What do YOU eat for lunch?

xSanoura

Curious and looking for some new lunch ideas 😉.
What I ate today was shredded chicken w/ roasted broccoli, kale, cheese and rice.

cwolfman13

I often make extra of whatever we're having for dinner and that becomes lunch. Or..if I'm grilling chicken or steak or whatever for dinner I'll just grill a whole mess of it to have throughout the week. My wife usually makes a batch of quinoa or brown rice or whatever on Sunday so we have that on hand throughout the week and then I just need to add a veg to the protein and grain.

gocycle

I had a burger topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella

LyndaBSS

I have my dinner at lunchtime. Today is Halibut steak, sugar snap peas and rice with onion and porcini mushrooms.

Yesterday was pasta with baby brocolli and basil sausage.

Day before was fish tacos.

BarbaraHelen2013

If I eat lunch, which I may if I’ve not eaten breakfast (it’s usually one or the other, rarely both) I’ll keep it simple and have roughly the same thing for a week or so then swap to something else. Kind of depends what’s in the fridge, or how many wraps/pitta/crackers/crispbread to a packet for example. I’ll also alternate lower fat houmus, cottage cheese, a hard boiled egg etc, until the supply of that item is finished.

I’ll often toast the pitta one day and use to dip in cottage cheese with chopped tomatoes, spring onions and a dash of Tabasco mixed through. Or make a hummus ‘pizza’ by spreading a dab or two of houmus on a pitta, topping with a little red pepper and a few sliced olives, stick that in the oven and top with a spritz of lime juice and some rocket leaves. Or a proper pizza with leftover homemade tomato sauce, or a fig and goat cheese flatbread.

Again, a Skinni Wrap can become loads of things, houmus and salad wrap, Egg salad wrap, or a quesadilla style griddled wrap with peppers, onion and maybe a few cooked black beans from the fridge and a spoon of salsa to bind the veg together.

jthillk

Baked chicken breast, green beans and one raspberry...it was sour so I stopped at one.

weatherking2019

Warm months: Salad with protein (chicken or salmon)
Cold months: Soup and dinner leftover

I make a batch of soup on the weekend so I always have a jar ready to go. Kids will eat after school before dinner is ready. Comes in handy!

Pipsqueak1965

Today was some leftover Mexican bean soup. I'm hungry again though so am eyeing up a massive chocolate cake that is on the cabinet outside my office Hopefully I can either tough it out or go hunt down a healthier snack.

gallicinvasion

I make batches of lunches on Sundays. It varies a lot. This week I made Japanese curry with chicken and veggies, pairing it with brown rice and cauliflower rice. Last week I had creamy salsa skillet chicken. The week before that I made meatballs with spaghetti squash.

Hollis100

Usually a salad with:
spinach
romaine lettuce
chickpeas
cherry or grape tomatoes
marinated mushrooms
shredded carrots
celery
broccoli
green peppers
cucumber
sunflower seeds
light balsamic vinegar

Sometimes I add a lowfat Fage Greek yogurt. Calories run about 360 to 420, depending on what's in the salad and if I add the yogurt. I love salads and feel deprived if I miss one.

tinkerbellang83

Today I had 2 slices of toast with some mushroom mayo (chopped mushrooms cooked through and mixed with some mayo, black pepper & curly parsley. A 250g pack of Mushrooms will normally make me 2-3 portions.

Yesterday I had a Tuna & Cucumber sandwich, will be having the same again tomorrow and Friday will be some Mashed Avocado with Chilli, Lemon Juice & Black Pepper.

I keep a small loaf of brown bread at work so I can just bring a small tub of filling/topping in.

hmhill17

I keep things in the fridge about a week. So lunch is usually the prior week's dinner. Yesterday was sous vide bottom round with potatoes and green beans. No leftovers Wednesdays, so today is the lentil and chickpea stew I made with brown rice and mixed vegetables.

Nickl140

Chicken Salad: Chicken Breast (2-3 servings), Romaine Lettuce, Dressing. Sometimes I'll add tomato/cucumber/Parmesan cheese.

Healthy Choice Power Bowls

Or dinner leftovers.

cnjg6677

Turkey sandwich and an orange

shaf238

Usually the same thing because of work - chicken, rice or potatoes and sweet peppers.

jalapenos6000

Eggs royale

sweetbe44

I make extra of whatever we’re having for dinner and that’s my lunch for the next day

nighthawk584

I usually have leftovers , but this was today's lunch. (ouch on the sodium!)

missysippy930

I have a salad M-F
Romaine
Arugula
Spinach
Cabbage
Red onion
Bell pepper
Broccoli
Radish
Cucumber
Broccoli sprouts
Hard boiled egg
Fat free blue cheese dressing
Tbsp blue cheese crumbles

Piece of fruit. Right now it’s a honey crisp apple.

dianahajen1

Smoked applewood salmon and broccoli

yelliezx

I usually keep it light for lunch. I'll have a chicken salad with grapes and mozzarella cheese, or a turkey sandwich and a yogurt, or a frozen meal usually.

peachvine29

I usually have a turkey sandwich, with good quality turkey, havarti cheese, ancient grain bread, spinach, tomato, onion, and real mayo. I toast the bread and heat up the meat and cheese in the microwave. It's delicious.

saintor1

Wrap with caramelized onion hummus, firm tofu and mustard.

stv1520

Leftovers from dinner sometimes. Lately it's a stick of string cheese, a veggie (yesterday was leftover green peas), a pouch of the Starkist tuna creations (buffalo or hickory smoked) and Greek yogurt with Chia seeds mixed in. Oh, and my treat-a grape sugar free Monster...

jthillk

Today's lunch was chicken breast, green beans, sautéed mushrooms and acorn squash.

memurph88

just_Tomek wrote: »

Every single day is freshly made salad that consists of tomato, cucumber, peppers, avocado, olives, romaine and all topped with either previously made or leftover protein. The protein is the only thing that really varies day to day. Easy and nourishing.

This is what I like to do too.
I always make more than enough salad for dinner, so I'll take that, with whatever protein we had, for lunch the next day.

sammidelvecchio

Healthy Choice "simply" chicken fried rice.

Katmary71

I have a huge salad for lunch each day with spring greens, green onion, parsley, basil, red pepper, jicama, tomato, cucumber, and sunflower seeds with a Bolthouse dressing. I usually add garbanzo beans but sometimes switch up the protein with a different bean, tuna, or chicken.

IamBorg

Today it was a potato, pork roast, and brussels sprouts with butter & sour cream.

Tomorrow's planned is cooked cabbage and broccoli with butter and a few ham slices. If I'm still hungry I'll add a tomato.

wendyheath32

Salads with crispy tofu and lentils or sometimes I have a smoothie bowl with lots of seeds and some protein powder. It is getting colder now so I'm hoping to get into making some soups

ElizabethKalmbach

Stuffed green peppers today.