Lunch time

tinbumnz

Wondering if people wanted to share some interesting/tasty/healthy lunch ideas?

Food can get a bit monotonous having to think so much about it every day!

Xenopus

Well today I had scrambled egg and a slice of processed cheese on toast. The last couple of days it's been an open face sandwich with ham and salad.

denz100plus

I got this from a takeaway place and love it. Cup of rice (I buy the heat and eat stuff) with fresh salad/veges on top - whatever you want, then chicken or fish on top, then a drizzle of dressing (mayo, chili, etc). Easy, filling cause you can pile up the vege and yummm. I also did similar with dinner but with spag bol sauce on the rice. Also very yumm!

Today I had a sandwich with fried egg, cheese, lettuce, tomato, cucumber and capsicum! For got the betroot, but still yummy! Like a sandwich burger less meat

darkstartrails

Today I had 5 home made pikelets (kids requested), I ate them plain while they were still hot. They worked out as 53 calories each and that was with full cream milk. Next time I go shopping I'm going to pick up some low fat milk and hopefully bring some of the calories down in home baking.

CountryMummy

Is buttermilk less fat that full cream? It makes the most delicious scones and pancakes that stay fresh the next day.

darkstartrails

I have no idea. I have only ever made my own butter milk with full cream milk and vinegar.

I am thinking of trying some powdered skim milk so i can make it up as I need it for baking/cooking only (I must have full cream with my morning coffee lol and still want the kids to have full cream) but I want to check out the calories 1st to see how much of a difference it will make. Hopefully we wont be able to taste the difference.

StudyMum

Salad sandwhich? And egg in a cup? 300 cals together.
Today I blew my cals at lunch (750 cals) cause we had visitors, even though I had tiny portions (1 white sandwhich & 1/2 pink bun, and this georgous choc brownie with choc mousse - the tiniest slice was 2cm x 4cm but still 400 cals).

denz100plus

we do not have skim milk either. For baking I make my own... half milk half water. Always said skim looked like watered down std, so that is what I do. Has not failed yet :happy:

darkstartrails

Thats quite a good idea!
Can you taste the difference?

darkstartrails

Ouch! to the brownie

Xenopus

In our house we have both skim milk and whole milk - the kids get whole milk. The interesting thing is that skim milk isn't really 'watered down' milk and in is higher in protein, carbs and calcium than whole milk.

An 8 oz serving of whole milk contains:

Protein: 7.9 g
Carbs: 11 g
Calcium: 276.1 mg
Potassium: 349 mg
Cholesterol: 24 mg
Sodium: 98 mg

Versus the same volume of skim milk:

Protein: 8.7 g
Carbohydrates: 12.3 g
Calcium: 349 mg
Potassium: 419 mg
Cholesterol: 5 mg
Sodium: 130 mg

darkstartrails

Thanks

Could you please tell me the calorie difference?

wow look at the Cholesterol difference :noway:

Xenopus

"Skim milk (also labeled as “fat-free milk” or “non-fat” milk) generally has less than 0.5 percent milk fat. Low-fat, semi-skimmed milk or “1% milk” has between 1 and 2 percent fat. For comparisons sake, whole cows milk has around 3.5 percent fat, or 7.9 grams of fat (4.6 grams of which are the “bad” saturated type of fat) in a 1 cup (16 oz) serving. In terms of calories, whole milk weighs in at 147 calories, in comparison to the 91 calories in skim milk."

darkstartrails

Thankyou

kermitnz

Good ideas. I struggle a bit with lunches getting boring, especially at work. The rice + veges idea Sounds yummy.

denz100plus

Yeah I know that skim is not watered down standard... I just said it looks like it. I know skim is much higher in carbs cause when low-carbing the fuller cream (or cream itself) the lesser the carbs. It is just a way to compensate if baking and wanting less calories if you only have standard milk. Actually on NZ hotest baker they used water in their scones.


Forgot to say... I have been reading through the recipes and there are some FAB smoothie ones. I am going to make a few of them I am sure....

tinbumnz

Oh, I didn't realise skim milk had more carbs (although only a few grams?) I try to keep my carbs down, but don't like the taste of full fat, so will stick to the skim. DP has full fat.

Thanks for the other ideas, I usually don't do rice, but I guess I could use brown rice/wild rice?

megcsx2

what about cous cous instead of rice?
I have a thermo trim shake that is only 96cal made with water then some fresh fruit with yoghurt at the moment
or that and a salad but it is quite boring.
what about baked beans or are they more a winter food? Anything protein I find helps keep me filled up!

fatmelvin

Went through my WW books today for lunch ideas. Otherwise I end up having bread every day!

One is Pita Pizzas.
One small pita, lean lamb steaks, salsa, hummus, cherry tomatoes.
I entered it all in as a recipe and its 366 per serve.

YUM.

fatmelvin

Thanks

Could you please tell me the calorie difference?

wow look at the Cholesterol difference :noway:

I scanned mine in.

200 ml extra slim milk is 75 calories
200ml budget standard homogenised 125 carlories.

poppit77

For lunch I have things like:
1 x wholegrain toast with 1 x poached egg
1 x wholegrain toast with organic peanut butter and half a banana, try it SO yum
ham and salad sandwich
had a tortilla wrap with boiled egg and salad today (only 260 cal!)
cruskitas with tinned tuna and tomato
big plate of green salad with some protein (cold meat, tuna, egg)

I used to have blow-outs at lunch, lots of baking etc, I am really enjoying searching out low-cal lunch ideas that are yum and filling. And NOT grabbing something easy when I am out and about, or filling up on homemade biscuits!