Lunch Ideas?

stormyxpony
stormyxpony Posts: 157 Member
edited February 19 in Food and Nutrition
I'm in need of some lunch ideas. Quick and easy ideas. I was thinking of the Atkins meals. I'm on day program 3x a week so I have to bring my lunch.

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  • Xaudelle
    Xaudelle Posts: 122 Member
    Pinterest that hoe!

    I like open faced sandwiches, a veggie and a fruit.

    Tuna salads.

    Omlets.

    Soup.

    Any combo of starch, protein, and veggie. Rice, beans and broccoli. Lunch meat wrapped around cheese, sugar snap peas, and crackers. Etc.
  • curvyin2014
    curvyin2014 Posts: 26
    Chili is always good make big pot and take little everyday. Also lunchmeat rollups with cheese and peppers
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    Can you be a bit more specific? Do you have access to a refrigerator and microwave? What foods do you like or dislike? Any particualr macros you're watching? (If you say Atkins meals does that mean you're keeping a limit on your carbs?)
  • stormyxpony
    stormyxpony Posts: 157 Member
    Can you be a bit more specific? Do you have access to a refrigerator and microwave? What foods do you like or dislike? Any particualr macros you're watching? (If you say Atkins meals does that mean you're keeping a limit on your carbs?)

    what's macros? yes to the carbs. I do have access to a micowave.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    Macros - the percentages of carbs, proteins and fats that you're aiming for.

    So if you're looking to keep carbs low then a sandwich or filled roll is probably not great. I like to batch cook a big pot of soup/ stew at the weekends, using up whatever veg I have in the fridge, and maybe add a tin of beans for extra protein. I freeze this in individual portions.

    I've seen low-carb breakfast muffins - basically eggs baked in a ham "bowl". They'd make a nice portable lunch too.
  • ajdavidge
    ajdavidge Posts: 3
    Make a salad the night before with chicken breast, tuna or beans. I like mixing romaine lettuce, chicory, baby plum tomatoes, cucumber, radish, julienned carrot. You can also add in seeds or nuts. As a dressing, use 1 tsp oil, about 100ml of tangerine juice, 2sp vinegar, poppy seeds and salt/pepper to season. That will give you enough dressing for a whole week of salads.
  • stormyxpony
    stormyxpony Posts: 157 Member
    Make a salad the night before with chicken breast, tuna or beans. I like mixing romaine lettuce, chicory, baby plum tomatoes, cucumber, radish, julienned carrot. You can also add in seeds or nuts. As a dressing, use 1 tsp oil, about 100ml of tangerine juice, 2sp vinegar, poppy seeds and salt/pepper to season. That will give you enough dressing for a whole week of salads.

    I'll do this. Thank You!!
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    I cook a batch of beans about once a week and then nuke a potato in the microwave in the mornings for lunch most days. I add a teaspoon of oil over this. Don't forget to first stab the tater a few times with a fork or knife to prevent explosions during microwaving

    Next week I'll do hard boiled eggs and refried beans in a tortilla wrap. I'm still working on my sauce/dressing. I'd like to use a tablespoon of Italian spiced up with red pepper and whatever I can think of
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