20 quick-prep foods and beverages we love
Grab and go
These products are either ready to eat or require minimal preparation, such as adding water or popping in the microwave.
Organic Valley Sharp Cheddar Cheese & Beef Summer Sausage
Does this take-along container of cheese, sausage and crackers remind you of anything from your childhood lunch table? Yep, it’s the grownup, organic version of Lunchables. Instead of artificial ingredients, this pouch contains sharp cheddar cheese, nitrate-free summer sausage made from organic beef and rustic stoneground wheat crackers.
P.S. Snacks Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
With 5 grams of protein, 3 grams of fiber and 200 calories, this ready-to-eat refrigerated snack could be a nutrition bar swap. Garbanzo beans are the first ingredient, followed by almonds, organic chocolate chips, cane sugar, coconut oil and vanilla extract. The texture resembles raw chocolate chip cookie dough, which feels naughty to eat with a spoon, but you can enjoy this stuff guilt free!
Purely Elizabeth Vibrant Oat Cup Raspberry Pitaya
This just-add-water oat cup is special for two reasons. One, a separate compartment encases Purely Elizabeth’s signature crispy ancient-grain granola, a medley of organic gluten-free oats, puffed amaranth, millet flakes, quinoa and chia seeds. Two, with the addition of raspberry and pitaya (aka dragon fruit) powders, the oatmeal turns an Instagram-worthy bright pink when cooked.
Blue Hill Bay Smoked Ahi Tuna Poke Bowl
The Hawaiian dish poke is cropping up in restaurants across the U.S., and you can make Blue Hill Bay’s new grab-and-go version anywhere that has a microwave. Enjoy dolphin-safe, wild-caught smoked tuna along with jasmine rice, a spicy soy-based poke sauce and poke seasoning—all for 340 delicious calories.
Melanie’s Medleys Ready-To-Eat- Breakfast Bowl Caramel Apple
Who knew farro, pearled barley, apple juice concentrate and pumpkin seeds could taste like a caramel apple? Who knew you could savor something so dessert-y for breakfast and not feel terrible afterward? With a filling, nutritious blend of grains, nuts, fruits and nondairy milk, these refrigerated little cups contain 210 calories, 5 grams of protein and only 7 grams of sugar.