Burnt out on cottage cheese & fruit, lunch suggestions?

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  • amymichelle1226
    amymichelle1226 Posts: 150 Member
    Look on pinterest. Just type in 'healthy lunch ideas' and you'll get tons of blogs and links that have sample lunches....a lot of them have small portions of meat/cheese/fruit/veggie....sometimes a half sandwich and other things. I would definitely start there for some ideas.
  • princessemmie
    princessemmie Posts: 17
    Jacket potatoes,humous and veg sticks,soups,rice salads, pasta salads, cous cous,open sandwiches(only half the bread!Love ryvitas, crumpets bagels serve with side salads or warm winter veg?i try and mix it up everyday so i dont get so bored x
  • stephanieb72
    stephanieb72 Posts: 390 Member
    Tumaros makes a low cal/low carb wrap. Their salsa tortilla has 50 cal/11g carbs/5g protein/6g fiber
    Stuffed with avacado, tomato, turkey, spinach, and onion. YUM!
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    I eat a sandwich or wrap for lunch pretty much every day. I love my sammiches.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    I eat a sandwich or wrap for lunch pretty much every day. I love my sammiches.

    make me one??
  • DanatLong
    DanatLong Posts: 3
    Hi DJ,

    I'm new to the Myfitnesspal family, but I have the same problem with getting tired of the same thing over and over and over...I have found that Progresso makes some delicious soups. I am enjoying the Santa Fe Chicken one right now, w/ 6 crackers for only 220 calories. This afternoon about 3:00 I will be delighted by a cup of frozen grapes.

    God Bless
  • shunggie
    shunggie Posts: 1,036 Member
    You people have made me hungry for a sandwich now....Einstein Bros. Tasty turkey on whole wheat bagel thin..........I have a coupon!

    Be careful with canned soups and frozen dinners with sodium. I buy the low sodium soups, or make them myself. I love frozen dinners, Lean Cuisine is great, but i read down the label to check more than calories and fat grams.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    Hi DJ,

    I'm new to the Myfitnesspal family, but I have the same problem with getting tired of the same thing over and over and over...I have found that Progresso makes some delicious soups. I am enjoying the Santa Fe Chicken one right now, w/ 6 crackers for only 220 calories. This afternoon about 3:00 I will be delighted by a cup of frozen grapes.

    God Bless

    soup is good, but the canned stuff have so much stinking sodium in them. i feel so swollen after eating (drinking??) hem.

    speaking of, i'm gonna make some chicken stock.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    Thanks for all the great suggestions so far!

    I was avoiding bread because I already eat oatmeal for breakfast daily & I thought all the carbs would put on weight?

    Don't worry about stuff like that. As other people have said, carbs won't make you gain weight any more than anything else. Why not try egg salad or turkey on a sandwich thin? They're 100 calories and come in a lot of different breads. Sara Lee and Brownberry make good ones.
  • yowza101
    yowza101 Posts: 196 Member
    There's nothing wrong with eating bread everyday, I do. I just don't have it for all 3 meals. I eat multi-grain, whole grain or wheat. Nothing wrong with having a wrap for lunch or a hearty soup and salad or something like that. I eat what I want...just in moderation and smaller portions.
  • AllieTF
    AllieTF Posts: 4
    Look for the little pocket type breads like Pepperridge Farms makes, by the Weight Watchers method they are only one point each. Load up the sandwich with extra veggies!
  • junipearl
    junipearl Posts: 326 Member
    not sure if this has already been said, but HUMMUS AND VEGGIES!
  • AllieTF
    AllieTF Posts: 4
    I do a very similar recipe minus the "taco" ingredients and broth, throw in some chicken and kidney beans and canned tomatoes and it's a good chicken chili!
  • agidavis
    agidavis Posts: 36 Member
    I started to re create the starbucks lunch boxes at home. Low cal and very tasty
    Their protein box has peanut butter, eggs, cheese, grapes, apple slices
    Veggie box: goats cheese, tzaziki sauce, carrots, peppers, cherry tomatoes, cranberry and apple crackers.

    To re create this at home only cost me a dollar or two.
  • DenyseMarieL
    DenyseMarieL Posts: 673 Member
    Lately my favorite lunch is two poached eggs on a slice of whole grain toast with sliced tomatoes, 1/4 c of grated light cheddar and a handful of chopped spinach. It's quite filling! Also, I recently bought a variety of Smart ones microwave meals for those days I'm in a hurry. They are surprisingly good!
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    pitabread2.jpg

    These are very filling, low calorie, decent fiber and protein and very tasty. I find them at Walmart and add lunch meat, cheese, mustard, any veggies, tons of spinach.

    Total Calories 60
    Total Fat 2 g 3%
    Sodium 300 mg 13%
    Total Carbohydrates 8 g 3%
    Dietary Fiber 4 g 16%
    Sugars 0 g
    Protein 6 g

    *edit: Or you can order them online here, just found this: http://www.netrition.com/josephs_bakery_pita_bread.html
  • Melyssaks
    Melyssaks Posts: 69 Member
    I usually go for a whole wheat "flat roll" or "bagel thin". Only about 100-120 calories for both sides. I fill it up with veggies & turkey slices and have a pretty filling lunch with enough carbs to give me energy to get through the afternoon at work. I usually have a yogurt and fruit on the side. If you're sick of salads try out some different salad dressings (Wishbone has some good spritzer dressings that are only 1-2 calories per spritz) and also try cutting up some sandwich meat or getting cubed ham to put in it.
  • sisierra
    sisierra Posts: 659 Member
    Whats wrong with eating bread everyday? lol, carbs are a natural thing. they have light bread thats only 70cal for 2 slices and only like 18g of carbs, so I am in full support of a sammich.

