Pack a Punch at Lunch: Healthy Steps Offers Good-for-You to Go

When you take lunch to work or school, often the challenge is keeping it interesting and tasting good day after day. After all, if your lunch seems dull, vending machines, fast food restaurants and lunch table swaps become greater temptations. However, Healthy Steps by Jokari makes it possible to pack a punch at lunch and avoid the pitfalls of last minute choices.

Save your waistline and your wallet with quick and packable low-calorie lunch options. Taking a healthy lunch to work is one of the simplest ways to trim your budget. Most people think nothing of spending $10 to $12 for a restaurant lunch, but over time the expenses and calories can really add up.

 “You should definitely take a hard look at your lunchtime portion sizes, particularly if you’re eating out,” said Jeff Logan, Brand Manager for Healthy Steps.  “Try eating half of what you would normally order at lunch, then save the leftovers for another mealtime. You’ll be amazed by the results you can get, just by actively thinking about portion sizes.” Beyond the cost savings, most meals packed at home are made with healthier ingredients and more realistic portions.  Healthy Steps offers four ways to properly portion while avoiding fattening extras.

• Double Up – When preparing dinner, think lunch for the next day, too. Leftovers are the perfect food to quickly pack and take for lunch, because you can control the portions and calories in the meal to ensure it will be nutritious, filling and delicious. Emphasize lots of delicious fresh produce, whole grains and lean protein to fuel you for the rest of your day so you won’t feel deprived.

• Pack in Proper Portions – Reel in the rotisserie chicken and speed up prep time in your busy kitchen with the Chicken Pro by Healthy Steps. This multi-tool makes short work out of preparing rotisserie chicken and it's great for removing all of the leftover meat as well. Typically, rotisserie chicken and turkey breast are fresher and lower in sodium that frozen, pre-packaged options. The Healthy Steps Portion Control Protein Server provides portion guidance for serving meats and fish, right at the table or right from the stove. Use the server to place the proper protein portion in your lunch.

• Be a Cut-Up – You can have your fresh vegetables and dressing for dipping, too. After cutting up some veggies, use the Healthy Steps Portion Control Dressing Lid to measure out a perfect two-tablespoon serving of your favorite dressing. The dressing lid is designed to fit numerous sizes of store-bought salad dressing bottles. Use it to measure out the proper portion of dressing for salads at home and at work.

• Snack Attack – Prior to lunch, during a mid-morning slump, is just the time to reach for some high protein power boosters. The Healthy Steps Nut Bowl & Scoop is the solution to balancing the healthy benefits of nuts with proper portion control. The Nut Bowl is the perfect size for anytime snacking, and you'll know exactly how much a 1-ounce portion is. Save money and buy nuts in bulk, then measure out your own mixed nut creations!

Healthy Steps kitchen tools are developed on the principle of portion control. Each stylish utensil provides the perfect measurement of ingredients for cooking and serving, with no extra measuring cups or spoons to wash.

Currently, the Healthy Steps by Jokari line has 30 products with prices ranging from $2.99 to $14.95. The entire line is available online at Organize.com and Amazon. A selection of products is available at many retailers including Hy-Vee, Cost Plus World Market, Schnuck’s, Zabar’s, Chef Central, AVON, QFC, Stop & Shop, Giant Food Stores and the Spartan Stores’ family of grocery stores.

For more information, log on to http://www.myhealthysteps.com for products, recipes and nutritional information. Follow Healthy Steps by Jokari on Facebook.com/healthysteps, Twitter at www.twitter.com/healthy_steps and on YouTube at www.YouTube.com/user/MyHealthySteps. 

Media Advisory: For more information on Healthy Steps by Jokari or product samples, contact Jane Jarrell at TrizCom, 214-718-4408 or jane@trizcom.com.

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Out and About: Meet us in San Diego on September 24 – 27, 2011 at FNCE (Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo) we are in Booth #634.  The Healthy Steps booth will feature seven new items, led by the innovative Dressing Cruet and Dressing Lid. For more information try http://www.eatright.org/fnce/