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Make Ahead Lunch Wraps Recipe - These are a delicious make-ahead lunch to freeze as a handy lunch to bring to work! Just make, freeze, and then heat in the microwave for a very balanced meal.

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Make Ahead Lunch Wraps

These are a delicious make-ahead lunch to freeze as a handy lunch to bring to work! Just make, freeze, and then heat in the microwave for a very balanced meal.

By Melissa Pietrosanti

Fresh Veggie Bagel Sandwich Recipe - This sandwich is so healthy and fresh! Crispy veggies and tangy mustard make this meal a real treat that you won't have to feel bad about eating. This sandwich is terrific with gourmet kettle cooked potato chips!

Fresh Veggie Bagel Sandwich

This sandwich is so healthy and fresh! Crispy veggies and tangy mustard make this meal a real treat that you won't have to feel bad about eating. This sandwich is terrific with gourmet kettle cooked potato chips!

By Annie

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Whole Wheat Pumpkin-Applesauce Muffins Recipe - These muffins taste great right from the oven, but are even better the next day—if they last that long! Kids love them and it's a good way to sneak fruits, veggies, and fiber into their diets.

Whole Wheat Pumpkin-Applesauce Muffins

These muffins taste great right from the oven, but are even better the next day—if they last that long! Kids love them and it's a good way to sneak fruits, veggies, and fiber into their diets.

By Julie

Apple Chips Recipe - Apple slices coated in cinnamon-sugar are baked until crisp: perfect for snacking or lunch boxes.

Apple Chips

Apple slices coated in cinnamon-sugar are baked until crisp: perfect for snacking or lunch boxes.

By walkerkr

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Ants on a Log Recipe - This is a fun snack that kids can make. It consists of artfully arranged celery, peanut butter, and raisins.

Ants on a Log

This is a fun snack that kids can make. It consists of artfully arranged celery, peanut butter, and raisins.

By Michele O'Sullivan

Turkey Wraps Recipe - Thin deli turkey is wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla with avocado, Swiss cheese, and crumbled bacon for an easy lunch on the go.

Turkey Wraps

Thin deli turkey is wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla with avocado, Swiss cheese, and crumbled bacon for an easy lunch on the go.

By Rochelle Brooks Thompson

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Fruity Fun Skewers Recipe - A fun, beautiful, and distinctive way to serve fruit at your next party! Try these fruit skewers out with a variety of fruit dips to make them even more exciting!

Fruity Fun Skewers

A fun, beautiful, and distinctive way to serve fruit at your next party! Try these fruit skewers out with a variety of fruit dips to make them even more exciting!

By AnaJ930

Japanese Tamago Egg Recipe - The sweet, light rolled omelet from Japan makes a great addition to your sushi platter--or your lunch box.

Japanese Tamago Egg

The sweet, light rolled omelet from Japan makes a great addition to your sushi platter--or your lunch box.

By Pokerman11

Homemade Lunch Combination Recipe - Crackers, deli turkey, and cheese are packed and ready to be assembled during lunch.

Homemade Lunch Combination

Crackers, deli turkey, and cheese are packed and ready to be assembled during lunch.

By blondecellist

Quinoa and Black Beans Recipe and Video - Whether you're trying quinoa for the first time or just trying a new recipe for quinoa, this mixture of quinoa, black beans, corn, and spices will make this dish a new favorite.

Quinoa and Black Beans

Whether you're trying quinoa for the first time or just trying a new recipe for quinoa, this mixture of quinoa, black beans, corn, and spices will make this dish a new favorite.

By 3LIONCUBS

Playgroup Granola Bars Recipe and Video - My girlfriend brought these granola bars over for a playgroup one morning and ever since they've been a staple!

Playgroup Granola Bars

My girlfriend brought these granola bars over for a playgroup one morning and ever since they've been a staple!

By PREGOCOOK

Blonde Brownies I Recipe and Video - Rich, chewy blondies full of nuts and brown sugar, with chocolate chips on top.

Blonde Brownies I

Rich, chewy blondies full of nuts and brown sugar, with chocolate chips on top.

By Sue Bush

Delicious Raspberry Oatmeal Cookie Bars Recipe and Video - Seedless raspberry jam is sandwiched between buttery brown sugar-oatmeal cookie crusts.

Delicious Raspberry Oatmeal Cookie Bars

Seedless raspberry jam is sandwiched between buttery brown sugar-oatmeal cookie crusts.

By MARBALET

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Peanut Butter Noodles Recipe - Smooth peanut butter, sweet honey, salty soy sauce, and fiery fresh ginger simmer with chicken broth to make a delectable sauce for boiled udon noodles.

Peanut Butter Noodles

Smooth peanut butter, sweet honey, salty soy sauce, and fiery fresh ginger simmer with chicken broth to make a delectable sauce for boiled udon noodles.

