Every Day With Rachael Ray

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question of the month
What’s your go-to
healthy midday meal?
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At the beginning of the week I buy green, red, orange and yellow peppers, and cucumbers and carrots. I cut them up, divide among five baggies and eat them every day for lunch. I add peanuts for protein. —VEGGIEDUDE

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Soup and salad. I always keep a few cans of Campbell’s Healthy Request in the cabinet, just in case! —JOY HILEMAN BURGHARDT

Today I’m having instant mashed potatoes with a can of little beets, mixed together and microwaved. —JACK STYGER

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Lean Cuisine. —KAY LEWIS

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Maui Pizza, a Weight Watchers recipe: wheat tortilla, swiss cheese, deli ham, red pepper, macadamia nuts and crushed pineapple. Easy to make and healthy! —JOSEPH GHALI

At work I’m a total snacker and rarely have a full lunch. So I snack all day on almonds, carrots with hummus, apples and cheese sticks, crackers and almond butter, drinkable yogurt. It’s food for a 4-year-old, but I love it! —RACHEL_D we talk back Some nutritionists say snacking throughout the day is healthier than eating three big meals. We say, why should 4-year-olds have all the fun?

Turkey n Cheese Sub. @faithb5

I love doing three-bean wraps in whole wheat tortillas with salad. —SARAH FILDES

For lunch I’ll often munch on a handful of almonds along with some vanilla yogurt and fresh blueberries.

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Cheese, tomato, lettuce, cucumber, apple sandwich on wheat, plus a side of grapes. @kbonfante

Tuna salad...yummy! —KIM KENNEDY we talk back We love canned tuna mixed with a simple lemon vinaigrette, lemon zest, chopped cucumbers and any herbs we have on hand. Give it a shot!

BIG salad, lots of greens, dried cranberries, nuts, blue cheese, LF raspberry dressing. @RichardsLJ we talk back Our pomegranate dressing sounds right up your alley! Get the recipe at rachaelray mag.com/april.

Spinach salad tacos. —CONNIE NUNES we talk back Great idea! Add hard-boiled eggs for protein.

Leftover chicken with curry powder, greek yogurt, diced apples, onions & cranberries over basmati rice. Yum! @seasonalfamily

Healthy lunch? That’s funny! I had a meatloaf panini for lunch! Delicious! —DIANE HENRICK we talk back Ha! If the healthy mood strikes, try our Lean, Mean Meatloaf. Get the recipe at rachael raymag.com/april.

Quinoa with red and yellow peppers, onion and zucchini. @holbeans we talk back We love quinoa, too! Turn to the next page and find a delicious five-ingredient recipe for Quinoa-and-Bean Salad.