Lunch Ideas

I tend to make some massive salads for lunch. For example, yesterday I had baby spinach, chopped red onion, chopped baby carrots, a hard boiled, and black beans. Other than that, I tend to eat cereal for lunch, like the Kashi high protein and high fiber cereals. This is only M-F. On weekends, my husband gets creative in the kitchen, so I eat whatever he makes for us. I also snack on fruit, almonds, and baby carrots.

my favorite is lo-cal wraps, 2-3 oz lunch meat, romaine or spinach, mandarin oranges (from my kids lunch supplies , and Kens steak house low calorie raspberry pecan dressing (a little goes a long way). i ate the same wrap for a week, then switched it up the next week, same wrap, different meat, or put a little cheese, or substituted some cashews in there for crunch. I kept my wraps in the freezer, so the wouldnt dry out. you can pretty much do this as a salad too.

I also have a taco salad made with dorito's, i just go really easy on the dorito's because theyre high in salt, they are more of a garnish on top for a little crunch


Spinach - Raw, 0.3 cup
Corn - Sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels cut off cob, unprepared, 0.3 cup
Jasmine Rice - Jasmine Rice, 0.5 cup
Frito-Lay - Doritos - Nacho Cheese (Single), 1 oz
Tomato - Tomato Slice , 1 slice
Beans - Pinto, canned, 0.1 cup
Beef - Taco Meat, 0.3 cup
Chobani Greek Yogurt - Vanilla Non-Fat, 2 oz

294cal 44carb 3fat 21protien 351sodium 8sugar

I typically bring veggies & a piece of fruit to work ..... having healthy snacks helps me resist the vending machine. Have some cut up veggies available .... maybe some hummus.

Lunches are an add on .....cottage cheese and whole wheat toast, soup and whole wheat crackers, sometimes a large salad with grilled chicken, nuts (or sunflower seeds) and maybe strawberries depending

Don't feel the need to eat breakfast or snack just because you think you have to - you don't. What matters is your total calories for the day and how meal timing fits into your lifestyle. When I worked in an office, I would usually skip breakfast or have a light snack so I could have a good-sized lunch, then have a mid-afternoon snack and a decent dinner (at about 9pm at night). I lost 20lbs doing that and fitting in exercise 3-5 times a week, usually 30 minutes to an hour each. It really depends on you - if you don't like breakfast, don't feel as if you need to eat it. Snacking between meals won't 'rev your metabolism', although some people need to do this to maintain their blood sugar levels.

Experiment with what meal timing and snacking helps you feel the most satisfied during the day. If you're not hungry, you don't have to make yourself snack. Your metabolism will do what it's meant to without any revving, and it won't die if you eat after 8pm like a lot of people say. :laugh:

Other than that, for lunch, planning ahead is key. I like to either bring leftovers or have lunch meat/tuna and bread/pita wraps available to throw together a quick and satisfying lunch. I added spinach to my sandwiches/wraps to bulk them up, but I could eat spinach all day...