Under 200 Cal Lunches?
jessicacr1337
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What are some easy, under 200 cal, vegetarian lunches?
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salad
also, why only 200 calories...that's pretty much a very light snack.0 -
Stew.
Salads.
Fruit/vegetables dipped in a little peanut butter.
What do you eat for lunch now? Can you just eat 200 calories of it?0 -
Some things I've had: Brothy soups, salads with a minimal dressing (I like apple cider vinegar mixed with mustard), a sandwich thin with some vegetables and a small portion of hummus/nut butter, vegetable stir-fries, vegetable noodles (cucumber, zucchini, etc) with marinara sauce. All of these can be under 200 calories depending on the ingredients and the quantity that you eat.0
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Cottage cheese with chopped up vegetables topped with sriracha.0
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Stew, soup, chili, stuffed vegetables (peppers, squash/zucchini, tomato, eggplant, spaghetti squash), and everything janejellyroll said.0
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cwolfman13 wrote: »salad
also, why only 200 calories...that's pretty much a very light snack.
Preferring to eat heavier breakfasts and work it off throughout the day
Only needing a smaller good portion of something healthy for lunch! 0 -
4oz grilled chicken and some veggies0
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This was 203 calories (but I added a half a tablespoon of butter so it could be 153 if you don't use butter. Some salt pepper and garlic powder and it was delicious and very filling
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ForeverSunshine09 wrote: »4oz grilled chicken and some veggies
She's a vegetarian.0 -
Vegetable soup. Make it from scratch and you can fill it with as many veggies as you like. You could also add rice or noodles if you want.0
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500g Vegetable stew over salad leaves with a little cheese0
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Packaged coleslaw (1 1/2cups is only 30 cals) with sliced red peppers tossed with peanut dressing & topped with Sriracha! Spicy & crunchy! It's my fav, but if you're packing, just pack the dressing separate to keep the good crunch. I like to add a few roasted peanuts too if having as a dinner meal.0
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Big bowl of spinach, some taziki sauce, shredded carrots, .5ounce chedder cheese.0
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How did I miss the bolded vegetarian. I make a crust less spinach herb and cheese quiche that is under 200 for a quarter of a the 9inch pie pan. Maybe look up some recipes (sorry I don't have a recipe I just eye ball it then add the calories and divide).0
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blkandwhite77 wrote: »How did I miss the bolded vegetarian. I make a crust less spinach herb and cheese quiche that is under 200 for a quarter of a the 9inch pie pan. Maybe look up some recipes (sorry I don't have a recipe I just eye ball it then add the calories and divide).
I do 4 eggs, 4 egg whites (or 3/4 cup liquid egg whites), 1/4 cup skim milk, and about 6-8oz of whatever veggies I want. Saute your veggies, beat your eggs and milk with salt and pepper, and pour it in a parchment lined cake pan. Bake at 400 for about 20 minutes until set.0 -
frozen veggie burger and frozen veggies. Season w/ Mrs DASH or low salt salsa or marinara depending on veggie burger. Nuke 3 minutes. Hot lunch under 200 cals.0
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Today I had homemade tomato and red pepper soup which is about 90kcal for a large portion, with 50g of tiger bread with a thin smear of butter which came to about 270kcal, with less or different bread or a completely different addition you could easily reduce that to 200kcal0
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A veggie burger topped with salsa. Yum!!0
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mamainthekitchen wrote: »Packaged coleslaw (1 1/2cups is only 30 cals) with sliced red peppers tossed with peanut dressing & topped with Sriracha! Spicy & crunchy! It's my fav, but if you're packing, just pack the dressing separate to keep the good crunch. I like to add a few roasted peanuts too if having as a dinner meal.
Sorry to be off topic, but where do you buy your coleslaw from/what brand is it? I love coleslaw but it's usually 60cals a tablespoon even for the light stuff where I'm from!
