND of enjoy burpees…please forgive me 😉
I would love to try that flatbread, I really need to pick up some coconut flour- I have a lot of recipes that use it, and I’m TRYING to go gluten free as much as I can, with the Crohn’s flare, I hear it can help, so I am excited to try some new recipes with coconut flour.
oh i wish we could do the workout together! i love it too! and i owe you an email. gah. so behind. LOL!
I LOVE THE YELLOW ON YOU!!
And I think we are shoe twins! xox
Yay for uninjured husbands! I am hoping for good news for mine’s MRI..his knee that’s been on the good leg from his other legs ankle surgery is hurting him..boo. And that workout is crazy! That girl in the video is a beast!
on no, poor guy! praying for a good MRI!
Tuna salad using greek yogurt, smashed avocado, a little diced onion and a pinch of dill! 🙂 Using lots of greens on flax bread!
So glad to hear about James getting better – that’s great news! And I love that recipe for the flatbread. I need to try it!
thanks Heather! so glad he is better too, phew!
Love love love. Can’t wait to try some of those lunch ideas!
let me know when you do!!
I mean James’. It’s late. 🙂
Oh friend, so glad Jame’s shoulder and neck is getting better!!! Yay! Sending healing vibes your way. And, I just love you, and your workouts, and your lunches. I need to try those cocoa egg things. Um…. yum! Happy Friday lady!
i can call him Jame. Short for james, right? LOL! love ya