I know I get excited about ALL of my lunchboxes, but I am particularly excited about this one!!!
Mostly because of this Barney Butter + Honey Sandwich on Great Harvest Nine Grain. Just like my childhood!
I packed a voluminous salad with spinach, arugula, celery, carrot and red pepper topped with goat cheese and a side of balsamic vinegar spiked with lemon olive and Garlic Gold Parmesan Nuggets.
How’s that for a mouthful!
Lastly, a big a$$ pear 
JUST before it fell off the lions head!!
RAR!
Afternoon snax planned are some Livin’ Spoonful Coconut Curry crackers and a few pieces of mangosteen dried fruit sent to me by Mega Fruit.
I love all kinds of dried fruits. Dates + figs + apricots are my favorites, but I’m always up to try out some news ones:
I tasted the mangosteens while packing my lunch. They’re like a dried fig in texture but have a fruitier taste – like a dried mango? I used to get the Smoothie King Mangosteen smoothies all the time. I really like the tropical fruit flava!
The chewy fruit and the super crunch crackers, plus the carbohydrates from the fruit and the fats and protein from the crackers make the perfect snack pair.
Have a good one 
Freya @ Brit Chick Runs says
Yet again, a super delicious lunch! I love big nutritious crackers like that – a company called Gourmet Raw over here do some very similar, they’re amaze!!
Ilove dried dates – they’re totally my favourite, but I’ve never heard of dried mangosteens…OoOER!
Have a good afternoon 🙂
Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run] says
BB&Honey is always a safe choice – I still eat them regularly 🙂 Is Barney Butter peanut or almond butter?
Kath says
Almond!
Camille says
Mmmm, sweet sandwiches are the best!
Have a great day!
Beth @ Beth's Journey to Thin says
Ohhh almond butter and honey sandwich… yum!
runnerforever says
Your sandwich is a simple favorite, sometimes we don’t have to get all creative to make a great sandwich! Have a good one.
Jessica @ How Sweet says
I love dried mangosteen! I get it at Trader Joe’s. 🙂
Bronwyn says
Sometimes I miss a good ol pb and honey sandwhich.
I think I’ll be consuming some form of LARGE salad later today…
Heather (Heather's Dish) says
i would LOVE having that garlic gold stuff around…it seems like the perfect addition to everything you eat! yum 🙂
jen trinque says
Mmmm, the sandwiches of our youth, but oh so much better!
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says
Ahhhh, yes!!! Peanut-butter and honey sandwiches TOTALLY bring me back to my childhood, in an awesome, delicious way 🙂
shannon (the daily balance) says
i’m always so into the PB and banana that I never remember the honey!
i’ll change that soon:)
Erin (Travel, Eat, Repeat) says
I still love making PB&J for lunch sometimes. There’s something really comforting and delicious about it.
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
Gotta love the Barney Butter and honey combo…YUM!
Mama Pea says
Your childhood was a hell of a lot different than mine. I got PB&J on store bought 59 cents/loaf wheat bread. 🙂
Jil @ Peace, Love & Munchies says
Looks like the perfect lunch! That salad sounds divine. All of your talk about Great Harvest makes me want it – but unfortunately I don’t think there are any close to me! Boo! haha
Alison says
PB (or AB) and honey is a classic.; you can’t go wrong with a classic.
In fact, that’s what I packed in my daughter’s lunch box today.
Daniel says
The sandwich looks intense! I love how your salad looks as well!
I’m just curious… by the looks of your sandwiches you’re eating about half of one so umm…
what do you do with the other half? 🙂
Kath says
I only make half!! Great Harvest bread is pretty dense.
Estela @ Weekly Bite says
What a great looking snack! Your lunch looks good too… its just that snack looks so interesting!
Dee says
that sandwich looks amaze!
Anne @ Food Loving Polar Bear says
a sweet sandwich is veeeery unusual for me, we don’t eat those (a lot) here in Finland.. 🙂
Jessica @ The Process of Healing says
Barney butter and honey, YUM!!!!!
