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One-of-a-Kind Organic, GMO-Free Tunafish Salad Sandwich: A Great Protein-Packed Lunchbox Sandwich!

August 31, 2013

In celebration of our “Unjunk You Lunch program,” we are bringing you healthy breakfast and lunchbox ideas for the school year! Everybody seems to have their own tunafish salad recipe, which is a perfect reason to try a new one!  Attributes of our tunafish salad recipe that make it special include, its crunchy texture, added flavor, high protein content and entirely organic and gmo-free ingredient list! For texture, I like to avoid chopping my vegetables as finely as most recipes, which gives our salad an added crunch.  My added flavor comes from the use of sharp cheddar cheese, green onions and habanero hot sauce.  Yes, I understand that habaneros are intimidating, but the mayonnaise and hardboiled egg whites do well at keeping the heat levels down.  Finally, most recipes do not call for hard-boiled eggs, but I use them as an extra source of protein and enriched flavor.  The recipe is also simple and easy to make, especially if you make the tunafish salad the night before school and refrigerate.

For August and September, Rudi’s along with Naturally Savvy is promoting the online magazine “Label Lessons.”   “Label Lessons” is available to the public and is specifically aimed at “Unjunking” your kid’s lunchbox by educating parents of the harmful ingredients found in common lunch box food products.  The magazine also provides healthy alternatives to the staple foods of the school year. To read the magazine click here .  At Rudi’s, we will be posting recipes and articles in our blogs that will make it easier for parents to ensure their children a nutritious lunch free of harmful ingredients, preservatives and additives!

Enjoy!

Dominic

Ingredients:

  • Rudi’s Organic Bread
  • Sharp cheddar cheese
  • Two 6-ounce cans white meat tuna packed in water, drained
  • 2 Tablespoons chopped celery
  • 2 Tablespoons chopped green onion
  • 2 Tablespoons chopped red onion
  • 1 Teaspoon chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 1/3 cup prepared mayonnaise
  • 1 Tablespoon dijon mustard
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 Teaspoon of your favorite spicy habanero hot sauce or paprika
  • 4 Hard boiled egg whites (optional)
  • Freshly squeezed lemon juice (optional)

 

Preparation:

  1. Add tuna to a small mixing bowl and break it up with a fork.
  2. Mix with the celery, onion, parsley and hard-boiled egg whites.
  3. Add the mayonnaise, mustard, hot sauce and a sprinkle with pepper. Stir to combine.  Add lemon juice to your preference.
  4. Spread tunafish salad on a Rudi’s Organic slice and garnish with green onion.
  5. Add slice of cheddar cheese and another Rudi’s Organic slice to complete sandwich.
  6. Optional: Grill the sandwich as an after school or weekend snack!

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Organic Chicken Quinoa Sandwich: New Delicious School Lunch Option?

August 27, 2013

In celebration of “Take Your Parents to Lunch Day,” we are bringing you healthy lunchbox ideas! Ever seeking new ways to use your leftover chicken or spruce up your child’s lunchbox?  Dominic here to give a Rudi’s-style solution!  Chicken and Quinoa are the perfect combination for a low sugar, protein-packed lunch that still has excellent flavor!  Using Rudi’s bread, it is possible to make this recipe entirely gmo-free and organic.   The recipe is also simple and easy to make.  That being said, I recommend cooking your quinoa the night before and storing it in your fridge.

From August to October, Rudi’s has partnered with KIWI Magazine to celebrate “Take Your Parents to Lunch Day.”  Written based on their mantra, “Growing families the natural and organic way,” KIWI is a great magazine for families living the Rudi’s lifestyle.  Together, Rudi’s and KIWI are hosting  our “Say Cheese” photo contest!  The contest is simple: take a picture of your kid(s) eating a Rudi’s sandwich (maybe this recipe?) and submit it to this link.  All contest participants are eligible to win a weekly prize as well as the grand prize; a $500 gift card to Whole Foods Market!

