healthy lunch ideas

I love a simple low carb wheat wrap with fresh turkey, cheese, a handful of bag salad and mustard....you can be creative with the toppings as well. Occasionally I will add hot red peppers or honey mustard...yummo !!

Low Fat Chicken and Apple Salad
Fiona HaynesThis chicken and apple salad can be used atop a bed of lettuce and crunchy salad vegetables, or stuffed into a pita pocket for a sandwich.
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutesIngredients:
•2 cups cooked skinless chicken breast, cubed
•1 stalk of celery, sliced
•1 medium unpeeled apple, diced
•1/4 cup raisins
•1 tbsp lemon juice
•1/4 cup low fat yogurt
•1/4 cup fat-free mayonnaise
•1 tsp curry powder
Preparation:
Place chicken cubes in a medium bowl along with sliced celery, diced apple and raisins. In a small bowl, whisk lemon juice, yogurt, mayonnaise and curry powder. Pour over chicken and toss to coat.
Serves 4

Per Serving: Calories 229, Calories from Fat 24, Total Fat 2.6g (sat 0.7g), Cholesterol 85mg, Sodium 237mg, Carbohydrate 17.2g, Fiber 1.7g, Protein 34.1g

http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/salad1/r/chickapplesalad.htm

i leave out the yogurt.

These all sound delicious!

Pita pizza!
1 - low carb pita 60 cal
1/4 - cup fat free mozeralla cheese 45 cal
1/4 - low sodium pizza sauce 30 cal
16 slices - turkey peproni 70 cal

Bake until melted 350 about 5-7 min! Yummy

definitely going to be trying this one.... it sounds delicious!

-High fibre pita loaded with turkey or chicken and tons of vegetables. (low cal dressing)
-Wasa flat crackers with avocado, tuna, or whatever you decide
-brothy soup
-boiled egg, fruit, veggies and dip

Creamy "Fettuccini Alfredo" with Broccoli:

3 cups frozen cut broccoli (boiled no salt)
1/2 bundle Soba (buckwheat) Noodles
1 tbsp margarine
2 triangles Lite Laughing cow cheese (any flavor)

Boil, mix together, VERY filling, very yummy!!!

494.5 calories

Sounds awesome, thanks for posting

Here's one of my favs.

Crock Pot Turkey White Bean Pumpkin Chili

Servings: 9 • Serving Size: 1 cup • Old Points: 3 pts • Points+: 5 pts
Calories: 182.6 • Fat: 2.3 g • Protein: 23.3 g • Carb: 10.9 g • Fiber: 8.8 g • Sugar: 2.1
Sodium: 429.8 (without salt)


Ingredients:
• cooking spray (I use my misto)
• 2 lb 99% lean ground turkey
• 1/2 tsp olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tsp chili powder, to taste
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp oregano
• 2 (15 oz cans) of white northern or navy beans, rinsed and drained
• 15 oz can pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
• 4.5 oz canned chopped green chile
• 2 cups low sodium, fat free chicken broth
• fat free sour cream for topping (optional)
• chopped cilantro and chives for topping (optional)
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Heat a large heavy saute pan over high heat and lightly spray with oil. Add meat and cook, breaking it up until white, about 5 minutes. Add to crock pot.
Add oil to the saute pan, then onions, garlic, sauté about 3 - 4 minutes; add cumin and sauté another minute.
Add to crock pot. Add beans, pumpkin puree, green chilis, broth, chili powder, oregano, and bay leaves. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.
Remove bay leaves

Oooo, this sounds awesome! I need to try it.

I don't know why it took me so long to realize this, but..... if you use soft taco tortillas instead of the tortillas that are branded as "wraps," you can save yourself a lot of calories. The soft taco tortillas are often fewer calories than two slices of bread, almost always fewer calories than the "wraps", and since they're smaller than the "wraps," you have less room to pile other things in them. And I think they taste better anyway.

Ceviche on whole wheat tortillia: Ceviche- 2 mahi mahi baked fillets, cool and flake finely into bowl....add 1 purple or white diced onion, 2 firm tomatoes, 2 firm avaocados, cilantro (as much as you like), juice of 3 limes. This is so fresh and light and tastes so good, the lime juice keeps it fresh for about a week. It's 204 calories for a cup You can also use Red Snapper or Tilapia