Needing New Snack and Lunch Ideas...help!!
FutureMrsWarby
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I've been losing weight for almost a year...and food is getting...boring. lol here are some typical lunches and snacks for me:
Snacks:
String cheese
fruit cups
fruit snacks
rice cakes with cream cheese wedges or peanut butter
some raw veggies
100 cal popcorn
greek yogurt and almonds
What other snacks could I eat?
Here are my typical lunches:
-Bag salad kits
-tuna on bread thins
-lunch meat on bread thins
-mini pizzas made on bread thins or english muffins
What else is there? I admit I'm a little afraid to try new things so that is part of the problem, but I suppose I'm just having trouble thinking of what to eat.
Snacks:
String cheese
fruit cups
fruit snacks
rice cakes with cream cheese wedges or peanut butter
some raw veggies
100 cal popcorn
greek yogurt and almonds
What other snacks could I eat?
Here are my typical lunches:
-Bag salad kits
-tuna on bread thins
-lunch meat on bread thins
-mini pizzas made on bread thins or english muffins
What else is there? I admit I'm a little afraid to try new things so that is part of the problem, but I suppose I'm just having trouble thinking of what to eat.
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Sugar snap peas or carrots with some hummus.
meal replacement shake.
clear brothy soups make great lunches.
Get creative with salads and make your own.
sushi!0 -
I pretty much eat the same for snacks, also add nuts or protein bars if I can fit them in calories wise. For lunch it is always salad for me,but if I'm in need of a change I will do oatmeal and nuts, homemade soups, or a white egg omelette. If I am out and about I also flip flop my snack and lunch times ie. snack at noon and lunch at 2PM.I just make sure I always eat a protein with any carbs like popcorn and a non fat cheese stick or a rice cake and peanut butter(my fav).0
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Monday thru Thursday I have an OM protein shake with almond milk for lunch and on Friday I will "Splurge" and and have a slice of pizza, homemade salad, sushi, or leftovers.0
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Hi - I work during the day so I bring my snacks/lunches to work. I eat almost anything and everything, but tend to eat the same core items:
Snacks:
Banana
Oatmeal
Almonds
Kind Bar
Wholly Guacamole (100 Calorie Pack) and 10 Wheat Thins (new snack)
Shakeology
Eat Part of my lunch
Lunches:
Portion controlled Dinner Leftovers
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches
Lunchmeat Sandwiches
Spinach, Edamame, cherry tomato salad0 -
I am hooked on protein shakes and smoothies made with unsweetened almond milk, or frozen coffee drinks lately.
Lunch either leftover dinner or salad or sammies.
I could eat the fresh express pear gorganzola every day of my life, but more local store stopped carrying it.
a handful of peanuts are my go to snack, or quaker quakes in cheddar. or blueberry or pomegranite.0 -
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I make a crustless Quiche with Bisquick.
Depending on what your putting in it, it can be as low as 125 cal per serving, or more.
The basic recipe is half a cup bisquick, 1 cup of milk 2 eggs or egg substitute. mix together and bake in a 9inch deep dish pie.
So whatever else you want in it. We add chicken and spinach, or bacon, broccol, ham and cheese, or an all veggie one....
My 3 year old eats this like candy, I also make in muffin tins for a quick snack0 -
I make a crustless Quiche with Bisquick.
Depending on what your putting in it, it can be as low as 125 cal per serving, or more.
The basic recipe is half a cup bisquick, 1 cup of milk 2 eggs or egg substitute. mix together and bake in a 9inch deep dish pie.
So whatever else you want in it. We add chicken and spinach, or bacon, broccol, ham and cheese, or an all veggie one....
My 3 year old eats this like candy, I also make in muffin tins for a quick snack
this sounds way awesome!! thanks!!0 -
Snacks
FF/SF pudding
SF Jello
Light yogurt
Plums
Cottage Cheese and tomatoes
Lunch
Rotissier chicken
Brown rice with salsa
Green giant for ones broc, and cheese
pairs
Pita with chicken
just heated up chicken0 -
I am planning on making lasagna with zucchini instead of noodles and that will be good to take as leftovers. I am planning on making a ton of different salads. Chicken taco salad, strawberry feta salad, pear walnut salad. I'm hoping with all the variations it won't be too mundane.0
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That crustless quiche sounds FABULOUS!!!! And I even have some of that Heart Healthy Lowfat Bisquick in the house! THANKS! Any chance its in the food database?0
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What is an OM protein shake?0
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I've been eating a ton of cucumbers thanks to the garden flourish. I like sugar snap peas as well. Special K has those chip thingers that you can have an obscene amount of for 110 calories.
As far as lunches go, I usually make a pot of soup on Sunday as well as leftovers from the week's meals. My husband and I have changed our diet mostly with portion control and changes to the way we cook things. It's amazing how easy it became to stay under my calorie goal just by browsing the healthy section on epicurious. Of course, I found a summer cobbler for under 300 cal per serving and have been eating that for breakfast...0 -
I am still figuring out snacks?
Lunch
Pita with veggies and Greek dressing
Melba rounds and laughing cow with veggies
Melba rounds with spinach dip( homemade reduced fat)
Salsa, light sour cream, black beans, shredded cheese(light) and baked nacho chips
Asian salad ( mandarin oranges, salad wontons, homemade Asian dressing, snap peas, spinach) add chicken or almonds for dinner0 -
I make a crustless Quiche with Bisquick.
Depending on what your putting in it, it can be as low as 125 cal per serving, or more.
The basic recipe is half a cup bisquick, 1 cup of milk 2 eggs or egg substitute. mix together and bake in a 9inch deep dish pie.