To help parents pack a healthy lunch for their kids this back-to-school season, all visitors to the Say Cheese site will be able to download a $1 off coupon redeemable for any healthy, kid-pleasing, Rudi’s Organic or Rudi’s Gluten-Free product.

 

Ingredients:

  • Rudi’s Organic Bread
  • Chicken
  • Quinoa
  • Tomato
  • Green onion
  • Cilantro (Optional)
  • Mustard (Optional)
  • Mayonnaise (Optional)

Preparation:

  1. Best to pre-cook quinoa and chicken for a school lunch or just use your leftovers from the night before.
  2. Spread mustard and mayonnaise evenly and separately on each slice of bread.
  3. Add chicken, quinoa and garnishes then serve or stick it in the lunchbox!

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Organic Smoked Salmon (Lox) Bagel with Cream Cheese: The Perfect UNJUNK Fall Breakfast or Lunch for Kids!

August 25, 2013

In celebration of our “Unjunk You Lunch program,” we are bringing you healthy breakfast and lunchbox ideas for the school year! For August and September, Rudi’s along with Naturally Savvy is promoting the online magazine “Label Lessons.”   “Label Lessons” is available to the public and is specifically aimed at “Unjunking” your kid’s lunchbox by educating parents of the harmful ingredients found in common lunch box food products.  The magazine also provides healthy alternatives to the staple foods of the school year. To read the magazine click here .  At Rudi’s, we will be posting recipes and articles in our blogs that will make it easier for parents to ensure their children a nutritious lunch free of harmful ingredients, preservatives and additives!

Dominic here to share one of my favorite childhood fall breakfast and or lunchbox recipes!  Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I always loved my breakfast and or lunches during salmon fishing season, which happens in late summer/early fall.  My Dad always made homemade smoked salmon and during the school week, my mom put smoked salmon with a cream cheese on a bagel for lunch!  Nowadays, one can make this quick and easy nutritious meal entirely organic with Rudi’s Organic Bagels and Organic Valley Cream Cheese! Most likely not going to be a hit with your children, but I like to add thin slices of red onion and capers to my smoked salmon bagel.

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Toast Bagel
  2. Spread Cream Cheese
  3. Add Smoked Salmon!

 

 

 

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I have no food- or so I thought.

August 21, 2013

I feel like this happens to me a lot: I look in my fridge and in my cupboard and say to myself, “I have no food”. However, when I look closer, I notice I actually DO have a lot of food just lack of inspiration to find creative ways to use it. If your kitchen is like mine, there are some simple ingredients that always seem to linger around no matter what. I always can find rice, quinoa, oats canned tuna, canned crushed tomatoes, canned chickpeas, and some vegetables that need either get used or tossed. Here are some fun, easy, and creative ways to well- get creative out of the last of your grocery purchases.

1. Tuna Melt with Rudi’s Organic 100% Whole Wheat Bread

2. Tuna and chickpea salad with a toasted Rudi’s Organic Multigrain Flatz

3. Oat and chickpea burgers with Rudi’s Organic Wheat Buns

4. Vegetable curry over rice

5. Tomato and Rice Soup

6. Puttenesca over tilapia

7. Quinoa chickpea and tuna salad

What is your favorite creative thing to make when you feel you are low on food?

 

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Simple Quick’N’Easy Grilled Organic Cucumber Goat Cheese Salmon Wrap with Rudi’s Spelt Tortillas!

August 14, 2013

I love this wrap recipe for being a light meal with a big taste.  The recipe is also extremely simple and can be made in under 20 minutes (if the salmon is already cooked).  Typically, I used cook salmon leftovers from dinner the night before for this wrap recipe.  I chose Sockeye Salmon for this recipe because Sockeye meat keeps very well and is the leanest compared to meat of other salmon species.  This is largely due to the fact that Sockeye is the only vegetarian species of salmon.  COSTCO consistently sells fresh wild Sockeye at the lowest price. The nutty flavor of the Rudi’s Organic Spelt Tortilla is a great compliment to the goat cheese in this recipe.

