I'm just gossiping with one of our girlfriends here.
We're gonna talk about some really fun lunch ideas
that are designed for kids,
but quite frankly, I am 50, I'm not a kid
and I have been eating lots of the healthy props.
These are all super healthy,
hidden healthy superpowers,
for all of the elements of these lunches we're gonna pack
and guiding us through this is our friend
and dietitian and founder of Nutritious Life, Keri Glassman.
Hi! (audience clapping)
No joke, these are supposed to be healthy lunches
for children and I've been eating everything on the counter.
(audience laughing)
Well that's good by the way-
So these are for grownups too.
They are for grownups too.
And by the way, my kids pressure me with the lunches,
they want some delicious lunches,
so I am packing these up every morning.
So, we wanted to make it fun and healthy for everyone.
And kids are very competitive in the lunchroom
about who's got what for lunch.
That is true. That's right.
And there is trading that goes on.
So we're working with Digestive Advantage
to bring you lunches that not only taste good
and are new and creative,
but also offer some super health benefits.
(audience clapping)
So, we're gonna start off with some green power.
So, I'm gonna make here a healthy pasta broccoli salad.
So again, you can use leftover pasta,
so I'm just gonna add some red wine vinegar -
There's never leftover pasta in my family -
(audience laughing)
but you could get up 10 minutes early -
Well, you can make some extra.
And make a little more pasta if you'd
like some for breakfast.
So then olive oil,
red wine vinegar.
Olive oil and vinegar.
We're gonna add in some thyme.
Herbs.
Some rosemary.
Some fresh herbs.
Squeeze in some lemon here.
Okay, and then we're gonna add in the pasta.
Little salt and pepper.
Little salt and pepper and the broccoli.
So, broccoli -
most people know broccoli is healthy for you
but people don't often realize how healthy
it is for brain power.
So, first of all,
Vitamin K is really important for cognition,
then it also has choline which is important
for memory and concentration.
So, that makes this super healthy and,
of course kids all love pasta and then that -
We used to call this
Bow-ties and Trees when I was a kid.
Ooh, I like that! (audience laughing)
Bow-ties and Trees.
And then what I also love is that rosemary actually -
studies have shown that just the smell of rosemary
has actually improved people's accuracy and speed
when taking a cognition test.
That's awesome!
So, actually -
I would've done even better on my SATs
if I'd added a little rosemary.
By the way, the funny thing is my son's
getting to that age and I was thinking
"Hmm, we're gonna be sniffin' some oils
in the morning before a test."
(audience laughs)
I was like, I like that one.
Is that it?
Now you can add a little bit of feta if you want,
you don't have to if you don't want to.
And then, you know what?
You can scoop this right into there for me -
Into the lunchbox.
If you want to, thank you.
Sure.
So then, the other thing I put on the side here,
so many kids love something salty and crunchy
with lunch and obviously we know that the super
processed chips are not great for us,
so if you can get your kids out of the chip or
even some of those crackers that aren't so healthy,
and have them eat something like pumpkin seeds.
They are so good!
Pumpkin seeds are great because they've got some
Omega-3s, those essential fatty acids that are so
important for overall brain health -
I did not know that.
Yeah.
When I think Omega-3,
I think fish of course.
I think salmon, seafood -
You can get it in places like that.
But Omega-3 in pumpkin seeds?
A little bit of pumpkin seeds -
Wow!
And zinc which is also important for brain health.
And then, of course,
instead of those really sugary processed cookies,
dark chocolate-covered almonds.
Mmm! (audience titters)
And when you have real dark chocolate,
a high-quality dark chocolate,
that cacao is actually really good for concentration
and memory also, like some of these other foods.
But also mood.
And of course we want our kids to be, you know,
obviously with good cognition during the day
but also we wanna keep their mood stable.
So, much better than some of those junky cookies out there.
(audience clapping)
This is an amazing lunch for -
Right?
Any aged person.
I mean, I think this would pass my kids.
They do actually.
They do eat this.
I love you and all but forget your kids,
I'm gonna use this for my lunch.
Well, by the way, half the time when -
It literally has my name on the bag.
(audience laughing)
By the way, isn't that the cutest bag?
Thank you.
No, I do, I love these bags.
Yeah, we make a lot of lunch bags.
And they can fit a lot in there.
I know!
(audience cheering)
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