What do you have for lunch?

It all depends on the day. Sometimes I have a turkey sandwich on pumpernickel bread with lettuce tomato and mustard.
I also have on occasion the progresso light soups, an easy low cal add on to any sandwich.
Salads with leftover chicken or ground turkey.
I make Veggie Chili & Cabbage Soup from scratch and freeze in individual containers.
Hummus with Falafel and veggies and a few pita chips.

I try not to veer too much as I tend to get out of control.
Adding in an apple or veggies is great too.

I'm struggling with this too! I packed my lunch for tomorrow - a peanut butter and honey sandwich with a homemade fruit salad. Not very exciting. But I have been substituting avocados for mayo in tuna sandwiches and it's yummy! Add some shredded carrots or some spinach and it's quite yummy. Just don't forget a squirt of lemon juice to keep the avocados from turning brown!

3 slices of turkey with provolone cheese and mustard on a 100 calorie multi-grain thin bread. 6 strawberries and a granola bar.

I bring soup to work in a thermos This week i mushroom soup and since it's under 200 calories per serving I'm supporting it with a ham and lettuce wrap. Last week I had Caldo Verde which was very filling and came in at around 330 so no sides then.

Everyday I basically have a half of a tuna fish sandwich and some Greek yogurt. I'm starting to get bored and would love to hear what everyone here eats so I can make some healthy changes

Try getting out of that Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner rut and just have whatever meal you want whenever. That way you never get bored. Just pick a meal that fits with your calorie goals and be happy.

" I'm not in a rut I eat 6 meals per day, but can't seem to find better solutions for my lunches due to a hectic work schedule. Just looking for a little variety when it comes to lunch all my other meals I'm good at switching up.

When I cook, if I know I like something a lot I make many portions and freeze it after a couple of days usually in smaller containers that stack easily in freezers to grab and go anytime or later on down the road when I want something different or just don't feel like fooling with cooking. Sounds like what you do with tuna salad.

Wed night I made a nice roast (grass fed) pierced with garlic slivers, rubbed it with a moist sea salt, and seared on stove top for 8-10 minutes with olive oil and a few onions. Dumped all that in glass baking dish and put black pepper, dried rosemary, and fresh thyme ...and poured a bit of white wine over dish and let that roast in oven around 300 for an hour covered in foil to keep the moisture in....very quick to prepare and delicious. That was my dinner with some red potatoes and my lunch the next day.

Last night (about 2 am lol) I put the half I hadn't eaten - it was about 10 oz - into a pot of water with all the remaining liquids and let it simmer on low low low over night covered with foil and simmer. This morning I woke up to a wonderful smell, and scooped out the meat and picked it apart and pulled away any connective tissue, and put back in pot with a few whole baby bell peppers and a few habaneros and two small tomatoes cut into sloppy large chunks. Later today I came back and scooped out peppers & tomatos and blended in food processor and put back in pot, added some diced baby bell peppers(about 2 cups) I had in freezer and 2 cups frozen green beans and a bag of birdseye steamers (aspargus, corn and baby carrots) ...decided it needed more tomatos so I diced up 3 more and put those in (not smoothly processed this time).......and quick pulled out two chicken breasts i had in fridge and diced those up in processor and cooked quick with butter a diced onion and a few chili peppers I had in fridge. LOL while that cooked with half a stick of unsalted butter I realized I needed more garlic so got out a bulb and chopped that by hand - and had to dump pot into stew pot with more water..OH and some more dried rosemary..added the chicken mixture and covered again and raised heat for about an hour on medium and let it bubble (covered) until done...oh I added about 1.5 tsp sea salt to taste to the pot.

That made 20 1 cup servings..I will be freezing most of it and will have a wonderful healthy MSG free soup ready to go for many lunches or dinners to come. And it was hardly no work at all stretched out over many hours and man it smelled good!!

Usually I have a Healthy Choice microwave soup bowl and a geek yogurt.

Sometimes tho I will have tostadas, or Chicken and broccoli pizza on whole wheat crust, some kind of salad, kung pao tacos, some whole wheat pasta with a single serving of cheese and chopped tomatoes and onions... the list goes on really. I am constantly experimenting.

I am a veggo, so my lunches vary but mainly have vegetables.

Curried egg sandwhich on wholemeal + seeds bread with a side salad.
Salad sandwhich on whole+ seeds bread with bubble and squeak
Homemade pizza on a wholemeal mission wrap
Snack pack for university - small packet of wholegrain chips, string cheese, boiled egg, veggies (baby carrots with cottage cheese), low fat snacks as well (roll ups, snackabout packs, small non fat yogurt) and fruit of choice (strawberries, watermelon ect)
Sweet potato fries are a great side to lunches too
Mini quiches and savoury muffins
The list goes on!

Mainly leftovers from Dinners, here's a few examples that may hopefully help; you would probably need a microwave at work.

1) Chuck steak or Chicken and vegetable stew (slow cooker is a good investment) with or without additional carbs (bread or rice cake etc)
2) Mince- I do beef mince or kangaroo mince mainly, with lots of veges (again you can have them with or without carbs)
3) Roast beef/ chicken/ lamb etc- for sandwiches or I add feta cheese, olives etc for a greek style salad
4) Stir fry beef/ pork/ chicken strips and vege with steam rice
5) Fried rice with eggs and meat (sometimes diced sausages). I use left-over jasmine or long grain rice that have been stored in fridge as it is drier and nicer as fried rice. I add black soy sauce, a little fish sauce and oyster sauce.

I have cottage cheese for the first time today and would be exploring more ways to have it.

You can eat about anything you want on this diet, as long as you just count the calories...you can get a braums grilled chicken sandwich with half the bun and small fries for only about 250 calories

I usually eat lean cuisine spa meals. The seasame chicken stir fry one is my FAV and I also like the schezuane (sp?) shrimp one. One of those plus an apple or something.

That''s what I have too. Plus a coffee...yeah I'm super addicted :blushing:

What about an omlette? You can make them ahead of time and reheat. Full of protein and you can hide veggies in it!

Today I had:

Rocket, tomatoes, red bell peber, a bit of feta cheese, kidney beans and cucumber.

I almost went for an omelet with ham and cottage cheese with veggies on the side. Going to make that tomorrow.

Leftovers from yesterdays dinner works great too.

A lot of times I have anything that has to do with a salad:
-- Roast beef , cheese, broccoli, on top of some spinach and dark greens.
-- Turkey, cheese, onions, peppers on top of some spinach and dark greens.
-- Grilled chicken, cheese, almonds, on top of some spinach leaves.
-- Ground hamburger, cheese, onions, peppers, pickles, mushrooms on top of a bed of lettuce!!

Whenever I want to have a sandwich I make sure to use as many veggies as possible:
-- Joseph's 100 calorie flat bread roll up always with onions, peppers, spinach, and lettuce...
-- Normally use roast beef, turkey, or chicken, and some cheese.

My twist on a healthy BLT:
-- Wheat toast, turkey bacon, pear slices, spinach / lettuce. The pear taste delicious!!!

My twist on a grilled cheese:
-- Wheat bread, cheese, and a ton of spinach!!!
-- Or sprouts, onions, and cheese on some wheat bread. Yum!

Always give myself a little treat on the side:
-- Replacing chips with 100 calorie pack chocolate covered pretzels, pop chips, or special K crackers.
-- Cantelope, pine apple, strawberries, kiwi, apple slices, watermelon...

Leftovers from dinner the night before (tomorrow im having roast veg with gravy).
Wraps
Sandwiches
Soup