151 Calorie Lunch

jdelisle
jdelisle Posts: 1,050 Member
edited September 19 in Recipes
With only an hour lunch break (minus commute home) I sometimes struggle to find something quick, filling and low cal to make. Today I was in a hurry so I quickly assembled this. As I was logging it into the my food diary, I saw that it was only 151 calories!!! Too good not to share.

TACO SALAD:

2 Cups Garden Salad (I used Compliments bagged salad)
6 Yellow Round Tortilla Chips - Crushed
1 Slice Marble Cheese, Shredded (15 g)
1 TBSP Salsa

Place Tortilla Chips on a plate & add cheese. Microwave for 10 seconds. Place crushed chips on top of bed of salad. Top with 1 TBSP Salsa.

You could easily add more chips/cheese, chicken, beef and still stay within your lunch calorie limit, or even substitute for baked chips and low fat cheese and add more. I think this would also make a good side dish for supper :)

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  • jdelisle
    jdelisle Posts: 1,050 Member
    With only an hour lunch break (minus commute home) I sometimes struggle to find something quick, filling and low cal to make. Today I was in a hurry so I quickly assembled this. As I was logging it into the my food diary, I saw that it was only 151 calories!!! Too good not to share.

    TACO SALAD:

    2 Cups Garden Salad (I used Compliments bagged salad)
    6 Yellow Round Tortilla Chips - Crushed
    1 Slice Marble Cheese, Shredded (15 g)
    1 TBSP Salsa

    Place Tortilla Chips on a plate & add cheese. Microwave for 10 seconds. Place crushed chips on top of bed of salad. Top with 1 TBSP Salsa.

    You could easily add more chips/cheese, chicken, beef and still stay within your lunch calorie limit, or even substitute for baked chips and low fat cheese and add more. I think this would also make a good side dish for supper :)
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    LOL
    Sounds like a snack to me :wink:
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
    that's what I was thinking. While it does sound like a healthy option, 151 cals isn't enough forr a lunch. Plus you're seriously lacking on good whole grains and proteins. Throw some diced chicken on there and have a slice of garlic toast with it and we're in business.
  • yellow_pepper
    yellow_pepper Posts: 708 Member
    I had a 274 calorie lunch:

    2 servings of steamed vegetables (54 cal)
    1 3-oz grilled chicken breast (140 cal)
    1 red delicious apple (80 cal)

    I bring this to work 4x per week, and it saves me hundreds of calories and tens of $.
  • faylou
    faylou Posts: 89
    Sounds like a perfect lunch to me!:bigsmile:
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