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The book has some beautiful illustrations, but I wish there were a lot more recipes. I felt it was a bit underwhelming at times.

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This was more than just a book of recipes, it also contains tips on how to cut down on environmental waste that the typical lunch would create. The pictures in this book were beautiful. And the recipes were interesting, creative, healthy and delicious!

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Thank you NetGalley for the ARC. This book is perfect for the times that we are living in now with everyone at home 24/7 and preparing 3 meals each day. This offered variety from my usual soup/sandwich menu. Gave a lot of ideas for lunches the whole family can enjoy.

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I really enjoyed the simplicity and healthiness of this cookbook. I can't wait to try to Crispy BBQ Chickpeas or the white bean hummus. I don't have kids, but since I am working from home right now, this book is definitely going to help with planning lunches and executing them with minimal effort. I also liked the creativity behind some of the choices. Will definitely be adding this book to my meal rotation.

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If you’re out to save the planet, and still eat lunch, you’ll want to pick up Kat Nouri’s cookbook, Let's Fix Lunch!: Enjoy Delicious, Planet-Friendly Meals at Work, School, or On the Go. Even if you aren’t on a mission to fix the planet, but still want to eat lunch, you may still want to pick up this cookbook. Sometimes it’s hard to think of something good for lunch, or good to put in children’s lunches, or prepare lunch for the office, and Nouri has come up with some very good and very tasty ideas. Although the recipes are mostly vegetarian, she has included plenty of chicken dishes and even an excellent roast beef sandwich.

The book includes side dishes that will appeal to everyone, and lots of dishes using chick peas, beans (the The White Bean Hummus is delicious), and tofu if you are into that. There are soups, lots of salads (Yum!), main dishes, and wraps. If you don’t purchase the book for any other reason, the recipe for Balsamic Caramelized Onions makes it worth it.

While there isn’t a photograph of each dish, there are enough to insure readers that someone has prepared these dishes and they are worth preparing. It would be nice to have more, but some of the recipes are good enough that it will make it worth having this cookbook anyway.

Saving the planet – climate change – are big right now, and this book includes plenty of hints and ways to do it without too much effort.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.

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I enjoy a cookbook that is well organized. This cookbooks has recipes labeled for make again and building block labels, along with school lunch friendly and freezable. The layout is beautiful and the pictures are stunning. I live in the Midwest, so sometimes cookbooks and our available produce doesn't jive. I was happy with the ingredients in these recipes not to far out there. I also really appreciated her reduce waste chapters and ideas.

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There are some tasty-looking recipes in this book. I wanted to like the overall book more than I did, but on the whole I'd say I'm looking for options to make lunch simpler, not more complicated. Making my own peanut butter or pickles, and many recipes call for ingredients that I would have to buy specifically for that dish. It looks really lovely but I think I'm not quite the target audience.

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Special thanks to Chronicle Books for providing our copy in exchange for an honest & fair review.

I've recently discovered Stasher bags & I love them. We've tried to make a real effort to decrease our plastic consumption.

I have two kids, ages 8 & 11. They won't eat any of the food featured in this book. DANG IT!

That being said, my husband & I would! The food photography is beautiful & the recipes are simple. I do like the meal prep at the beginning of the book. I wish there were a few more tips on how, when & the best way to use your Stasher bags.

I think this would be a great book for health-conscious young adults who are learning to cook.

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Let's Fix Lunch is a wonderful cookbook for environmentally conscious people. It contains recipes that are healthy, easy and easily packed in Eco Friendly packaging. This cookbook has tips on reducing waste, reusable utensils, meal prep ideas etc. The Apple Streusel Bars sound delicious! Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my digital copy.

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I absolutely love every cookery book published by Chronicle Books, and Let's Fix Lunch! is a beautiful addition to their library.

With brilliant lists, meal plans and lifesaving tips, this how-to-save-the-planet-while-eating-lunch cookbook has just the right mix of basic but thorough.
The meals themselves are simple but inventive, and give great ideas of how to use the same everyday ingredients throughout the week in fresh and exciting ways.
Lunch can be a serious tripping point for those of us who are trying to go waste and plastic free, and I really welcome this book full of ideas for how to fix that.

