Lunch & Snacks!

Personally, I've been eating 2 hot pockets for lunch every day. They're filling to me, and ~550 - 600 calories for lunch fits perfectly into my calorie goal for the day.

As for snacks, I like Chex Mix, Sunflower Seeds, canned fruit, dry Cheerios, and Nature Valley protein bars. You just have to make sure you're carefully logging, and that it fits into your goals.

I take a serving of dinner and pack it for lunch the next day. Sometimes I will put it in a wrap for a change of pace.
This container is really handy.

I will wrap up something crispy like crackers or chinese noodles, a little protein like nuts, cheese, or shredded chicken, and I have myself a great salad on the go.

Something quick and easy for me is to make 3 turkey roll ups (butterball deli turkey (25cal per slice) 1 laughing cow wedge cheese (35 cal)with strips of orange or yellow bell peppers(maybe 10 cal) sugar free jello cup (10 cal) 100 cal pack of nuts. Read the Dash Diet for weight loss. It has great ideas and has helped me tremendously.

I wrap cucumber in turkey lunch meat along with mustard. Usually pair that with a little bit of cottage cheese. I also buy the pre packaged mixes vegetables add that to some cooked cubes chicken its a really fast stir fry. I usually just add Cajun seasoning for flavoring as I'm trying to stay away from dressings and sauces. Also I really like banana paired with a little bit of peanut butter

For pre-packaged foods I like:
Reduced Sugar Uncrustables 190cal
Cambells Soup on the Go 120cal
Cliff Bars 240cal
Bistro Salads 190-250cal
Lean Cuisine

Your guys ideas sound good

I have an idea for nacks

GreenValli wrote: »

MeiannaLee wrote: »

For pre-packaged foods I like:
Reduced Sugar Uncrustables 190cal
Cambells Soup on the Go 120cal
Cliff Bars 240cal
Bistro Salads 190-250cal
Lean Cuisine

Meianna Lee,

I did not know about reduced sugar Uncrustables! I love Uncrustables and will have to look for the reduced sugar variety. 190 calories is not too bad. Thanks!

I have a ten yr old who used to love those. Check the label and ingredients. Hate to ruin a good thing but I was pissed when I saw hydrogenated oils (trans fats) in ingredients. That was years ago. Hopefully they've smartened up. Cuz those were yummy.

I work 12 hour shifts as a nurse so healthy and easy lunches can be difficult. Lately I've been making chicken salad with shredded breasts, Greek yogurt and chopped peppers, spinach, celery and green onions. Works great in a gluten free wrap!

Quinoa stir fry is another good and easy one. I usually add ground turkey, loads of mixed veggies (frozen can be used to save time chopping), add an egg while cooking and put in a bit of quinoa. It tastes great with a homemade teriyaki sauce so that it's lower in sodium.

I pack almonds, almond butter and celery for snack, or the caramel almond and sea salt kind bars for a snack. For lunch its broccoli, carrots, cherry tomatoes, a boiled egg and a pouch of salmon. i squeeze lime juice over the veggies and salmon and it's really tasty. today i steamed the broccoli for something different.

This is what I did this week. I discovered that the those pre-packaged fruit cups fit in a wide mouth mason jar. So I used them to make lunches and snacks. Worked so well. I will keep doing this now that I have all the mason jars. just have to eat more fruit.

http://soupspiceeverythingnice.blogspot.com/2015/09/recycle-tip-fruit-cups-mason-jars.html

Quick grab and go snack...Planters Nutrition Protein Nut Mix 7g sugar,
10g protein & 250 calories. Filling

This was my lunch, today. A tuna wrap with pasta salad (made with white balsamic vinegar).

I'm not creative for lunch. Tomorrow morning I'm going to grab a bag of lettuce, can of tuna, a wedge of laughing cow cheese...mmmmaaaaaybe I'll weigh out 25 grams of avocado to bring. The hot sauce and my bowl are already at work. Done.

I prep salad fixins for the week and today it's a Greek salad with garlic expressions dressing. A whole grain roll and green iced tea.