Clean Eating Lunch Suggestions, Please?

HisMandy

I'm going to start eating clean, but I have no clue what to do for my lunches.

Right now I'm doing fruit and greek yogurt for breakfast but it's hit and miss with lunch.

Any suggestions would be welcomed.

Thanks a lot,
Mandy

AlicesNirvanaHealthWellness

Bump, could use some ideas too

cabrerva

I've been working on the same thing. I try to have a veggie, a protein and a healthy carb or wheat.

I basically rotate Lean ground turkey (can make patties with it as well), boneless chicken breasts and ground chicken, sometimes a couple sautéed shrimp. I do sweet potatoes for my carbs, and I am thinking of trying Quinoa soon.

For veggies I try to do a small side salad, steamed broccoli/cauliflower, and I love Kale as well.


I want to figure out how to add more variety as well.

wheird

Grilled chicken breast.
Spinach.
Tuna or any other fish

chrisdavey

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FlaxMilk

Stirfries and soups packed with veggies

livingleanlivingclean

What's your definition of "clean"? No way to answer the question unless we know that...

megan_elizabeth8

I don't know if these will meet your definition of clean or not, but for lunch I like things such as:

Tuna and Cottage Cheese Salad
1 can tuna
60g cottage cheese
1/8 cup onion (more/less to taste)
1 cup shredded lettuce
1/2 medium tomato

Chicken and apple salad
Chicken breast, baked or boiled, cut into cubes
1/2 an apple cut into cubes
60g cottage cheese
1 cup lettuce
1/2 a tomato
1/2 a carrot, finely chopped

Baked potato and coleslaw
Potato - cook in microwave, on stove, in oven etc.
1/2 cup green cabbage, shredded
1/2 cup red cabbage, shredded
1/2 a carrot, grated
1 spring onion, chopped
1 stick celery, chopped finely
30g greek yogurt
Grated cheese on top (optional)

Tuna and 4 bean salad
1 can tuna
1 can 4 beans
1 stick celery, chopped finely
1/2 a large carrot, chopped finely
1 spring onion, chopped
1/4 cup peas
Few sprigs fresh parsley, chopped

Any veggies you like, steamed, with cottage cheese stirred through. I love broccoli, carrot and cauliflower. It tastes great hot or cold.

You could make soups with heaps of veggies - i often use crushed tomatoes rather than stock, and add things such as chickpeas for more volume.

Potato salad is great - I make mine with greek yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, spring onion, peas and potato.


Hope this helps

scroogy

I think part of eating cleanly is avoiding excessive animal protein. I'm certainly no vegetarian, but I try to eat red meat only once a month, and other types of meat only 2-3 times per week if that. Any meal should include a balance of protein, fat, and carbs. If you're eating animal sources of protein then you're getting your fat in, although it's the bad fat. Adding a variety of whole fruits and vegetables plus some healthy fats to balance out your bad fats would be ideal. (although you don't want to overload your body with fats all at once. Maybe incorporate your good fats during another meal)

Meal Ideas:


beans and rice
cucumber salad with bell pepper, jalepeno or anaheim chile, corn, onion, and a splash of rice vinegar


organic whole grain or sprouted grain bread toasted into croutons sprinkled over a kale salad with nuts or beans for proteins

shrimp pasta with olive oil, garlic salt, Super delish! Side of whole fruits/veggies

livingleanlivingclean

I think part of eating cleanly is avoiding excessive animal protein. I'm certainly no vegetarian, but I try to eat red meat only once a month, and other types of meat only 2-3 times per week if that. Any meal should include a balance of protein, fat, and carbs. If you're eating animal sources of protein then you're getting your fat in, although it's the bad fat. Adding a variety of whole fruits and vegetables plus some healthy fats to balance out your bad fats would be ideal. (although you don't want to overload your body with fats all at once. Maybe incorporate your good fats during another meal)

Meal Ideas:


beans and rice
cucumber salad with bell pepper, jalepeno or anaheim chile, corn, onion, and a splash of rice vinegar


organic whole grain or sprouted grain bread toasted into croutons sprinkled over a kale salad with nuts or beans for proteins

shrimp pasta with olive oil, garlic salt, Super delish! Side of whole fruits/veggies

what's wrong with animal fat?

pineapple_jojo

Home made soup!

rybo

This is typically what I eat for lunch
Apple
Banana
Carrots
Cucumber
Sunflower seeds
Almonds
Hard boiled egg
Tuna
Greek Yogurt

Mix & match to suit your tastes.

