At Health Essentials, we’re huge fans of eating seasonally! With fall approaching, we’re looking forward to eating all of our fall favourite lunch ideas!
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Snack: Rice Cakes or Apples with Nut Butter
‘Tis the season of local apples! 🙂 A really easy and nutritious snack idea is sliced apples & nut butter.
You can sub out the apples or add some variety by spreading some nut butter on healthy organic rice cakes as well!
Here are some of our favourite ingredient options:
Almond Butter:
Almonds, regarded as the “King of Nuts” for their amazing nutritional profile, are full of protein, healthy fats & minerals such as iron, manganese, magnesium & vitamin B2.
Our favourite is Nuts To You Organic Almond Butter! This amazing almond butter is made with organic almonds that are grown in California and processed in Ontario, Canada. It has no harmful additives, and is gluten, dairy & GMO free! 🙂 It’s easy to spread and is SO delicious!
Rice Cakes:
Plum M Good Rice Cakes are our favourite variety of organic rice cakes! They’re made fresh to order in Richmond British Columbia. They are super crunchy & full of whole grain goodness :).
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Meal: Hot Soups in a Thermos!
Bone broth doesn’t necessarily have a season as it is something that we definitely consume all year… But, it tastes best when the weather turns damp and cold. It is such a versatile & nourishing food.
A great way to have bone broth in the fall is as a base for a root vegetable & meat stew. It’s also great blended with squash to make a creamy comforting fall soup!
Pre-Made Bone Broth:
Maybe you don’t have a slow cooker, or the time to let homemade bone broth summer… If you’d rather, you can buy pre-made bone broths that are packed full of the same amazing nutrients and are already done for you!
A great pre-made option is BC made Boned Broth! Boned makes their broth with pasture raised, hormone and anti-biotic free bones, and have chicken or beef available. The beef variety has an amazing protein content and is simmered with tons of herbs and vegetables to enhance the flavour profile. It is SO delicious!
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Yogurt Parfait
A simple & nutritious treat that you can pack quickly in the morning and mix up whichever way you like, is a yogurt parfait! You can mix in granola, berries, chia seeds, or healthy nuts.
When made with organic and quality sourced ingredients this delicious treat is full of nutrition! Below are a few of our favourites.
Yogurt:
Yogurt has a fantastic nutritional profile and is especially nutritious when made with organic and/or grass-fed dairy! It is also a great source of healthy fats, calcium, vitamin D & probiotic cultures. Being sure to choose a yogurt that is sourced locally from animals that are grazing on pasture will ensure that it is the most nutritious option.
We have a few favourites when it comes to grass-fed yogurt.
McClintock’s Farm that is located in the Comox Valley, makes an AMAZING Water Buffalo Yogurt. Water buffalo milk tastes a bit sweeter, despite a low sugar content, and it also has 58% higher levels of calcium & 40% more protein than cow’s milk. We have found that its well digested by most people, too.. even those who have a slight dairy sensitivity!
If you’d prefer a more traditional dairy option that comes from cow’s milk, that’s okay too! We love Tree Island Greek Yogurt! It is super rich and creamy, has a high protein content & comes from healthy, local grass-fed cows :).
Chia Seeds:
Organic chia seeds are full of healthy fats & fibre!
Organic Traditions Dark Chia Seeds are organically grown in Mexico, and are non-GMO & gluten free!
Granola:
Granola King, one of the best granola’s and another of our fall favourite lunch ideas! Made on the mainland in North Vancouver, BC, It has an amazing hazelnut flavour, sweetened with honey. It is made with organic rolled oats, sunflowers seeds, dried fruit, and other ingredients!
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We hope that these fall favourite suggestions are helpful for you! We love learning about new ideas, so let us know if you have any easy & quick autumn themed recipes to share :)!
