Quick low calorie lunch ideas

Grilled chicken breast or fish and veggies?

Bagel thin, wedge of Laughing Cow, tomato slices, small serving (1oz or less) smoked salmon.

Power greens, mushrooms, 1/2 diced tomato, 2oz grilled chicken breast, 4-6 diced slices pickled beets, beet juice + lemon juice as dressing.

1/3 can tuna mixed with 1/4 small avocado, 1/8 cup diced red onion, 1Tbsp dill relish, 1-2Tbsp chopped sun-dried tomatoes, season with garlic powder & lemon juice, all on a low-calorie flatbread with greens.

2 cups steamed green beans lightly coated with 1-2tsp store-bought basil pesto with 2oz grilled chicken breast on top (can eat hot or cold).

1/2 cup cottage cheese topped with 1-2Tbsp sun-dried tomatoes, 3-4 sliced black olives, 1 large leaf shredded fresh basil, garlic powder, white pepper (you can also put this on top of pasta if you're feeling carby).

Pre-make hardboiled eggs and plain baked potatoes; grab one egg, one potato, a stick of cheese, some dark green veg, and whatever seasonings you like on your way out the door.

2-4oz grilled chicken breast (I buy 2oz tenderloins so portioning is a nonissue) over 1 cup raw or sauteed mushrooms, dress lightly with lemon vinaigrette (lemon juice, olive oil, a little garlic powder, white pepper). Serve on a bed of rice/quinoa/whatever if you're feeling carby, on a bed of dark leafy veggies if you're feeling virtuous.


-- Most of these are really easy with a little prep work ahead of time. Grill an entire package of chicken breasts or tenderloins at the weekend, pre-cut your avocados into quarters and store in the fridge in a baggie of lemon juice, keep bagged leafy greens on hand, chop carrots/bell peppers/tomatoes/onions in big batches, make hard-boiled eggs and baked potatoes in advance, sautee a whole mess (two or three pounds) of mushrooms and store in the fridge, steam plenty of frozen veg like green beans in advance, etc. All you really have to do from there is assemble what you want.

My food diary blog - ameliasfooddiary.wordpress.com - might give you some suggestions