J72FIT

If you're eating animal sources of protein then you're getting your fat in, although it's the bad fat.

Really? Do tell...

J72FIT

Tuna and Cottage Cheese Salad
1 can tuna
60g cottage cheese
1/8 cup onion (more/less to taste)
1 cup shredded lettuce
1/2 medium tomato

Chicken and apple salad
Chicken breast, baked or boiled, cut into cubes
1/2 an apple cut into cubes
60g cottage cheese
1 cup lettuce
1/2 a tomato
1/2 a carrot, finely chopped

Baked potato and coleslaw
Potato - cook in microwave, on stove, in oven etc.
1/2 cup green cabbage, shredded
1/2 cup red cabbage, shredded
1/2 a carrot, grated
1 spring onion, chopped
1 stick celery, chopped finely
30g greek yogurt
Grated cheese on top (optional)

Tuna and 4 bean salad
1 can tuna
1 can 4 beans
1 stick celery, chopped finely
1/2 a large carrot, chopped finely
1 spring onion, chopped
1/4 cup peas
Few sprigs fresh parsley, chopped

Any veggies you like, steamed, with cottage cheese stirred through. I love broccoli, carrot and cauliflower. It tastes great hot or cold.

You could make soups with heaps of veggies - i often use crushed tomatoes rather than stock, and add things such as chickpeas for more volume.

Potato salad is great - I make mine with greek yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, spring onion, peas and potato.


Hope this helps

These sound delicious...

savannahribeiro

I have this problem too. Breakfast and dinner are great but I am usually stumped when it comes to lunches.
Sometimes I grill a chicken boob (Teehee, bewbs! lol) with a bit of garlic and then have a side of raw carrots and celery sticks (Hold the ranch). But the same meal does get tedious
Most of the time it's just PB and J and I'd rather cut down on bread.

Capt_Apollo

wipe the surface of the table thoroughly and then put you lunch on it.

jenn26point2

I'm going to start eating clean, but I have no clue what to do for my lunches.

Right now I'm doing fruit and greek yogurt for breakfast but it's hit and miss with lunch.

Any suggestions would be welcomed.

Thanks a lot,
Mandy

Leftovers from dinner is what I do. I just make an extra serving when I cook dinner.

I have to say WTF about avoiding animal fats... have you done any research recently? Animal fat is NOT bad for you - in fact it's essential for proper brain function.

livingleanlivingclean

I have this problem too. Breakfast and dinner are great but I am usually stumped when it comes to lunches.
Sometimes I grill a chicken boob (Teehee, bewbs! lol) with a bit of garlic and then have a side of raw carrots and celery sticks (Hold the ranch). But the same meal does get tedious
Most of the time it's just PB and J and I'd rather cut down on bread.

Grilled chicken breast, salad, covered in mayo. That's where it's at.

Dbrn47

I do intermittent fasting so the couple meals a day I have are large but my breakfast/lunch consists of 1 whole egg, 4 egg whites, 8 oz of chicken breast meat, 1/4-1/2 cup cooked steel cut oats, 2 slices of cinnamon raisin Ezekiel bread, 2 tsp of almond butter, 1/2 - whole avocado, 3 oz of spinach/kale mix, (guessing here) 4-8 oz of mixed veggies, 12 oz of coconut milk. Sounds like a lot to eat but when intermittent fasting, you can eat quite a bit for that first meal.

I could go into why, how, what and all that but you didn't ask for all that so I won't. I will tell you that it works. I still get the same amount of calories and macro/micro nutrients every day so it's fine.

KatieHall77

Homemade ground turkey chili with tomato, kale, and black frijoles

Tuna or chicken on oat/flax bread pita

Scrambled eggs with spinach, feta and olives (either heated or cold)

Veggie sticks with homemade hummus

Chicken and tomato soup with kale and basil

Pork or beef stir fry with lots of veggies, either with or without brown rice

Pear, spinach and walnut salad with oil and acv

I usually make extra portions at dinner, and re heat while at work. The salads or sandwiches can be prepped very quickly in the morning if you need to. I usually pop extra soup or chili portions in the freezer for emergency lunches too.
If you have a crock pot, some of these make easy dinners too for late meeting nights.
I think the important thing is to prep good, homemade foods so that you're never tempted to pick up junk from extreme hunger and being late at work. I also keep sunflower seeds at work in case of being stuck in a meeting.

Good luck in the new year everyone!

shellylb52

Bump for the recipes above yum!:flowerforyou: