Grab and Go Meals | Breakfast, Lunches & Dinners! (2024)

by Lindsay 16 Comments

Looking for some healthy recipes you can eat on the run? Here’s a week of grab and go meals that are easily portable and can be eaten quickly!

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Hi Friends!

Time for another week of meal plan ideas. This time I put together a week of Grab and Go Meals for you. So many of my readers are busy during the week and I wanted to give you some healthy options that you could eat on the run!

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Most of these recipes are easily portable and many can be eaten with one hand! Hopefully you’ll find some delicious new ideas!

Breakfast

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Lunch

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  • Strawberry Spinach Mason Jar Salad via Eating Bird Food
    • Easy to make several ahead of time and throw in your lunchbox all week.
  • Chicken Avocado Pita via The Cookie Rookie
    • Packed with protein and healthy fats, this can be eaten with just one hand.
  • Sweet Potato, Kale & Black Bean Quesadillas via Cookie Monster Cooking
    • Use cheese to help everything stick together, then eat freshly cooked or make ahead of time and eat cold or reheat.
  • Berry Cheesecake Smoothie via Cotter Crunch
    • Drink up for a protein-packed, satisfying meal.
  • Sweet Potato Waffle Sandwiches via The Lean Green Bean
    • A fun change on a traditional sandwich.

Dinner

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  • Tropical Chicken Burgers via The Healthy Foodie
    • Slap it on a bun or wrap it and lettuce and eat on the go!
  • Spinach Ricotta Lasagna in a Mug via Healthy Nibbles & Bits
    • No huge pans or serving spoons needed! Perfectly portioned and easy to grab when you head out the door.
  • Meat Bagels via Ditch the Wheat
    • A fun spin on burgers
  • BBQ Chicken Pizza Calzones via Rock Recipes (learn how to freeze them here)
    • Change up the fillings to fit your taste preferences. Stock your freezer and then just reheat and go!
  • Quick & Easy Chicken Burritos via Gimme Delicious
    • Mix everything in one dish, spoon into a tortilla and wrap in foil to make it easy to hold and eat!

Looking for some food prep ideas for the recipes in this meal plan?

You could:

  • Make a batch of banana pops and freeze them.
  • Make a double batch of oatmeal cups and freeze half for another week.
  • Prep a batch of breakfast cakes.
  • Cook the quinoa for your parfaits.
  • Cook chicken to use in the mason jar salads and pitas.
  • Prep a couple of mason jar salads for lunch.
  • Make a batch of sweet potato waffles to have on hand to make sandwiches.
  • Bake or grill some chicken burgers.
  • Prep and freeze some pizza calzones.
  • Cook the chicken, rice and beans for burritos.

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Need more ideas? Check out the full gallery of weekly meal plans here.

Enjoy!
–Lindsay–

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Lindsay Livingston is a Registered Dietitian and new mom from Columbus, Ohio. On her blog, she shares simple, healthy recipes, nutrition tips, workouts and snapshots of her life. Follow her on Twitter @LeanGrnBeanBlog and Instagram @TheLeanGreenBean and be sure to subscribe via RSS or email so you never miss a post!

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  1. Grab and Go Meals | Breakfast, Lunches & Dinners! (9)lindsay Cotter says

    think you can come make these for me today? I’ll make the smoothie of course. haha. And bring squish!

    Reply

  2. Grab and Go Meals | Breakfast, Lunches & Dinners! (10)Christine Rosko says

    I love these. I’m putting a ton of these in my recipe spreadsheet to make at some point. Great roundup 🙂

    Reply

    • Grab and Go Meals | Breakfast, Lunches & Dinners! (11)Lindsay says

      happy eating!

      Reply

  3. Grab and Go Meals | Breakfast, Lunches & Dinners! (12)Alyssa @ Simply Quinoa says

    Thanks so much for linking to my recipe! I absolutely LOVE all the others here 🙂 xo

    Reply

  4. Grab and Go Meals | Breakfast, Lunches & Dinners! (15)Meredith says

    Spinach ricotta lasagna in a MUG??? So creative and looks SO yummy.

    Reply

  5. Grab and Go Meals | Breakfast, Lunches & Dinners! (17)Christine @ Love, Life, Surf says

    OMG I need these! I’ve been struggling with figuring out what to eat on the go lately. Thank you for all these great ideas!

    Reply

    • Grab and Go Meals | Breakfast, Lunches & Dinners! (19)Lindsay says

      right?! must try!

      Reply

  6. Grab and Go Meals | Breakfast, Lunches & Dinners! (20)Elizabeth @ Enjoy Every Bite says

    This is awesome! It’s so nice to see actual healthy recipes that can be eaten on the go! Plus, they all look incredible!

    Reply

  7. Grab and Go Meals | Breakfast, Lunches & Dinners! (21)Liz - Meal Makeover Moms says

    I love all the ideas … especially that lasagna in a mug! Too cute and healthy, of course!

    Reply

  8. Grab and Go Meals | Breakfast, Lunches & Dinners! (22)Cassie @ Almost Getting it Together says

    These are so great.. I just pinned for meal planning soon. I’ve been on the run all the time lately, it’s so nice to not worry about the time to put together a meal!!

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    • Grab and Go Meals | Breakfast, Lunches & Dinners! (23)Lindsay says

      thanks cassie!

      Reply

  9. Grab and Go Meals | Breakfast, Lunches & Dinners! (24)Erin@ Mouthful says

    What a great roundup of recipes! I want to make them all! 🙂

    Reply

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