Any good lunch ideas? Calories around 300-350

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  • Sweets1954
    Sweets1954 Posts: 507 Member
    I like the ready made salads at the grocery store, they are usually under 300 calories so add some fruit, cheese, or crackers. I also like cottage cheese with fruit, Greek yogurt with fruit, or veggies with hummus. I tend to avoid sandwiches because of the carbs, but I have found sandwich thins and bagel thins that are only about 100 calories and they make very good sandwiches. Sometimes I will do breakfast for lunch and make or get a breakfast sandwich.
  • CoachRJones
    CoachRJones Posts: 2
    Roasted Red Pepper and Goat cheeses sandwich with Melon salad
    Ingredients
    1 sourdough roll
    1/2 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
    1 ounce roasted red peppers (canned in brine)
    2 ounces cheese, goat, 50% less fat
    1/2 cup mixed salad greens
    2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
    1/4 cup honeydew melon balls
    1/4 cup cantaloupe melon balls, fresh or frozen
    1/4 cup grapes, seedless, fresh


    Preparation
    Brush each side of the roll with 1/4 teaspoon olive oil. Top the bottom half with the peppers, goat cheese and greens. Drizzle with balsamic and cover with remaining half of roll.

    Nutritionals
    Calories 300
    Protien 10g
    Carbs 44g
    Fats 10g
  • 55in13
    55in13 Posts: 1,091 Member
    One of my current favorites...

    Pouch of pink wild caught salmon, mixed with Frank's Red Hot sauce used to fill a bell pepper (just cut the top off and scoop the seeds). It's only around 200 calories, so you could add a piece of fruit. Pretty filling (the pouch is a couple of servings but I eat it all), great on protein, C and fish oil but not much else (need a well rounded supper). Very easy to make. Biggest drawback is that current prices on bell peppers and salmon make this $5 or so...
  • S_Tr_S
    S_Tr_S Posts: 249 Member
    Yogurt with toppings, oatmeal with toppings, nuts, salad with lots of tasty stuff, chicken and beans... you can even get a veggie burger for about 300 calories. Omeletes are great, too. :)

    Seconding the oatmeal -- I like mine with added fresh fruit and it keeps me full all afternoon.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Tuna salad on celery sticks! YUMM!
  • KateRunsColorado
    KateRunsColorado Posts: 407 Member
    I've been doing a lot of wraps lately:

    1 Low Carb, High Fiber Tortilla (80 Calories)
    Chicken slices (~100 Cal)
    A little bit of cheese (~20-70 Cal depending on type; Parmesan is what is only 20, but a slice of something is more like 70)
    Lettuce

    And then depending on the day, I either mix Pesto or Buffalo Sauce in with the chicken, or I'll just pour a little bit of light Caesar dressing on.

    YUM!
  • SarahBeth0625
    SarahBeth0625 Posts: 685 Member
    Baked cod or baked chicken breast, paired with steamed vegetables (broccoli and cauliflower are my faves).
  • Sugasnaps
    Sugasnaps Posts: 7 Member
    Oooh, yeah... that chicken wrap sounds good.

    I love home made tacos too. Super lean beef or ground chicken or turkey. Spice it up a ton or as little as you like. Just leave out the high fat stuff like sour cream, guacamole, and full fat cheeses. There are some really tasty light cheese out there.

    La Tortilla Factory makes a great low calorie (50 calories per tortilla) tortilla that turns a 2 taco dinner really awesome. I use 1 oz. of meat per taco and even using super lean beef it still comes in below 300 calories for the meal.
  • Sugasnaps
    Sugasnaps Posts: 7 Member
    Okay, that sounds really good! To the poster with the Melon balls.
  • ncl1313
    ncl1313 Posts: 237 Member
    A cup of cottage cheese with a bunch of veggies. A "banana boat"...1 slice whole wheat bread, 1 tbsp peanut butter wrapped around half a banana and a spinach salad with balsamic vinegar. Grilled chicken and fajita veggies (onions, peppers, tomatoes) wrapped in corn tortillas with salsa and a little avocado,
  • weightingtobloom
    weightingtobloom Posts: 30 Member
    I love hummus with lots of fresh veggies and whole grain pita. Also, I like to mix a big batch of quinoa, chickpeas, and steamed veggies with lots of spices.
  • hyphenbobbit
    hyphenbobbit Posts: 81 Member
    Baked beans (Morrisons seem to be lowest at 136cals for 1/2 tin) and two poached eggs. Very filling despite not having any bread.
  • brianhart103
    brianhart103 Posts: 4 Member
    One thing I've found works really well for me ('cause I'm always on the go) is having a few meal bars with you while you're out and about. My favorite is the Clif brand. Their stuff is, for the most part, organic; they have a few different types of bars (granola, trail mix, cookie-style, and the original - which I'm not really sure how you'd classify); and there's a large variety to choose from (plus, I can't think of a single flavor I don't like). The ones highest in calories are only 250, but they also have a low glycemic index, so they fill you up for quite some time (one will last me three, sometimes four, hours, and I'm a pretty big guy). I use them for meal substitutes.

    I will still eat one or two small meals a day that are 'normal' food, but the rest of most days is Clif bars, and it is probably the change MOST responsible for my weight loss. Hope this helps!
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    One thing I've found works really well for me ('cause I'm always on the go) is having a few meal bars with you while you're out and about. My favorite is the Clif brand. Their stuff is, for the most part, organic; they have a few different types of bars (granola, trail mix, cookie-style, and the original - which I'm not really sure how you'd classify); and there's a large variety to choose from (plus, I can't think of a single flavor I don't like). The ones highest in calories are only 250, but they also have a low glycemic index, so they fill you up for quite some time (one will last me three, sometimes four, hours, and I'm a pretty big guy). I use them for meal substitutes.

    I will still eat one or two small meals a day that are 'normal' food, but the rest of most days is Clif bars, and it is probably the change MOST responsible for my weight loss. Hope this helps!

    I love CLIF bars! I have them with fruit as breakfast often. A couple years back, I dropped 15 lbs. just switching to that breakfast. Mmm...now I want a coconut chocolate chip one.

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