lunch

Start the morning with this protein-heavy shake. Frozen ripe bananas make it even thicker. Vegan teens can switch the milk products to soy. (Soy protein powders can be found at health and bulk food stores.)

This creamy pesto dip is quick to make and eat.

Taste the organic difference while tomatoes are in their glory this summer. Pair this up with some organic nacho chips and you'll have a winner.

This Mediterranean Chicken Stew is a truly company-worthy dish that can be made - start to finish - in about half an hour.

Pizza goes Mexican. Or is it nachos go Italian? These veggie pizza nachos are the best of both worlds.

In our house, a bowl of this fruit salsa is gone in 10 minutes. The cinnamon sugar tortilla crisps are easy to make and addictive.

Roasted red peppers give this roasted red pepper dip a mellow, smoky flavour. The ones that come in a can or jar are perfect here.