low sugar, low carb lunch ideas

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  • DennyHodge
    DennyHodge Posts: 56 Member
    Join us over at www.reddit.com/r/paleo and www.reddit.com/r/keto for low-carb and natural eating support? We also have a pretty active low-carb community on here, just mostly on non-default public forums because low-carb is apparently the devil to most people on MFP.

    Yes, it seems that the body builders and runners dominate the forums here (and they can be as domineering as the body builders at the gym) :wink: Body builders and runners apparently HATE low-carb plans. While carbs are great for high-performance athletes, they are not so good for the obese---particularly obese women.

    Very true. lol. I am a runner, and I strength train pretty hard. I am definitely more on the higher protein, lower carb belief of losing weight. I need carbs, but I try to keep them complex when I'm training for a marathon, and running 40-50 miles a week. The other good thing about protein is it makes you feel full, so you are less likely to want extra stuff to eat.

    If it has to be sweet though, try some Ezekial bread toasted with some almond butter, topped with my favorite sweet... organic blue agave. It's awesome!! You get good fats with the almond butter, get the sweet from the agave (super low glycemic), and some real, true grains with the Ezekial bread. You will definitely feel full!
  • albertabeefy
    albertabeefy Posts: 1,169 Member
    If it has to be sweet though, try some Ezekial bread toasted with some almond butter, topped with my favorite sweet... organic blue agave. It's awesome!! You get good fats with the almond butter, get the sweet from the agave (super low glycemic), and some real, true grains with the Ezekial bread. You will definitely feel full!
    FYI as a Type II diabetic myself I can attest that Ezekial (and other sprouted-grain) breads are lower in net carbs (more fiber) and glycemic index than regular breads made with flour, even one's claiming to be "whole grain" ...

    However they still spike my blood sugar in quantities greater than 1/2 slice at a time. So for people like the OP worried about glycemic control, make sure you test with a meter before/after eating to ensure it fits in your glycemic 'window' of control.

    My 'go-to' low-carb lunch is typically full-fat cheese, some meat and either a handful of berries or crisp veggies with some cream-cheese based onion or ranch dip. I'll also make myself some lettuce wraps with a high-fat/low-carb chicken salad or something else similar.

    ... that being said this thread is from October 2012 =)
  • xiamjackie
    xiamjackie Posts: 611 Member
    I have chicken and veggies every day for lunch.

    I get a 10lb bag of frozen chicken breasts from Wal-mart for 7$
    4 bags of frozen veggies (green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots) at 1.25$ each- 5$

    12$ for the week for lunch, which comes out to $ 2.40 for each lunch.

    This lunch has very minimal sugar/ carbs and can be very filling depending on how much chicken or veggies you eat.
  • ilikesitspicy
    ilikesitspicy Posts: 24 Member
    my favorites

    taco salad in a bowl instead of a tostada.

    hot and sour soup with lots of tofu and egg :)

    asian chicken wraps (wrapped in napa cabbage)

    chicken cordon bleu with grilled chicken

    sausage and peppers in marinara

    tofu stir fry in a thai peanut sauce

    plus loads of salads :)
  • SanteMulberry
    SanteMulberry Posts: 3,202 Member
    One of my favorite lunches (as a matter of fact, I had it for lunch today) is some chopped green pepper, sliced English cucumber, about 1/4 of an avocado, cut into chunks, 3 or 4 organic grape tomatoes, 2 oz. of organic, raw milk, diced cheddar cheese and about a tablespoon of Greek feta dressing. About 375 calories, 6 grams of carbohydrate, and no sugar at all (check the label on your feta cheese dressing--some have sugar and some don't. I use Renee's and it doesn't have any sugar). This salad has 33 grams of fat but going low-fat and low-carb makes a lot of people sick. You must do one OR the other but not both. I don't worry about fat because I watch my total calories and I keep my carbs down to 100 or below and make sure I get enough quality protein. Whatever is left goes into my fat macro--which usually averages in the 80-100 range. It is VERY filling and keeps me energized even past the before-dinner-slump. :smile:

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