    Order some Jimmy John's but an unwich (means its wrapped in lettuce), do that and any sandwich you order will have about 300 less calories for the lack of bread and carbs.

    Chicken and grapes is delicious, but you would obviously need a side.

    So, in summation, go for a sandwich or a frozen dinner lol
  • Davisc28
    Davisc28 Posts: 52 Member
    Try Miracle Noodles they are fat free, carb free, gluten free
    http://www.miraclenoodle.com/

    You can season them how you want to and they absorb the flavor. Im on a low carb journey as well and these have worked well to give me my pasta and rice fix, with out the guilt or worry im throwing myself out of ketosis. I bought mine at Whole Food's.
  • LordByproduct
    LordByproduct Posts: 117
    ive come up with a good lunch meal.

    find a light soup (in a can) to use over a medely of steamed veggies (your choice)

    for example i will steam some brocoli some baby carrots and maybe red pepper hunks...this goes in a big bowl. over the veggies i would put one half of a can of progresso soup. flavors i like with this are.

    sante fe chicken light (add cayenne pepper)
    chicken cheese enchilada (a little more fat but worth it)
    spicy three bean something....(very good)
    lentil

    ANYWAY this lunch is SUPER filling and only 150-200 calories the way i do it
  • toya316
    toya316 Posts: 137 Member
    Thanks for all the great suggestions so far!

    I was avoiding bread because I already eat oatmeal for breakfast daily & I thought all the carbs would put on weight?

    That's a myth. Weight gain is determined by the ratio of how many calories you eat to how many you burn.


    I agree, a total myth it's all in the CALORIES....
  • helyg
    helyg Posts: 675 Member
    I eat wholemeal bread for lunch most days, either toasted under poached eggs or with soup. I eat porridge for breakfast too, and often have potatoes or pasta with my dinner. I'm still losing weight.

    At the end of the day it is everything in moderation.
  • Antlady69
    Antlady69 Posts: 204 Member
    Eat whatever you want as long as it fits in your budget for the day. There are no bad foods, too much of any food is bad. The reason people fail is because they "diet" and try to live on cottage cheese, broccoli and steamed fish. Learn to eat real food in the proper proportions for the rest of your life. If cottage cheese is boring now what is it going to be 10 years from now?

    This ^^.
  • ggcat
    ggcat Posts: 313 Member
    Eat whatever you want as long as it fits in your budget for the day. There are no bad foods, too much of any food is bad. The reason people fail is because they "diet" and try to live on cottage cheese, broccoli and steamed fish. Learn to eat real food in the proper proportions for the rest of your life. If cottage cheese is boring now what is it going to be 10 years from now?


    ^^^this^^^^
  • LittleFootHafner
    LittleFootHafner Posts: 302
    Devilled Eggs, Veggie Sticks, Melba Toast and Cheese if your calories allow
    Flaked Turkey/Ham/Tuna/Salmon with Whole Wheat Crackers (I use Ryvita Dark Rye) and veggie sticks
    Homemade Soup
    Pita (only 100 cals for a Haddad High Protein Pita) with chipotle mayo, lettuce & sliced turkey/chicken on it
    Oatmeal & Fruit
    Egg white omelet, turkey sausage & wheat crackers
    Try different salads (bean salad, spaghetti squash salad, etc...)
    Homemade chicken brocolli
    Homemade chicken chop suey

    GOOD LUCK!! ;)
  • MsMuniz
    MsMuniz Posts: 399 Member
    I eat sandwiches almost everyday, I just use romaine lettuce as the "bread" and drink extra water to counter the sodium. Love Boars Head Jerk Turkey!
  • shortnerdy
    shortnerdy Posts: 131
    I make sandwiches with whole wheat wraps or 12 whole grain bread. The bread is so heavy with whole grains usually 1 slice is enough for me. Whole grain carbs are good for you.
  • DJ2120
    DJ2120 Posts: 407 Member
    pitabread2.jpg

    These are very filling, low calorie, decent fiber and protein and very tasty. I find them at Walmart and add lunch meat, cheese, mustard, any veggies, tons of spinach.

    Total Calories 60
    Total Fat 2 g 3%
    Sodium 300 mg 13%
    Total Carbohydrates 8 g 3%
    Dietary Fiber 4 g 16%
    Sugars 0 g
    Protein 6 g

    *edit: Or you can order them online here, just found this: http://www.netrition.com/josephs_bakery_pita_bread.html

    Thank you for this! I think I have seen these at Walmart! I'm going to give these a go & I'm making note of all the other suggestions as well so I can switch it up & not get bored :smile: you guys are so helpful always!
  • MsMuniz
    MsMuniz Posts: 399 Member
    pitabread2.jpg

    These are very filling, low calorie, decent fiber and protein and very tasty. I find them at Walmart and add lunch meat, cheese, mustard, any veggies, tons of spinach.

    Total Calories 60
    Total Fat 2 g 3%
    Sodium 300 mg 13%
    Total Carbohydrates 8 g 3%
    Dietary Fiber 4 g 16%
    Sugars 0 g
    Protein 6 g

    *edit: Or you can order them online here, just found this: http://www.netrition.com/josephs_bakery_pita_bread.html

    We buy these at Publix, love them!
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
    Eat whatever you want as long as it fits in your budget for the day. There are no bad foods, too much of any food is bad. The reason people fail is because they "diet" and try to live on cottage cheese, broccoli and steamed fish. Learn to eat real food in the proper proportions for the rest of your life. If cottage cheese is boring now what is it going to be 10 years from now?


    ^^^this^^^^

    This again.

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