Ingredients (Serves 2):

  • Rudi’s Organic Spelt Tortilla
  • 1/4  lb Cooked Sockeye Salmon
  • 1/4 Cup of Chopped Green Onion
  • 1/4 Cup of Chopped Cucumber
  • 1/4 Cup of Goat Cheese
  • 2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil

 

Preparation:

  1. Evenly distribute ingredients (aside from olive oil) between two tortillas.
  2. Roll tortillas and brush with a tablespoon of olive oil each.
  3. Grill on a skillet or panini press until done! 

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Organic Lemon Curry Dungeness Crab Sandwich with Rudi’s Organic!

August 13, 2013

When it comes to shellfish, it’s hard to find anything better than Dungeness Crab.  Native to the Pacific Northwest, Dungeness Crab possesses the most tender, most flavorful meat that never tastes too fishy.  It also is the main ingredient of the perfect delectable summer panini!  The real question is, “Would you really share this with your kids or keep it all for yourself?!” If you are buying your crab cooked, this recipe is quick and simple. Otherwise, allow 30 minutes to boil and clean your crab.  For crab cooking instructions click here.

 

Ingredients (Serves 6):

  • 2 Pounds of Dungeness Crab Meat (Out of Shell)
  • Rudi’s Organic Bread
  • Sharp Cheddar Cheese
  • 1/2 Cup of Mayo or Garlic Aioli
  • 1/4 Cup of Celery Minced
  • 1/4 Cup Red Onion Diced
  • 2 Tablespoons of Chopped Fennel Leaves
  • 2 Tablespoons of Chopped Parsely
  • 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
  • 1 Teaspoon of Salt
  • 1/2 Teaspoon of Indian Curry
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Pepper

 

Preparation:

  1. Thoroughly drain water from cooked crab meat.
  2. Mix all ingredients (aside from bread ;))  in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
  3. Warm panini press or skillet with light layer of olive oil. 
  4. Spread crab mix evenly across sandwich bread and grill until golden brown.
  5. Enjoy!

 

Say Cheese Photo Contest and UNJUNK Your Kid’s Lunchbox:

Want to have an opportunity to win a $500 gift card to Whole Foods and many other prizes?  Checkout the promotion Rudi’s is running for Take Your Parents to Lunch Day!:

Rudi’s is pairing with KIWI magazine and the School Nutrition Association (SNA) to sponsor National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day with a Say Cheese photo contest!  The annual National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day campaign allows parents to experience school-provided lunch with their children. The goal is to encourage parents to have lunch in their child’s cafeteria, so they become aware of the food their children eat every day. Together, parents and food service providers are developing healthy nutritional habits for future generations. For more than 35 years, Rudi’s Organic Bakery has been making the lives of families healthier and happier by baking nutritious and delicious breads, made with entirely organic and GMO-Free ingredients!  With no exceptions, Rudi’s breads have the cleanest ingredient labels that exclude the nasty stuff including high-fructose corn syrup and ingredients that require a P.H.D in chemistry to pronounce!  Therefore, our partnership with KIWI magazine is a natural extension of this commitment.

“We are committed to making the world a healthier place, so sponsoring Take Your Parents to Lunch Day made perfect sense for us,” said Doug Radi, senior vice president of marketing and sales for Rudi’s Organic. “We believe in a better school lunch program and are thrilled to support initiatives that are working to improve what our children eat every day at school.”

To celebrate Take Your Parents to Lunch Day, Rudi’s Organic is getting deliciously cheesy. Now through Sept. 15, 2013, fans can enter the Say Cheese photo contest by submitting a photo of their child enjoying a delicious sandwich. Rudi’s Organic will select the top five photos, and from Sept. 30 to Oct. 11, fans will vote on the finalists to select the winner. The entry with the most votes will be named the grand prize winner on Oct. 16, 2013.

The participation process is simple.