Meghan@traveleatlove says
Mmm delicious looking sandwich! And I love mangosteen.
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
i’m obsessed with mangosteen. i’ve had a dried version before at trader joe’s but have yet to have a fresh one!
Kori Higgins says
Your lunch looks delicious, and I would certainly LOVE to try dried mangosteen! I hope you have a great day, Kath!
Maggie @ Fit.Fun.Food says
Cute crab icon! I’ve had freeze-dried mangosteeb but not this kind of mangosteen. I’ll have to try that! Have a great day, girl!
Emmalinda says
I highly recommend eating fresh mangosteen someday. It is a weird, crazy and fun to eat fruit! I want to visit a tropical rain forest so I can eat a freshly picked one!
Cait (Cait's Plate) says
Sometimes there’s just nothing better than a peanut butter sandwich 🙂 I also had a pear today but mine wasn’t quite so adventurous! 🙂
Mastering Public Health says
Hope the sun comes out there for you soon!
Veggielady4life says
Yummy, big salad! That’s my favorite lunch! I love goat cheese on salads, too. What’s your fav cheese to top a salad with? I can never decide between goat and a good stinky bleu… but I do know that the cheese is often my favorite part! 😉
Kath says
Blue!!! But goat is close beind
Shawna @ Balancing Me says
I’m dying to try some Great Harvest bread every time I see it on your blog. The closest one to me is about 45 minutes away. I can’t wait until we’re headed in that direction so that we can make a stop there!
Midgetkeeper says
Oh yum, I would be excited about that lunch too!
Julie says
Oh I would love that sandwich… Must make one tomorrow! Even though I haven’t had that type of bread for ages – but this must be a sign that I should surrender myself to a craving. Sometimes that’s the healthiest thing to do, at least mentally 🙂
Heather @ Side of Sneakers says
Nothing beats a good nut butter samich 😉
Shawna @ Balancing Me says
Hey Kath – I’d love to send you a few samples of some granola bars I’ve been making. They contain no refined sugars. If you’re interested, please shoot me an email. There’s a photo of them on my blog as well.
Amber K says
OMG the salad looks SOOO good!! I have never heard of a mangosteen, sounds interesting!
Michelle @ Give Me the Almond Butter says
I’ve never had PB and honey before, but it definitely looks like I am missing out! 🙂
Stacey@http://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/ says
I had GH nine grain bread today too. That is my new favorite, now I just need to try it with barney butter and honey.
Annie@stronghealthyfit says
Seems like mangosteen is quite the health food craze… do you have any nutritional stats on it?
Kath says
I don’t – but I guess it’s probably like most dried fruits. Check their website?
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says
That salad look amazing Kath! I think I’ve finally mastered my own salads… I used to have a hard time coming up with good combinations. You definitely are giving me some great inspiration!
Jenna says
Ahh every time I see your GH Breads I am so jealous! We need one where I live!
FitFoodie Natalie says
I REALLY want a Peanut Butter sandwich now. Yummy!! 🙂
Lisa @bakebikeblog says
What a beautifully balanced lunch 🙂
KatieTX says
I had that smoothie from smoothie king on Friday. So good!!
Katie says
Hey Kath! I just have a quick question for you about the Bodum french press in your Opensky store. The color wasn’t specified…will it be the green one?? Thanks!!
Kath says
Katie,
It’s the black one in the stock photo. Sorry about that! I’ve been nagging them to find a supplier with the colored ones.
Cynthia (It All Changes) says
Almond butter and Honey sandwiches are great throw backs to my lunch box…except back then it was Peanut butter.
Jackie says
That salad looks absolutely wonderful!! This is my first post but i LOVE your website and read it every day! have a good one
Hannah says
I had fresh mangosteen for the first time last year and it was heavenly, but so dear ($3 for one). If only I could find this dried version!
Also, I’d like to thank you and yoru recent cheese-meals for inspiring me to stock some quality cheese in my fridge. I currently have a blue and a “farmer’s cheese”, which I’d never heard of. It says it’s a hard cottage cheese? Have you ever tried this?
Kath says
I have not!