Also, to OP; anything with eggs in will be filling but can be low cal. I love things like poached eggs on toast. 1 egg (60 cals), 1 slice of 'danish' bread (60 cals) and some spinach or a drizzle of sweet chilli sauce comes in at under 200. I usually add a slice of ham but as you're veggie maybe substitute in veggie alternatives, or some sliced mushrooms? 0 -
sauteed portabello caps sandwich on low-cal bun
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mamainthekitchen wrote: »Packaged coleslaw (1 1/2cups is only 30 cals) with sliced red peppers tossed with peanut dressing & topped with Sriracha! Spicy & crunchy! It's my fav, but if you're packing, just pack the dressing separate to keep the good crunch. I like to add a few roasted peanuts too if having as a dinner meal.
Sorry to be off topic, but where do you buy your coleslaw from/what brand is it? I love coleslaw but it's usually 60cals a tablespoon even for the light stuff where I'm from!
Also, to OP; anything with eggs in will be filling but can be low cal. I love things like poached eggs on toast. 1 egg (60 cals), 1 slice of 'danish' bread (60 cals) and some spinach or a drizzle of sweet chilli sauce comes in at under 200. I usually add a slice of ham but as you're veggie maybe substitute in veggie alternatives, or some sliced mushrooms?
You're thinking coleslaw with dressing included, not just the shredded cabbage or cabbage carrot blend that that poster was referring to. Without dressing, which is usually mayo or some other fatty dressing, shredded cabbage is almost non-existent.0 -
Shirataki noodles with peppers, bean sprouts, garlic, maybe a couple pieces of baby corn and soy sauce0
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lentil soup0
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A good fat-free or 2% Greek yogurt (I like Fage) with fruit, cinnamon, and a few chopped almonds. Alternately, skip the nuts & go with a cup of low-cal salted or sweetened popcorn if you'd rather have volume than fat.0
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Queenmunchy wrote: »blkandwhite77 wrote: »How did I miss the bolded vegetarian. I make a crust less spinach herb and cheese quiche that is under 200 for a quarter of a the 9inch pie pan. Maybe look up some recipes (sorry I don't have a recipe I just eye ball it then add the calories and divide).
I do 4 eggs, 4 egg whites (or 3/4 cup liquid egg whites), 1/4 cup skim milk, and about 6-8oz of whatever veggies I want. Saute your veggies, beat your eggs and milk with salt and pepper, and pour it in a parchment lined cake pan. Bake at 400 for about 20 minutes until set.
Thank you! I normally make 3 quiche at a time so figuring out individual quantities was too much for my congested brain today.
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BecomingBane wrote: »mamainthekitchen wrote: »Packaged coleslaw (1 1/2cups is only 30 cals) with sliced red peppers tossed with peanut dressing & topped with Sriracha! Spicy & crunchy! It's my fav, but if you're packing, just pack the dressing separate to keep the good crunch. I like to add a few roasted peanuts too if having as a dinner meal.
Sorry to be off topic, but where do you buy your coleslaw from/what brand is it? I love coleslaw but it's usually 60cals a tablespoon even for the light stuff where I'm from!
Also, to OP; anything with eggs in will be filling but can be low cal. I love things like poached eggs on toast. 1 egg (60 cals), 1 slice of 'danish' bread (60 cals) and some spinach or a drizzle of sweet chilli sauce comes in at under 200. I usually add a slice of ham but as you're veggie maybe substitute in veggie alternatives, or some sliced mushrooms?
You're thinking coleslaw with dressing included, not just the shredded cabbage or cabbage carrot blend that that poster was referring to. Without dressing, which is usually mayo or some other fatty dressing, shredded cabbage is almost non-existent.
Ah I see! Where I live we only have one type of coleslaw which is the one that comes with dressing. I've made it before myself from scratch, but didn't know you could buy it without dressing 0 -
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If you eat tuna: take 1 hardboiled egg, 1 tbsp. mayo and 1 can of tuna. Mix the egg yolk with the mayo and cut the egg white up. Then mix in the egg white and tuna. Half is 125 calories and it fills me up.0
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I'm a big fan of shiritaki noodles. Add whatever curry or past sauce you want. The noodle calories are practically free so you have almost 200 cals of sauce / tofu / beans to play with.
I do egg white omlettes with a little oil for 200 cals
Vegan protein shakes made with almond milk and fiber top up also come in at 200 cals.0 -
These are some really great ideas. I'm so glad you asked!0
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