  1. Parents snap a photo of their child enjoying a yummy sandwich, preferably made with delicious Rudi’s Organic or Rudi’s Gluten-Free Bread
  2. Parents upload the photo to the Take Your Parents to Lunch Day microsite and fill out the official entry form
  3. Parents are invited to share their image with friends to spread big smiles and encourage others to enjoy a delicious sandwich

The grand prize winner will receive a $500 gift card to Whole Foods Market in addition to being featured in a Rudi’s Organic advertisement. During the campaign, Rudi’s Organic will brighten the day of fans across the country with weekly prizes, given to random photo contest entrants. These weekly prizes include: Amazon gift cards, North Face backpacks, Razor scooters, Canon Powershot cameras, Wiis and iPad Minis.

To help parents pack a healthy lunch for their kids this back-to-school season, all visitors to the Say Cheese site will be able to download a $1 off coupon redeemable for any healthy, kid-pleasing, Rudi’s Organic or Rudi’s Gluten-Free product, including:

  • Rudi’s Organic Honey Sweet Whole Wheat – A drop of golden honey goodness turns whole wheat into a treat in this sandwich bread.
  • Rudi’s Organic 100% Whole Wheat –With whole wheat flour and a hint of molasses, this sandwich bread is sure to become a family favorite.
  • Rudi’s Gluten-Free introduced a new softer and fluffier recipe in their Original, Multigrain, and Cinnamon Raisin Sandwich Breads. The new Sandwich Breads have a scrumptious taste, longer shelf life and double the fiber content with 2g per serving.

For more information on the Say Cheese photo contest and Rudi’s Organic and Rudi’s Gluten-Free products, including Sandwich Breads, Tortillas, Wraps, Buns, Rolls, Sandwich Flatz, Bagels and English Muffins, visit rudisbakery.com. For more information on National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day visit myhealthyschool.com. For more information on KIWI, visit kiwimagonline.com.

Throughout the month of August, we also will be providing new ideas to “UNJUNK” your kid’s lunchbox.   Though blog posts, Facebook posts, Tweets and Pinterest boards, Rudi’s Organic and Rudi’s Gluten-Free will provide healthy product recommendations and lunchbox packing practices to ensure your child enjoys a tasty lunch without the junk!

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Rudi’s Organic Bakery- Take Your Parents to Lunch Tips

August 12, 2013

National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day on October 16th is a good way for you to get involved and make a change in your child’s school lunch program. We are so excited about the day that we are getting an early start to make sure you have can feel empowered to make the change you would like to see.

I found these amazing tips on http://www.schoolnutrition.org and wanted to share them with you.

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Please check out our Say Cheese Photo Contest: From Aug. 1 through Sept. 15, you can submit photos of YOUR children eating a yummy sandwich with an opportunity to win the grand prize of being featured in a Rudi’s ad and a $500.00 Whole Foods gift card by participating in the Say Cheese Photo Contest to honor your kids!

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Proper Handling and Storage Methods to Ensure Freshness of Your Organic Loaf without GMO’s or Preservatives!

August 11, 2013

Whenever I make the switch to organic when buying a particular food product, it never ceases to amaze me the difference in shelf life.  The longevity between conventional and organic bread is especially pronounced.  For example, most conventional breads last twice to three times as long as organic bread products.  We can accredit this extended shelf life to preservatives including, calcium propionate, diglycerides/monoglyerides, and potassium bromate.  Problematically, there are some significant negative side effects of these preservatives:

 Potassium Bromate

  • is linked to kidney damage, cancer and nervous system damage.   In regard to bakery products, we are typically exposed to Potassium Bromate if it is not cooked-off in an under baked loaf of bread.

Calcium Propionate

  • has the potential to permanently damage your stomach lining by exacerbating gastritis and inducing severe ulcers

Diglycerides and Monoglyerides

  • have tested positive to contain trans fats.

