Lunch Ideas

summerfool
summerfool Posts: 72 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Lunch is the hardest meal for me, it's where I tend to fall off the healthy wagon. This is the meal I prefer to eat most of my protein so I can last till dinner (with a snack of usually fruit in between). Salads are great but I tend to feel hungry after only an hour or two. Any ideas on high protein healthy lunches?

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  • Gagnej88
    Gagnej88 Posts: 1
    Anything with Chicken or Fish would help. My Aunt gave me a recipe for a like smoothie...

    Cup of Almond Milk
    Handful of frozen raseberry (or any fruit you perfer)
    Handful of spinach (she said you wont be able to taste it)
    Teaspoon of Spinach Hemp powder

    Should fill you up but also get your metabolism going if you needed help with that as well.
  • mellenorris
    mellenorris Posts: 99 Member
    How many cals are you looking to fill? I travel by bus and have to carry everything with me, so convenience is key for me. Here's my lunch today:

    0.5 cup Birds Eye Steamfresh Frozen Vegetables - Asian Medley. Love this stuff. I buy the big steamfresh bags and divvy into smaller tupperwares. Keep in the freezer - grab and go in the morning! I let them thaw a bit in the fridge when I get to work so they aren't totally frozen when I want to cook them with...

    1 cup Minute Ready-to-Serve Brown Rice (pre-packaged microwavable portion - I throw this in the microwave with those veggies for 1.5 minutes and they're perfect!)

    1 Questbar - something my friend recently turned me on to! Super tasty, definitely filling. Should help satisfy your protein requirement.

    Totals at ~400 cals, 26g protein. Stupid easy to prep for a week or two if you're always on the go, or have a hard time finding time to pack a healthy lunch.

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