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Salad--Brown Bagging it for Lunch takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Salad--Brown Bagging it for Lunch takes several minutes to cook.

Salad--Brown Bagging it for Lunch makes 1 servings.

The ingredients for Salad--Brown Bagging it for Lunch are:

2 cups spinach
5 baby carrots, chopped
1 Roma tomato, chopped
1/2 medium cucumber, peeled and chopped
1/4 cup chow mein noodles
1/5 block firm tofu, baked in soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes
2 TBSP lite salad dressing or 1 TBSP reg. dressing

Here is how you make Salad--Brown Bagging it for Lunch:

Toss all ingredients together and eat!To pack for lunch, I keep the chow mein noodles and salad dressing in small, separate containers so it doesn't get soggy. I use plastic, 4 oz. baby food containers for the noodles and dressing--they're the perfect size! Also, feel free to make substitutions--1 oz cheese for the tofu, almonds instead of the chow mein noodles, cranberries instead of tomatoes... sky's the limit!Number of Servings: 1Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user VEG*NMOMMY.

The nutritional information for Salad--Brown Bagging it for Lunch is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 1
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 273.9

• Total Fat: 10.2 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 306.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 35.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.2 g
• Protein: 14.9 g