Wheat Berry, Kale, and Cranberry Salad

Place wheat berries in a medium saucepan. Cover with water to 2 inches above wheat berries; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and cook 50 minutes or until chewy-tender. Drain and rinse with cold water; drain.

Place wheat berries and remaining ingredients in a large bowl; toss gently.

THE WHOLE-GRAINS BENTO

Holy whole grains! For crunchy-granola types, there's good-for-you nutrition all over this lunch, which gives you about two-thirds of the daily whole-grain recommendation.

Make Our Recipe: Wheat Berry, Kale, and Cranberry Salad

Then add…

12 100% whole-grain crackers (such as Wheat Thins)

1 ounce Manchego cheese, thinly sliced

2 whole-grain oatmeal cookies with chocolate (such as Kashi Oatmeal Dark Chocolate Cookies)

Serves 2

Each lunch contains 527 calories, 1g fat (2g sat fat), 15g protein, 8g carbs, 3g fiber, and 671mg sodium.

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