So whatever else you want in it. We add chicken and spinach, or bacon, broccol, ham and cheese, or an all veggie one....
My 3 year old eats this like candy, I also make in muffin tins for a quick snack
This reminds me of a Bisquick recipe my mom used to make when I was younger. I'm definitely going to give this a shot. Thanks for sharing!0 -
my fav snacks are: boiled egg, carrots n hummus, pretzel thins, whole grain bunny grahams.0
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snacks:
nuts
fresh fruit
dried fruit
hummus & crackers
popcorn (microwave plain corn in a paper bag!)
special K muesli bar
carrot sticks
cruskits with hummus/cream cheese
diet coke
frozen yoghurt
yoghurt
lite icecream
ginger nut biscuit.
PASTRY FREE QUICHE:
They are great! You can throw in whatever you have in the house. (CAN MAKE IN MUFFIN PANS FOR A PERFECT SNACK SIZE :-) I use this recipe:
4 eggs
500g of cottage cheese
veges and meat if you want
Whisk eggs. Stir in cottage cheese. I dry fry the meat/veges then stir in. Line a dish with baking paper generously. Pour in and bake about 35 minutes. I am not a big egg lover and hate cottage cheese but love this! It is soooooooo filling and great with salad. I do find I have to sort of drain the excess fluid off 5 mins before cooking has finished and then I drain it on a cake rack. It is even better cold! I sometimes make it with 2 eggs and 250g cottage cheese. Tonight I have put in bacon, onion, peas, corn, grated carrot and capsicum.0 -
I'm switching up my salad my making and using new dressings. This week it's sweet onion.
I also make a ham/cheeseburger salad - ground browned scrambled hamburger meat over lettuce, tomato, onion with ketchup, mustard and cheese on top. It's actually really good.
You could always wrap your salad in a tortilla- then it won't feel like salad. It'll be a wrap! Also try cooked veggies with couscous.
I agree that soup is also a winner.
For snacks: I look for weird fruit in the supermarket to try. Also the shakes everyone is talking about. I like GNC's Lean Shake 25. Very filling.
Thanks for the quiche recipes!0 -
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HI, I understand completely, there are some days where I am stumped as to what to have for lunch and snacks at work. And that is when the cafeteria calls my name.
I have 2 snacks during the morning while I am at work, the first one is usually 1 cup of fruit with 3/4 cup of yogurt. Second break I am having a kiwi and half a large muffin.
Those quiche ideas sound amazing and I will definitely try them0 -
10 calorie jelly with some fruit? Literally become a snack staple for me right now. Baked bananas are tasty too.0
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I love eating avocado slices with a little Johnny's Seasoning on it.
I also love slicing up a chilled banana and putting it in a bowl with some non-fat milk.
Jell-O pudding isn't all too bad, either. I just found that out today (& it's super easy to make)!
Fiber One bars are a great snack if you're super hungry. They also make a great breakfast!
Or how about some salmon jerky? It's expensive, but super filling and delicious!
It's about $5 for a 4oz piece at Safeway. It's in the Seafood section next to the cold-smoked salmon.0 -
Oh, you should also try Rhubarb!
Growing up, my great grandmother had a rhubarb plant.
She would give me a stick of it, and I would dip it in a little sugar and it tasted delicious!
Super tart, but the sugar makes it sweet as well.
I LOVE cantaloupe.
Buy a dehydrator and make your own dried fruit treats like:
Apples
Mangoes
Bananas
Persimmons
Pears
Starfruit0 -
Optimum Nutrition brand protien powders you make with water milk or waterver0
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Baked Oatmeal Protein Bars
3 cups oatmeal
2-Heaping Scoops of Vanilla Protein Powder
1/2 cup brown sugar (you could use less if you want)
2 tsp. baking powder
Pinch of Nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Pinch of Sea salt
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce or Maple Syrup
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs (1-who;e & 1-white)
1/2 cup milk & ½ cup Greek Yogurt
¼ cup of Peanut Butter
1 pint blueberries, raspberries, craisins or other fruit (you could substitute 1 cup raisins)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl. Add the wet ingredients and mix thoroughly. Fold in the blueberries. Spread into a 9x9 pan that has been sprayed lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Bake for 35-45 minutes until the top feels firm to the touch. This is delicious hot or cold, and can also be served topped with milk. Keep in fridge
Slice 9x9 into 9-bars
1-Bar=189 cal / 30 carbs / 10 sugar / 10 protein / 24 sodium0 -
found this on Pinterest this morning!
http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipes/healthy-eating/nutrition/the-you-can-do-it-diet-snacks/?sssdmh=dm17.614539&esrc=nwffood0823120 -
Last night to cure my sweet tooth I ate a mashed up banana with a teaspoon of creamy peanut butter and just under a half teaspoon of chocolate chips. Super yum!0
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Garden is bursting with tomatoes right now. New favorite is sliced tomatoes sprinkled with blue cheese crumbles, yum yum, even better on sea salt melba rounds.0
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My lunch time is very limited so I need quick and easy, plus it needs to taste good. So, when I'm not bringing left overs from dinner, these are some of the things I get from the grocery store:
Progresso Light soups (great variety, yummy and low cal/sodium/etc)
Lean Cuisine Steam Bags (they taste great, don't taste like the tipical frozen dinner and of course there's variety)
smoked turkey wraps with whole wheat tortilla and avocado0 -
Chicken Wrap - M&M Grilled Chicken Breast Slices, 50grams, fat free caesar dressing, grated cheese, Wrap
Jello - Fat Free - Made at Home
Special K chips 18 chips,
Cup Watermellon
I also put cucumbers in and make a cucumber wrap instead of chicken, with Fat Free Mayo0
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