What's for lunch?

SouthGippyGirl
SouthGippyGirl Posts: 76 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I'm after some super easy, CHEAP, low calorie lunch ideas please.

So what are you eating today?

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  • shmoony
    shmoony Posts: 237 Member
    Tuna
  • healthylife56
    healthylife56 Posts: 32
    http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=221868

    This...love pita bread & hummus!
  • deb6627
    deb6627 Posts: 6 Member
    Home made beef stew!
  • SouthGippyGirl
    SouthGippyGirl Posts: 76 Member
    http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=221868

    This...love pita bread & hummus!



    YUM!
  • ror222
    ror222 Posts: 5
    I also eat low calries food in the lunch and its my daily routine..like beef is essential part in my daily routine launch and carrot juice is also with it..what your launch routine??
  • mschickiepoo
    mschickiepoo Posts: 91 Member
    garden salad with a few chunks of light cheese and some chopped turkey slices
  • NatashaB8
    NatashaB8 Posts: 202
    I had tuna and crackers :)
  • jeanine89
    jeanine89 Posts: 95 Member
    either a lean cuisine which was $1.98 @ walmart (250 calories)
    and a salad with fat free dressing

    or

    Progresso soup $1.25 @ walmart (save 1 serving for the next day)(100 calories)
    and weis whole wheat bread (70 calories per 2 slices)
    and lean low sodium turkey breast (50 calories)
    and fat free ranch dressing ( I only use a tiny bit so it's 25 calories)
  • Izzwoz
    Izzwoz Posts: 348 Member
    Leftover home made goulash ... yum :-)
  • katcunock
    katcunock Posts: 664 Member
    i'm eating crockpot chicken curry, with a brown rice/quinoa combo

    the curry is very cheap

    serves four people, total cost 1.39 for the four. - approx 35p per person

    (2 chicken legs, £2 for four, one carton tomato passata, 39p, 4 tbsp curry powder)
  • jstout365
    jstout365 Posts: 1,686 Member
    Chicken and rice soup made with roasted butternut squash and a variety of mushrooms. Two cups is only 278 cal 27 carb / 5 fat / 32 protein. It is filling and stays for a while.
  • Coffeeholic8
    Coffeeholic8 Posts: 272 Member
    Bowl of home made tomato soup followed by turkey, broccoli and baked sweet potato.
  • Adrian211
    Adrian211 Posts: 52 Member
    Large bed of baby spinach with Kraft Pesto Parmesan dressing, french fried onions, sunflower seeds, herb goat cheese, and low sodium white tuna (524 cals)
  • AmyFett
    AmyFett Posts: 1,607 Member
    I'm not sure what we're having here today. Chicken salad maybe.
  • fitblondebaker22
    fitblondebaker22 Posts: 84
    "redneck" - Canned chicken, pinto beans, diced canned tomatoes over brown rice. Add hot sauce. Simple and cheap.
    Microwave and enjoy.
  • alderman59
    alderman59 Posts: 22 Member
    It is winter here so that means homemade hearty soups. Today it is chicken vegetable with lots of veggies including spinach and kale, homemade parmesean peppercorn bread and blackberries. I try to make homemade soup every weekend, share it with family or friends and eat it for 2 or 3 lunches during the week.
  • haydensmommy30
    haydensmommy30 Posts: 65
    Starkist Chunk Light Tuna in Water Pouch $1.72
    (Love these cause you don't need a can opener or don't have to drain the water either)

    Lemon $. 50
    (I use 1/2 today & the other half for lunch tomorrow)

    Baby Cut Carrots $2.00
    (Large Bag that I use for the whole week. Spread them out over 10 meals)

    Strawberries $2.50
    (1 container that I use for 3 days. Spread them out over 6 meals)

    Kinda boring and plain. But tastes really good, especially the dry tuna with lemon juice!!!! :flowerforyou:
  • jennaworksout
    jennaworksout Posts: 1,739 Member
    garden salad, no cheese, 1/2 can tuna mixed with 1/2 avocado
  • alpine1994
    alpine1994 Posts: 1,915 Member
    Starkist tuna salad packet on top of crackers
    string cheese
    granny smith apple

    greek yogurt with blueberries a few hours later.
  • cajungirltx
    cajungirltx Posts: 147 Member
    I'm having a bean/cheese burrito:

    Mission Carb Balance Flour Tortilla Medium 120 cal.
    Taco Bell Refried Beans 1/2 cup 100
    Tostito's Queso & Salsa medium 2 tbsp 40 cal
  • momofthreesons
    momofthreesons Posts: 162 Member
    Same thing I have everyday I work; Turkey sandwich on natures own lite with mustard, a can of green beans, and a nonfat sugarfree yogurt. LOL
  • lilteepot
    lilteepot Posts: 97
    Gingered Carrot Apple soup (home-made), and cheese and sriracha on a whole grain ciabatta roll.
  • KombuchaCat
    KombuchaCat Posts: 834 Member
    Japanese sushi wrap...a wrap, cooked sushi rice, avocado, shredded carrots and miso/ginger/soy sauce with spinach and baby kale.
  • sati18
    sati18 Posts: 153 Member
    Home marinaded and baked chicken breast (done last night) with shredded iceberg lettuce, green pepper, celery and fat free dressing. Plus a hard boiled egg.
  • PaulaPalooza
    PaulaPalooza Posts: 137 Member
    Tilapia filet baked at 350 for 20 minutes with a lemon wedge, 1/2 tbsp butter, salt, pepper.

    1/2 Sara Lee healthy multi gran sandwich thin toasted (would have been a whole one, but half fell onto the bottom of the oven which is not exactly clean lol

    1/2 cup 1% fat cottage cheese

    Coming in at: 254 calories, 15 g carbs, 10 grams of fat, and a whopping 38 grams of protein.

    I snuck in 2 pieces of christmas chocolate at the end which took it up to 327 for my lunch :)
  • deb3129
    deb3129 Posts: 1,294 Member
    Giant salad with: romaine lettuce, tomatoes, black beans, onions, corn, cilantro, and salsa.
  • micheleld73
    micheleld73 Posts: 914 Member
    If you look at how many meals you can make from this it ends up being pretty cheap:

    Quinoa cooked in low sodium chicken broth (instead of water)
    chicken (i bought a rotisseri chicken for this)
    balsamic vinagrette
    green seedless grapes
    the receipe called for almonds, but I did grape tomatoes instead

    this recipe you can eat warm or chilled and it tastes great both ways!
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Leftovers - whole wheat egg noodles with sauteed onions, carrots and spinach and tomato basil pasta sauce from a jar and parmesan cheese. (only had about 15 min to prepare dinner last night)
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    Carrot mushroom loaf from the Moosewood cookbook.
  • SouthGippyGirl
    SouthGippyGirl Posts: 76 Member
    Gingered Carrot Apple soup (home-made), and cheese and sriracha on a whole grain ciabatta roll.

    May I have your soup recipe please! Sounds delish!

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