Low Calorie Lunch Ideas?

My typical lunch is 200 g of defrosted frozen veg and some protein. Protein could be leftover meat, or a boiled egg and a few slices of turkey based cold cuts or crab sticks. A little dollop of chilli sauce, salsa, chutney, pesto, salsa verde, anchoiade, tapenade, guacamole or chimchurri keeps this from being boring.

whole wheat orowheat sandwich rounds, 1 can tuna with some mayo with olive oil, some sweet relish, and deli mustard (optional) to make a REALLY good Tuna sandwich and is less than 300 cals. That with some kind of side snack is a typical meal for me.

OR I do the same sandwich rounds and some egg salad. I use the same olive oil based mayo which is lighter and deli mustard which is low calorie.

Simple sandwiches loaded with protein and veggies, Mission carb balance wraps with the same protein/veggies, tuna, low sodium soup, leftover chicken and veggies, greek yogurt with fruit, hard boiled eggs, cheese sticks... Any combo of these typically.

What about cooking extras of dinner the night before and taking that for lunch?

If you live in North America, I would suggest some kind of light bread. My lunch today was super filling and ~150 calories total. I got to have a salad and a sandwich! I had light bread (Market Basket light wheat, 35 calories a slice), about an ounce total of meat, and some lettuce on that, and I poured some Apple Cider Vinegar on one of the slices to give it some juiciness.

Then for the salad, I had romaine lettuce, added in what veggies I wanted (I added tomato, onion, raw mushroom, cucumber, and raw broccoli) and my Italian dressing (got it from the Dollar tree, called Little Italy Zesty Italian dressing, very low comparatively in calories and sodium) and I only use 1/2 serving of it because that's enough to liquify the whole salad. The salad was pretty large and that plus the sandwich was definitely filling!!

Considering doing something like that

can of soup with a can of veggies in it (try green beans or sliced carrots they are very low cal). You could to eat half of it with 5 wheat ritz crackers, but sometimes I eat the whole thing without the crackers.

I eat small pieces of cheese, salami, olives, almonds, and fruit or veggies. I make BLTs without the bread. You can even ad avocado to it and it makes it really yummy :-)

Edit to add....I put together little plates of a variety of those things....makes it interesting.

My favorite is Tuna Salad sandwich. One pouch tuna (low sodium if you're watching it), a TBSP or two of dill relish (sweet if you prefer), unsweetened plain yogurt maybe 1-3 TBSP, packet sweetener if like my you're used to miracle whip and not mayo, and any diced veg you like... I usually dice a tomato and add some spinach leaves. Stuff it all in a mini whole wheat whole grain pita. Whole thing is VERY filling and usually less than 200 calories. If you need an extra bit of protein, some people like to add grated cheese. Also, you could use hummus in place of the yogurt for a different feel...more like a tapenade I think!

My favorite is Tuna Salad sandwich. One pouch tuna (low sodium if you're watching it), a TBSP or two of dill relish (sweet if you prefer), unsweetened plain yogurt maybe 1-3 TBSP, packet sweetener if like my you're used to miracle whip and not mayo, and any diced veg you like... I usually dice a tomato and add some spinach leaves. Stuff it all in a mini whole wheat whole grain pita. Whole thing is VERY filling and usually less than 200 calories. If you need an extra bit of protein, some people like to add grated cheese. Also, you could use hummus in place of the yogurt for a different feel...more like a tapenade I think!

yum! this sounds great!

I like spreading a low carb wrap with a wedge of laughing cow cheese, putting a few dashes of Frank's hot sauce on the cheese and topping with grilled chicken tenders for a Buffalo Chicken Wrap.

I also like to make chicken stir frys with cabbage, mushrooms & zucchini with some soy sauce.

I love using wheat thin crackers instead of bread. Sometimes I'll take a wheat thin and top it with some cheese (I like colby jack), a little chicken, and a bit of tomato. Yum!

I also frequently do leftovers.

Pitta bread x 2
Lettuce (lots)
100g meat (turkey for being v.good, chicken normally)

1 cut lime (or 1/2 lemon), squeeze over sandwich just before you eat, so not soggy as would be if done in the morning - I eat in meetings and this fascinates people.

Change the meat up to stop dullness. I also have 3 bits of fruit, morning on train, lunch and after lunch.

Have an open diary if you want to look at today.

Good luck.