The Healthy Lunch Bowl

 

Today I’m finally sharing my go-to healthy lunch bowl. I started eating this a few weeks back and was left satisfied and full after lunch. 

 

Then fashion week happened and I ate and drank whatever I felt like for a full week. I felt so tired, bloated and just generally disgusting by my last day in NYC that I decided I needed a cleanse upon my return. My best gal had just completed one so Austin and I decided to give it a whirl. He’s been taking the herbal supplements but I chickened out (I hate taking drugs or supplements of any kind) and just just been following a strict diet. No dairy, sugar, flour or alcohol allowed for 10 days. I’ve still been having my morning coffee and am feeling pretty good. Around 4pm I get a headache and I think this is from the sugar – I have a big sweet tooth. Tomorrow I know I’ll cheat with a glass of wine when our friends are in town for the night !!

 

Anyway, back to my lunch bowl. I highly suggest this yummy dish if you are attempting to eat clean! I try to prep all the ingredients at the start of the week so they are in tupperware in the fridge ready to throw together. I often add in other veggies too – but this is the basic bowl I eat. The dressing I put on this is an uncalculated mix of olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, whole grain mustard + Dijon mustard. I put it all in a mason jar, shake it up and love every drop of this stuff! 

 

Baby spinach (can add in kale too if desired)

Cooked lentils

Rinsed + drained chick peas

Peeled + sliced carrots

Roasted sweet potatoes

Roasted brussels sprouts *see below 

Steamed + sliced beets 

Dollop of hummus

Avocado slices 

 

Lay a bed of greens in a shallow bowl or plate and pile on your toppings. Drizzle with olive oil and vinegar or your favorite dressing!