Welcome to the healthy lunch ideas series, where I will post healthy lunch ideas that I actually make for me and my kids and we actually eat!
Here’s what we had for lunch:
- Salted rice cake (get it here)
- Probiotic hummus (recipe here)
- Carrot sticks
- Cheddar cheese slices
- Organic applesauce (get it here)
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What healthy things did you eat for lunch?
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Vanessa Pruitt, MS, LIMHP, RPT™, is a licensed mental health therapist, writer, and educator specializing in trauma, relationships, attachment, and emotional well-being. Through Nerdy Millennial, she makes psychology accessible, helping readers better understand themselves and their relationships.
Drawing from years of clinical experience working with children, teens, adults, and families, Vanessa writes about psychology, communication, emotional wellness, personal growth, and the patterns that shape human behavior. Her work blends evidence-based mental health principles with practical, accessible insights designed to help readers better understand themselves and their relationships.
Vanessa incorporates trauma-informed, attachment-focused, EMDR, and play therapy approaches in her clinical work. As a Registered Play Therapist™, she has advanced training in helping children communicate, process emotions, and heal through developmentally appropriate therapeutic interventions.
When she isn't providing therapy, supervising clinicians, or running a counseling practice, Vanessa enjoys exploring the intersection of psychology, storytelling, healing, and personal transformation through writing and education.
Drawing from years of clinical experience working with children, teens, adults, and families, Vanessa writes about psychology, communication, emotional wellness, personal growth, and the patterns that shape human behavior. Her work blends evidence-based mental health principles with practical, accessible insights designed to help readers better understand themselves and their relationships.
Vanessa incorporates trauma-informed, attachment-focused, EMDR, and play therapy approaches in her clinical work. As a Registered Play Therapist™, she has advanced training in helping children communicate, process emotions, and heal through developmentally appropriate therapeutic interventions.
When she isn't providing therapy, supervising clinicians, or running a counseling practice, Vanessa enjoys exploring the intersection of psychology, storytelling, healing, and personal transformation through writing and education.
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Sally Fallon says that puffed cereal products are unhealthy. Doesn’t this rule our rice cakes? I’ve been avoiding them for a year but my kids love them?
Sandra, I can’t say for sure. Do you know why she said they were unhealthy? I am assuming because of the additives? I could be wrong and I will need to look again at the exact ingredients to the rice cakes I buy, but we like them as an occasional “treat” around here.