When I first started consuming Rudi’s bread, I found that I was throwing out moldy loaves because I was not eating them fast enough.  Typically, Rudi’s products have a 7-11 day shelf life because they exclude any GMO and or non-organic preservative.  Therefore, there is a simple/easy fix to ensure that your organic loaf stays fresh: freeze it!

Rudi’s bread lasts 6 months frozen and you can always remove slices to thaw as you need them and then put the remainder of the loaf back in the freezer.  Thaw time is minimal (under 10 minutes) especially if you like your bread toasted!

 

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Rudi’s Organic Bakery Say Cheese Photo Contest!

August 8, 2013

Rudi’s Organic Bakery  is excited to celebrate National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day on Oct. 16! Parents will be able to eat school-provided lunch with their children to learn more about the kinds of food their school is providing.

In conjunction with National Take your Parents to Lunch Day, Rudi’s is honoring kids by hosting a fun back-to-school Say Cheese Photo Contest from Aug. 1 through Sept. 15. You can submit photos of YOUR children eating a yummy sandwich with an opportunity to win the grand prize of being featured in a Rudi’s ad and a $500.00 Whole Foods gift card!

So far, we already have 15 photos of the most adorable munchkins eating Rudi’s Organic Sandwiches. If you’d like to enter your child into the contest, click here: http://myhealthyschool.com/rudis-saycheese?p=530#sthash.1t56rVAV.dpbs

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Organic Dijon Jalapeno Burgers with Goat Cheddar Cheese and Rudi’s Organic Hamburger Buns

Need to add some funk and spice to your next burger?  Making creative garnishes like balsamic marinated cucumber slices are key to to a standout burger on picnic palettes. It also makes a huge difference to buy your ground meat and then form it into a patty at home, rather than buying pre-made patties.  This allows you to infuse condiments and garnishes (i.e. BBQ sauce and jalapenos) into your burger patty giving it much more flavor straight off the grill.  Another great tweak to make is replacing lettuce with Alfalfa sprouts for a more refreshing added crunch.  Don’t forget to make it a balanced meal with a salad!

Ingredients:

  • Rudi’s Organic Hamburger Buns
  • Cheddar Goat Cheese
  • Alfalfa Sprouts
  • Roasted Tomatoes (in olive oil)
  • Cucumber (Sliced into Thin Circles)
  • 1 Avocado (Sliced)
  • ½ Red Onion (Sliced)
  • ½ Cup of Mushrooms (Sliced)
  • 1 Jalapeño (Chopped)
  • Your Favorite BBQ Sauce (Hopefully Made without High-Fructose Corn Syrup!)
  • Olive Oil
  • Balsamic Vinegar
  • Dijon Mustard
  • Salt

Ingredients for Complimentary Salad with Balsamic Dijon Vinaigrette:

  • Mixed Greens
  • 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
  • 2 Tsp Dijon Mustard
  • ½ Red Onion
  • Normally Sliced Cucumber Circles Cut into Fourths
  • Ground Black Pepper

Emulsify the olive oil, balsamic vinaigrette, and Dijon mustard in a small cup with ground black pepper.  Pour onto greens with the red onion and cucumber garnishes.

Preparation:

  1. Take thinly sliced cucumber circles and lay them flat on a small plate.  Pour 1-2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar onto the plate and sprinkle the cucumber slices with salt.
  2. Mix ground beef with chopped Jalapeño, 2 tsp of Dijon and 3 tsp of BBQ sauce. Form into patty
  3. Place ½ of your sliced red onion, all of your mushrooms and jalapeño in a medium skillet with 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil on medium-high heat to sauté.  Note: this is an optional step. You can always serve these veggies raw on your burger.
  4. Pre-heat grill
  5. Grill burgers to preferred temperature.
  6. Toast Rudi’s Organic Hamburger Buns on the grill.
  7. Remove burger and buns from the grill.
  8. Add garnishes including Alfalfa Sprouts, sautéed veggies, and roasted tomatoes to burger and serve.  Enjoy!

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