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Lunches

Faenaria
Faenaria Posts: 37 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So I'm good for breakfasts, I love my smoothies, and I have a ton of great dinners that I can cook for myself and my fiancé. But I can never figure out lunch. I'm a stay at home Mum, so I'm home with bubs during the day . Trying to find healthy and tasty lunches for one.

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Figure out what healthy means to you, and decide what you like - voilà!

    I like to have sandwiches, wraps, crispbread, boiled eggs, leftovers, porridge, noodles, hot cocoa, yogurt, in addition to raw vegetables and fresh fruit for lunch.
  • sandymcm3
    sandymcm3 Posts: 2 Member
    I also have trouble with lunch. Lately I've been making sure there are some dinner left overs. Sometimes I plan a couple of dinners that will provide good leftovers such as tacos so I have meat for a taco or taco salad. I also often make a soup for dinner and then with just two of us there are a couple of days of leftovers. I have been trying to get protein in at lunch to hold me so for me that means adding a 1/3 cup of cottage cheese to my plate.
  • cbl40
    cbl40 Posts: 281 Member
    I meal prep on Sundays for lunches for me and my husband. I roast up a ton of veggies and sweet potatoes with herbs and sautée, grill, or bake chicken with different herbs flavorings. You are set up for success with meal prep! Good luck!
  • cbl40
    cbl40 Posts: 281 Member
    Also, keep canned tuna, hard boiled eggs and cut up veggies around for quick things to add.
  • crzycatlady1
    crzycatlady1 Posts: 1,930 Member
    edited March 2017
    I'm a sahm of 3 kids who do their schooling at home, and I typically rotate between Lean Cuisines with a bag of veggies and canned chicken added, rice bowls with rice, canned chicken, frozen veggies and sweet n sour sauce, and then since I'm participating in the 800g a day veg/fruit challenge, I'm also incorporating salads into my rotations. But, these aren't your average, wimpy salads-these beasts fill mixing bowls :D Yesterday's was spinach, lettuce, canned chicken, pepperoni, bacon, tomato, onion, mini sweet peppers, cheese, Fritos and black olives-mixed with French dressing and sour cream. It was epic lol.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    If you are already cooking healthy nutritious dinners, you could cook a little extra and have leftovers for lunch the next day.
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    If you are already cooking healthy nutritious dinners, you could cook a little extra and have leftovers for lunch the next day.

    This is usually my solution.
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