Kat Nouri - Lets Fix Lunch!

LETS FIX LUNCH! 30+ LITTER-FREE EE TIPS! ADVANCEREADERS COPY Enjoy Delicious, Planet-Friendly NOT FOR SALE Meals at Work, School, or On the Go K AT N O U R I , Founder of Stasher Bags Foreword by C E L E B R I T Y T B Dattention reader This advance readers copy is made from uncorrected proofs. Reviewers are requested to check all quotations, images, specifications, price, and publication date information by emailing Joyce_Lin@chroniclebooks.com or referring to the printed book, or we ask that you please indicate that the information is from an advance uncorrected proof. Did you love this book?BooksellersReaders Recommend it for Indie Next! Rate it on Goodreads! indienextlist@bookweb.org goodreads.com We love bloggers and hope youll share this book with your readers early and often, but request that full reviews get posted as close to the publication month as possible. Thank you! Publicity Contact: Joyce_Lin@chroniclebooks.com Foreign Rights Contact: subrights@chroniclebooks.com Follow the author on social media: @stasherbag All prices and plans are subject to change. Find more distinctive books at chroniclebooks.com. ADVANCE READERS COPY TITLE: Lets Fix Lunch! AUTHOR: Kat Nouri, CEO of Stasher ISBN: 978-1-7972-0573-1 PRICE: $19.95 TRIM SIZE: 7 x 9 inches PAGES: GENRE: Food & Lifestyle PUBLICATION DATE: SEPTEMBER 2020 TO PLACE ORDERS in the U.S., please contact your Chronicle Books sales rep-resentative, e-mail order.desk@hbgusa.com, or call customer service toll-free at 800-759-0190.

CHRONICLEBOOKS.COM LETS FIX LUNCH! Lets Fix Enjoy Delicious, Planet-Friendly Meals at Work, School, or On the Go Lunch! K AT N O U R I , Founder of Stasher Bags Recipe contributions from S A N D R A W U Photography by E R I N S C O T T Text copyright 2020 by Stasher. Photographs copyright 2020 by Erin Scott. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available. ISBN: 978-1-7972-0573-1 Manufactured in China.

Recipe contributions from Sandra Wu. Photo direction by Stacie Navarro. Food styling by Lillian Kang. Prop styling by Claire Mack. Design by Lizzie Vaughan. Typesetting by Taylor Roy.

Typeset in Avenir and Alda. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Chronicle books and gifts are available at special quantity discounts to corporations, professional associations, literacy programs, and other organizations. For details and discount information, please contact our premiums department at corporatesales@chroniclebooks.com or at 1-800-759-0190. Chronicle Books LLC 680 Second Street San Francisco, California 94107 www.chroniclebooks.com This book is dedicated to the Stasher Squadeveryone, everywhere who chooses to rethinksingle-use plastic and leave our planet a better place. CONTENTS F O R E W O R D B Y [ T B D ]T H E G O O D N E W S : A Note from Stashers founder, Kat Nouri 1 5L I T T L E C H O I C E S , B I G C H A N G E : Foundational Tips for Waste-Free Meals A G U I D E T O M A K E - A H E A D I N G R E D I E N T S : Building Blocks for Easy Meal Prep throughout the Week 37 Litter-Free Lunches: Easy, Delicious Recipes That Are Good to Eat & Good for the Planet On-the-Go Snacks Sesame-Coconut Granola Kuku Sabzi (Persian Herb Frittata) Apple Streusel Bars Everything Bagel Chips Peanut Butter Banana Oat Smoothie Cheddar-Onion Slice & Bake Crackers Crispy Barbecue Chickpeas Sauces & Condiments Balsamic Caramelized Onions Carrot, Radish & Fennel Pickles Creamy Peanut Butter Herbed Whipped Cream Cheese Nut-Free Basil Pesto White Bean Hummus Soups & Salads Baked Tofu Salad with Miso-Sesame Vinaigrette Chicken Caesar Salad with Parmesan Croutons Chicken Noodle Soup Cobb Salad with Chicken & Avocado Dressing Kale Salad with Apples, Lentils, Feta & Seeds Italian Tomato-Bread Soup Sandwiches Pesto Chicken Sandwich Chickpea Waldorf Salad on Lavash Roast Beef Sandwiches Hummus & Roasted Veggie Wraps Salmon Sandwiches with Herbed Cream Cheese Spinach-Feta Frittata Sandwich Grains & Pastas Act 2 Fried Rice Tuna Pesto Pasta Salad with Tomatoes & Beans Orzo with Ham & Buttered Peas Chicken Fajita Bowl Brown Rice, Lentils & Greens Bowl with Glazed Cashews Vegetarian Quinoa Bibimbap Bowl Litter-Free Life: Simple Ways to Reduce Waste at Home & Beyond 136 R E S O U R C E S139 T H A N K - Y O U S140 I N D E X THE GOOD NEWS A NOTE FROM STASHERS FOUNDER, KAT NOURI Dear you, Heres the good news: Even though it feels as if everywhere we turn theres not-so-great news about the environment, climate change, and the plight of the planet, theres actually lots of good news! Some days we have to look a little harder for it, but trust me, its everywhere. For starters, youre reading thisa note written to youwhich means youve already done a good deed by purchasing this book. Because Stashers proceeds from the sale of Lets Fix Lunch go to No Kid Hungry, an organization that provides meals to kids and helps ensure they get the healthy food they need to thrive.

The many small choices we each make can add up to big impact for people and for planet earth. By using any of the tips and recipes in the following pages, youll be making smart choices for yourself, your family, and the planet. Go, you! As for me, I grew up with a nutritionist for a mom and a world-class athlete for a dad, so my childhood kitchen in Iran was full of fresh ingredients and healthy family recipes (check out the Kuku Sabzi (Persian Herb Frittata) on page 43 for a family favorite!). Fast-forward to today, and food is still more than just a mealits a way to nurture family and friends. T H E G O O D N E W S 11 When I started Stasher, I was tired of the plastic waste chok-ing the planet and frankly pretty tired of packing my kids healthy lunches in stuff that turned into trash just a few hours later. As a curious entrepreneur, my gears are always turning.

And I decided there had to be a business that could nurture the planet too. Along the way, I had to break a whole lot of rules and do things I was told were impossible (a word that should always be put in air quotes, if you ask me), but the result is Stasherthe first endlessly reusable bag, which has already prevented nearly 1 billion single-use plastics from piling up in landfills and polluting our oceans. And, for every Stasher purchased, we donate to nonprofit organizations that help make the planet better than we found it. We created this cookbook to show how delicious and easy it is to make a big difference, starting with small choices in the kitchen. Whether you want to prep healthy meals to save time and money, or use fewer disposables when you cook, you dont have to overhaul your entire existence to make positive change. Why lunch? Simple! Not many of us eat lunch at home, which means were packing meals, eating out, or ordering takeout.

Recent research shows that plastic food containers of all types are one of the biggest contributors to our growing global waste problem. A UK study identified the lunch on the go habit as the source of nearly 11 billion packaging waste items per yearand its on the rise, with 65 percent more of us getting takeout and delivery compared to 5 years ago. School lunches are another big contributor to the global waste problem, thanks to plastic bags and other wraps that are used and discarded in the same day. Prepackaged items, like granola bars, chips, and yogurt in plastic tubes, are high 12 L E T S F I X L U N C H ! in convenience but even higher in plastic waste. In fact, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently identified that plastic food packaging makes up about 45 percent of landfill waste in the United States. Five. Percent. Percent.