In need of simple lunch ideas

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  • rbfdac
    rbfdac Posts: 1,057 Member
    I usually have a salad for lunch- today mine consisted of spinach, a small cucumber, cherry tomatoes, lowfat spicy ranch dressing, and imitation crab meat (I love that stuff).

    I had roasted pumpkin and red potatoes on the side (leftovers from last night)

    530 calories total.



    In a pinch I have a frozen veggie patty with low calorie bread and laughing cow cheese, then vegetables and hummus on the side.
  • nickatine
    nickatine Posts: 451 Member
    Yesterday I made lunch on the fly so I sliced up a zuchini a carrot and some mushrooms threw em in pan fried them with a bit of coconut oil and paired it with a can of sardines
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Piece of meat on 100 calorie roll. Simple enough for you?
  • RosieWest8
    RosieWest8 Posts: 185 Member
    A few years ago I worked as a registration clerk for a hospital on the phone. So it was just me and like 10 other employees calling people before their outpatient visits to register them before they came in to save time. So, desk job with 1/2 hr lunch.

    I used to eat a lot of the same things because they were quick and convenient. I would buy that Minute Rice Ready to Serve (brown rice). I'd always have chicken breast and I'd cook that just with olive oil/salt/pepper (sometimes some garlic powder or something spicy). That would be good if you're a fussy eater and don't like many things but I'd always add 1 tablespoon each of pesto and olive tapenade. So good. And I'd usually have a cheese stick and a piece of fruit.

    I'd also buy V8 soups in the box (they had a butternut squash one that was so good) and then either add my own chicken that I cooked or there was a brand (can't remember the name) that made cooked chicken that was already cut into strips that was in the refrigerated section. I'd add that to the soup.

    Also I made my own lentil-veggie soup and would take that in, just make it on the weekend and freeze half and dole out the other half as you want it for lunch.
  • NoelFigart1
    NoelFigart1 Posts: 1,276 Member
    Just Bento

    If you wanna make a hobby out of lunch, mind. I enjoy them, certainly!
  • mustloseweight2015
    mustloseweight2015 Posts: 78 Member
    I always keep pita pockets and hummus in the house. They have a great shelf life. I would often spear hummus in the pita pocket and then stuff it with left-over dinner or chopped salad with feta crumbles. Makes for quick, tasty, and filling lunch.

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