SANTA PAULA, CA - Back-to-school time can be stressful for everyone involved, especially when it comes to planning. Limoneira is extending a helping hand this year by offering a variety of nutritious lunchtime meals that can be easily prepared. Worry no more, dutiful parents, these lunchbox ideas are sure to ease and please as we enter the new school year. Spokeswoman Megan Roosevelt details a few of these ideas below.

Lunchbox #1: Cubed Lemon Chicken – Megan mentions that balance is key! The first box features cubed chicken spiced by cumin, black pepper, and sea salt, along with brown rice, broccoli, and a wedge of fresh lemon to squeeze over the works.

Lunchbox #2: Lemon Pasta with Peas – Box number two embraces everyone’s love of pasta, offering a delicious lemon pasta with peas and green onion, and garnished with protein-rich pistachios and orange slices. Oh, and don’t forget the lemon!

Lunchbox #3: Lemon Hummus – The final lunchbox includes a homemade lemon, tahini, and chickpea hummus wrapped up in a tortilla and paired with carrots, raspberries, and green peas.

Megan plans to upload weekly recipe videos featuring various facets of citrus. These recipes result from partnerships with global chefs and mixologists, nutritionists, and beauty lifestyle and green cleaning experts. Consumers can subscribe to Limoneira’s YouTube channel to take a deep dive on all these recipes and more. Follow along with ANUK for all things produce.

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