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April 13 is Make Lunch Count Day, so this week’s GoalChat was on the topic of Lunch. Chef Marisa Baggett, Dr. Beth Ricanati, challah baker, and Jessie-Sierra Ross, StraighttotheHipsBaby.com are all authors, as well as advocate for taking time to eat. Breakfast is “the most important meal of the day” and dinner is when people come together, so lunch often gets pushed aside. Not anymore.
Marisa, Beth, and Jessie-Sierra shared their lunch aha moments, favorite lunches, and best lunch tips. Spoiler alert – they each love lunch in bowls, whether it’s soup, salad, or another kind of bowl of deliciousness. Dig in. It’s a fabulous conversation.
What Makes Lunch Special
- Beth: Not only the food, but taking the time to eat. It’s an opportunity to eat the rainbow
- Jessie: Lunch is a time you can block off every day; make real food, eat real food
- Marisa: For most of her career, it was not a thing. Now, it’s non-negotiable; lunch needs to be special and served/eaten in something pretty
How to Take Back Lunch
- Marisa: People are always surprised when it’s time for lunch. Remember, it’s coming every day. Have a plan
- Jessie: Think of lunch and lunch break as an extension of self-care
- Beth: A lot of people think they are not a lunch person, you can learn to be. Take a step at a time.
- Beth: Find your hacks
- Marisa: Take away the things that make cooking difficult
- Jessie-Sierra: Think simply – simple ingredients, good flavors
Lunch #GoalChatLive
Goals
- Marisa: Have an intention with lunch; Start with something your really love. When you order your favorite food for dinner, get a second one, so you have lunch the next day.
- Beth: Decide to block out time for lunch, start with 5 minutes – longer is better; most things can wait til you are done eating
- Jessie-Sierra: Find inspiration for recipes; flip through your favorite foodies IGs and their cookbooks
Final Thoughts
- Marisa: Just try preparing and enjoying lunch. And if you mess up a little – or a lot – it’s okay.
- Jessie-Sierra: Embrace small ways to elevate your lunch. Fancify it by adding fresh herbs and edible flowers
- Beth: Eat lunch. Just do it
Links
- Learn more about Marisa Baggett, Beth Ricanati, and Jessie-Sierra Ross
- Connect with Debra Eckerling, Marisa Baggett, Beth Ricanati, and Jessie-Sierra Ross on LinkedIn
- Follow Debra Eckerling, Marisa Baggett, Beth Ricanati, and Jessie-Sierra Ross
- Check out my Taste Buds interviews with Marisa Baggett, Beth Ricanati, and Jessie-Sierra Ross
- Subscribe to GoalChat, Taste Buds with Deb, the Book Proposal Podcast, and the MPN Meta Marketing Show on the Marketing Podcast Network, and submit to the MPN Awards
- Join the Taste Buds with Deb and Write On Online Facebook Communities
- Learn more about TheBookProposalExpert.com
- Get your copy of Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals
- Order 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting
- Sign up for Deb’s Goals Mixer on April 15
How do you embrace lunch? Please share in the comments.
Next Week
We are talking about networking with Steven Rowell, Annie P. Ruggles, and Brynne Tillman. Join us on Monday, April 20, at 4pm PT, for #GoalChatLive.
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