I would absolutely recommend this to anyone who is new to the waste-free world, or anyone who is struggling to plan their lunches.

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to review this gorgeous book.

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A beautiful cookbook for planning lunches! Whole, healthy ingredients are emphasized in these recipes. Some were a little fussy for me in terms of ingredients, but they were very doable. I especially loved the pages that give you lunch building block ideas. This is especially easy to reference when meal planning. I wish this book had more recipes, especially ones for picky eaters!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC.

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I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. I am not a big vegetarian but was attracted to this book by the cover and was surprised by how many recipes that I am looking forward to trying. Easy to follow recipes and easy to find ingredients.

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This book is nice and well organized and has recipes for pre-packed lunch. I don't work but I can use some ideas for my kids lunchbox. There are snacks recipes, sauces, soups and salads, sandwiches and grain and pastas recipes. Honestly, there are only a few recipes that I would actually make and I wouldn't use the other 70% of the recipes. I like the waste-free tips at the end.

I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review

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Right now I'm at home, like most of the world. Now is the perfect time to get meal ideas! I can't wait to pack and prep for work with these meals!

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This is a lovely book! I am a big Stasher fan to begin with so this was a treat to browse through and read. Gorgeous photos, well thought out recipes (can't wait to try the Apple Struesel!) and great tips on how you can reduce waste. I will most likely buy this as a hardcopy as it's a beautiful book that I would like on my shelf to reference.

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Such a great little cookbook. The recipes are 'planet-friendly' which shouldn't be confused with 'plant-friendly' but many of the recipes are plant based. The photos are really beautiful and I found all the recipes to be super simple, with a few easily found ingredients. There are also tips for buying bulk and freezing. While it's clearly a product advertisement for the author, I didn't mind it at all, as the content is really solid and the product looks interesting. .

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This is a cookbook for people who want to save the earth, one recipe at a time. The recipes are Eco-friendly and produce no waste for the trash. There is a chapter for buying food in bulk and ways to reduce plastic use and food waste. The recipes are easy to follow and are illustrated with colorful tasteful photos. If you are a cookbook collector this would be one for your collection but I don't see myself buying. I received a copy of this ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

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This is a great cookbook! I love that the recipes are focused on lunch because I can’t always figure out what I want for lunches. I also loved the eco friendly tips!

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I absolutely love Stasher bags. For the longest time, I was sewing my own reusable lunch bags which, as you can imagine, were a pain because they had to be washed constantly. Stasher bags are so incredibly convenient - you can store them in your purse with confidence and they are even freezer friendly. If you don't already own some, I highly recommend getting a few to accompany this cookbook.

All of the pictures are absolutely stunning and make this the perfect kitchen companion for a modern day kitchen. There is a small chapter on the "building blocks" of meal prepping to help lead to less food waste and decrease overall time spent on cooking. It gives you a week sample of what you could prep on Sunday and what all it would yield throughout the week. Several recipes in the cookbook have the icon "building blocks" signifying they can be prepped and have multiple uses. Other icons include: vegetarian, freezable, school-lunch friendly, and make ahead.

The recipes have a simple format and almost all include a photograph. Each recipe also includes a small eco tip that is great for cutting down on food waste. Most of the ingredients used throughout the book are common and readily available at the grocery store. However, the recipes are rather ordinary and nothing stood out for me. It also doesn't go into too much depth about making things from scratch, a concept that a litter-free lifestyle relies on heavily. The sandwich chapter was the most disappointing. It calls for slices of whole wheat bread, focaccia, ciabatta rolls, etc. All of which are almost always in single use pre-packaged plastic, not to mention a little hard to find in at a regular grocer. But all of the recipes are easy and quick to prepare - something everyone wants when it comes to preparing lunch. The "Litter-Free Life" chapter at the end was a nice touch. It expands on waste-free tips for at home, gift giving, out & about, and travel.

While I personally wouldn't purchase this cookbook, I can think of several people within my social circle that would love it. This would be great as a house warming gift when paired with Stasher bags, reusable produce bags, etc.

Thank you to Netgalley & the publisher for a free electronic ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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The recipes in this book are thoroughly written and the pictures that go along with each recipe are really nice. Some of the recipes are a little heavy for a lunch on the go or school lunch. Overall this book was well written.

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