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.

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

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!

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.

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. .

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.

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!

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.

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.

So many new ideas delicious lunches creative break from the same routine.Great ideas on what to buy what to store .Recipes lunch plans Fun ideas a great addition to my collection.#netgalley#chroniclebooks

This is a great cookbook! I love that the focus is on lunch, as I find lunch is the hardest meal to find inspiration for (and therefore also the easiest to eat while out and about), not to mention the fact that it produces the most waste. Speaking of, I loved the research that went into this book about food waste, as well as the eco-tips provided for almost every recipe and the tips for eco-living in all aspects of your life featured at the end of the book. While I do usually like recipes to include the estimated cooking time, these recipes seem fairly straight-forward and easy to make on a school night after dinner. I definitely plan to try out a few of these recipes to spice up my lunch options in the coming weeks! Finally, this cookbook is beautifully put together and I love the photos! Definitely one I plan to add to my collection when it comes out in September!

This is an good looking book. The cover is what first caught my eye. And I have to admit, covers are a big part of the appeal for me. I strongly dislike cartoon covers on books that are not about cartoons or for that age group.

Now for the content and organization. The organization is wonderful. The book starts off with a section that explains all the basics for this type of meal preparation. For younger couples dealing with the pressures of work and family, this is wonderful. There are a number of building block items that can be quickly mixed and matched to make up lunch.

I wish I had something like this when I was younger and dealing with all that. Nicely written, and well thought out!

This book was just what I needed right now! With our whole family home every single day for all our meals, lunches were getting super boring and I have been so uninspired. This book was just the breath of fresh air I needed for inspiration on new flavors for the family. I love the focus on being waste-free, as well. I have always disliked all the waste that packaged lunches so often create.
From recipes like BBQ roasted chickpeas to orzo with ham and peas, plus salads, soups and more, the variety is great to keep everyone in the family happy.
I was really pleased to discover this cookbook on netgalley, and I was provided a free ARC copy to review.

I am a key worker so one thing that concerns me is 'Who is preparing my food?' during the Covid-19 pandemic.
I personally feel that the release date for this book needs to be brought forward. In this current world climate so many people can make such wonderful use from the tips and recipes in 'Lets Fix Lunch'
Topics covered begin with bulk buying, prepping and storage.
Fabulous healthy and inspiring recipes. Along with colourful pictures. These will go along way to replacing the shop brought sandwich with all its cardboard and plastic waste.
The book concludes with handy tips on reducing food and plastic waste.
#letsfixlunch #netgalley #katnouri

This book is really pretty and I love the tips for a litter-free lunch. I think that a book that claims to be Planet-Friendly should include much less meat. Lunch especially is a time when people who do not eat vegetarian all the time could be shaping things up and including chicken, beef, and ham in so many of the recipes seems like a missed opportunity. I'm a vegetarian and based on the cover and the subtitle, I expected this book to have much more to offer me.

Author Kat Nouri, entrepreneur of the reusable bags called Stasher, has cumulated various hot and cold lunch recipes that you can savor AND save the planet. Nouri has divided up the recipes into the following chapters: On-the-Go Snacks, Sauces and Condiments, Soups and Salads, Sandwiches, and Grains and Pastas. Recipes are also labeled with a symbol for vegetarian, freezable, school-lunch friendly (aka for the kiddos), make ahead, and building blocks (rice and pasta bases that are then gussied up for your tastebuds to enjoy) as applicable. Lastly, Nouri has included simple ways that you can reduce waste at home. For this picky eater, I found several recipes that pique my interest, but I'm even more interested in purchasing some of Nouri's Stasher bags. An unlikely purchase for libraries where green living isn't a priority.

This is an excellent resource for a busy mom! I love the tips, ideas, and recipes. I can't wait to try them out!

*Thank you to the Publisher for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book makes going low waste abso freakfing lutely exciting.

Even more importantly than her simple and accessible tips on reducing food-related waste, the author appealed to me with the visually pleasing photographs full of vibrant colors and textures, both when it comes to prepared recipes and low waste utensils. Most of the recipes have a handy "eco tip" on top of the page, which are actually really surprising and useful. I will certainly be putting them into practice.

Unfortunately, however, the recipes let me down a little. First, the cover specifies that the recipes are plant-friendly, which leads me to the assumption that this is a vegan or vegetarian cookbook. It isn't, so this should be clearer from the get go. Second, many of the recipes require an oven and since I'm a student, I don't have one. Finally, there wasn't really anything that exciting that I thought I had to prepare and eat immediately. For example, there is a whole section on sandwiches, which I already eat every day anyway.

Nonetheless, I would definitely recommend this book as a present for someone who wants to / you want them to (wink, wink) go more eco.

The first thing that caught my eye with this book was the “litter-free lunches” chapter. How wonderful is that concept! The Cobb Salad with Chicken and Avocado dressing will be my lunch tomorrow. Every recipe is laid out nicely with how many portions, if it’s school friendly/freezer safe etc, and with easy to follow directions.

I aboslutely loved this combined concept for this book. Part cookbook, part environmentally concious tips for the concerned citizen, Let's Fix Lunch combines it's efforts to both help the environment, as well as provide delicious lunch recipes. The idea behind focusing on lunch recipes is that many people order take out for lunch and that causes a lot of pollution with the wrappers, and plastic cutlery and such, so making your own lunches is healthier for you and the environment. The cookbook makes it easy to want to make your own lunch with fantastic recipes. I was surprised but well pleased to even find a recipe with Persian roots in this eccletic book. At the end of the book there is also a nice little bonus section that lists a bunch of different ways you can further reduce your carbon footprint in many different ways. I recommend this book to anyone looking to take better care of the environment, or who just wants some fantastic new and different recipes for lunches.