By Amy Brolsma

Banana Oat Muffins Recipe and Video - These healthy breakfast goodies are made lighter with baking powder and gain nice texture with rolled oats.

Banana Oat Muffins

These healthy breakfast goodies are made lighter with baking powder and gain nice texture with rolled oats.

By Karen Resciniti

Garden Fresh Tomato Soup Recipe and Video - A simple, homemade soup made with fresh tomatoes is a perfect summertime treat when the best tomatoes are ripe in gardens and farmers' markets. Everyone will love the fresh sweet taste and smooth texture.

Garden Fresh Tomato Soup

A simple, homemade soup made with fresh tomatoes is a perfect summertime treat when the best tomatoes are ripe in gardens and farmers' markets. Everyone will love the fresh sweet taste and smooth texture.

By Charlotte

Chicken Quesadillas Recipe and Video - Zesty chicken and cooked peppers are a tasty delight when mixed with cheese and stuffed in a tortilla to create chicken quesadillas.

Chicken Quesadillas

Zesty chicken and cooked peppers are a tasty delight when mixed with cheese and stuffed in a tortilla to create chicken quesadillas.

By Heather

Terrific Turkey Chili Recipe and Video - This quick turkey chili recipe using zucchini, green onion, sour cream, and cheddar cheese will please even the pickiest eater.

Terrific Turkey Chili

This quick turkey chili recipe using zucchini, green onion, sour cream, and cheddar cheese will please even the pickiest eater.

By big surprise

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Blueberry Crumb Bars Recipe and Video - In these easy bar cookies, blueberries top a pastry crust and get sprinkled with a cinnamon crumble before baking. You can use any berries you like.

Blueberry Crumb Bars

In these easy bar cookies, blueberries top a pastry crust and get sprinkled with a cinnamon crumble before baking. You can use any berries you like.

By A. Beavers

Corn Dog Muffins Recipe and Video - A quick, easy way to recreate a fun, family favorite from the state fair.

Corn Dog Muffins

A quick, easy way to recreate a fun, family favorite from the state fair.

By TINA3031

Broccoli and Tortellini Salad Recipe - Broccoli keeps very good company in this wonderful salad. There's fresh cheese tortellini, bacon, raisins, sunflower seeds, broccoli florets, red onion, and a sweet and sour mayonnaise dressing tossed in for good measure.

Broccoli and Tortellini Salad

Broccoli keeps very good company in this wonderful salad. There's fresh cheese tortellini, bacon, raisins, sunflower seeds, broccoli florets, red onion, and a sweet and sour mayonnaise dressing tossed in for good measure.

By AFMC

Egg Salad Sandwiches Recipe - Mustard powder, dill weed, garlic powder, and onion flakes are combined in this amazing egg salad. I've always had rave reviews of this great sandwich salad.

Egg Salad Sandwiches

Mustard powder, dill weed, garlic powder, and onion flakes are combined in this amazing egg salad. I've always had rave reviews of this great sandwich salad.

By Sara Slade

Baked Sweet Potato Sticks Recipe - Best eaten at room temperature.

Baked Sweet Potato Sticks

Best eaten at room temperature.

By Christine L.

Extra Easy Hummus Recipe and Video - Tahini-free hummus that only takes minutes, and is a favorite with my kids.

Extra Easy Hummus

Tahini-free hummus that only takes minutes, and is a favorite with my kids.

By Donalyn

Insanely Easy Vegetarian Chili Recipe and Video - This recipe is a great alternative to traditional chili. It combines onions, carrots, celery, red and green bell pepper, mushrooms, tomatoes and corn.

Insanely Easy Vegetarian Chili

This recipe is a great alternative to traditional chili. It combines onions, carrots, celery, red and green bell pepper, mushrooms, tomatoes and corn.

By Tia the Baker

Apple Dip Recipe - Whip up this childhood favorite in minutes with plain or strawberry-flavored cream cheese, brown sugar and vanilla.

Apple Dip

Whip up this childhood favorite in minutes with plain or strawberry-flavored cream cheese, brown sugar and vanilla.

By Rachel

Cucumber Sandwich Recipe and Video - I worked at a sandwich shop that made these vegetable sandwiches stuffed with cucumbers, sprouts, tomatoes, and avocadoes. They were a veggie's dream!

Cucumber Sandwich

I worked at a sandwich shop that made these vegetable sandwiches stuffed with cucumbers, sprouts, tomatoes, and avocadoes. They were a veggie's dream!

By REDVELVT22

Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins Recipe - Whole wheat flour and 2 full cups of blueberries give these hearty muffins their nutty, wholesome flavor. They take only 35 minutes from mixing ingredients to pulling from the oven.

Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins

Whole wheat flour and 2 full cups of blueberries give these hearty muffins their nutty, wholesome flavor. They take only 35 minutes from mixing ingredients to pulling from the oven.

By My4NonBlondes