Low cal lunch ideas??

freckles88

So... I'm after some ideas for low cal lunch as this seems to be where I go over the most! I tend to have sandwiches because they're easy for work but bread is so high in cals. Any ideas??

cafeconalma

Take your own lunch and try the smaller sandwich thins (100 calories each) and load up on more veggies. For protein, try Canadian bacon. Eating out? Salad, no or very little dressing.

jmcollier99

Try low fat cottage cheese (1/2 cup) with 6 or 7 baby tomatoes and add some fresh basil chopped up and mix it all together. This gives you the proteins (15g) plus the complex carbohydrate that will kickstart your metabolism. A juicy apple for desert and you will be surprisingly full. In total this lunch is less that 300 calories. The key for me has been to eat several smaller meals during the day.

pamperedlinny

I'm making my lunch now for the week. I'm making Moroccan Chicken & Lentils in the crockpot. It breaks down into 6 really filling servings and so I'll be set for the week.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/624156-moroccan-chicken-and-lentils-crockpot?hl=moroccan+chicken+lentils#posts-9006696

katescurios

A mix of salad leaves with wafer thin chicken, turkey or ham. you can add a little grated cheese, a boiled egg or
dressing to taste.

hungergames324

I have been eating this salad lately

Mixed greens
Tuna
Feta
Cucumbers
Tomato
Bell pepper
Bolthouse French dressing.

You can add any veggie, use a different dressing. Salads are very easy!

Sailorwind

I make sandwiches on those 100 cal Nature's Own whole grain sandwich rounds all the time. YUM! Sometimes I'll just have an avocado with some soy sauce for lunch. It's very filling. Or, I'll through the mixings for a salad in a bag and just make it at the office.