Best lunch meal plans ?

sierramist9
sierramist9 Posts: 1 Member
in Recipes
I'm trying to make myself a week worth of lunches, but I need something healthy! I just don't know where to start. Any opinions?

Replies

  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    I find the easiest thing is just to bring leftovers from my healthy dinners. When dinner is over, place leftovers in a container and lunch is ready for the next day. Easy peasy.
  • crawforgarten
    crawforgarten Posts: 22 Member
    With my limited schedule I've learned to make massive meals on the weekends and eat leftover's all week. Sure it gets repetitive, but it gets the job done. After I cook, i portion the leftovers into 4 cup pyrex dishes that I can bring to work and toss in a microwave.

    Generally I eat about two cups of steamed veggies, 6-8oz of meat and a dinner roll.

    And FYI pasta sauce on steamed broccoli is amazing.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I have dinner leftovers, sandwich or a salad for lunch.
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10270725/things-to-go-in-salads/p1

    Some foods you could pop into a lunch- hard boiled eggs, fruit, vegetables, hummus, cheese, cottage cheese, muffin, gelatin, nuts, yogurt
  • dklibert
    dklibert Posts: 1,196 Member
    edited November 2016
    A pot of soup goes a long way for my lunches. You can make it all veggie or include a protein. Salads in a jar is another way to make lunches ahead of time. Stuffed baked potatoes are good too. I use things like salsa, cheese and plain yogurt or bbq chicken, or broccoli and cheese. I like shattered sushi bowls too. I make it sort of like a California roll/salad.

    soupspiceeverythingnice.blogspot.com/2015/09/stuffed-zucchini-soup.html
    soupspiceeverythingnice.blogspot.com/2015/06/lemon-chicken-orzo-soup.html
    soupspiceeverythingnice.blogspot.com/2014/06/california-roll-salad.html
    soupspiceeverythingnice.blogspot.com/2016/07/masonable-mondays-1-sushi-inspired.html

    Check out the Domestic Geek and the Fit Couple Cooks youtube channels for meal prep ideas. I have liked every recipe I tried from the Domestic Geek. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLziprGSUFGYRTyyekMqcBiYsTJCwR6Q3X
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    edited November 2016
    It's just me and my husband, so most meals I cook for dinner give us two nights' worth of food. So, I don't have dinner leftovers for lunch. I usually do a big batch of cooking over the weekend, so I have good stuff for lunch all week. Now that the weather is cooler, soups and stews are a favorite. I make big pots that give me 6-10 servings. I freeze it in individual containers, and after a few weeks I have a good variety of frozen soup servings to choose from.

    I also like cooking a batch of jasmine rice. I'll put a scoop of rice and some shredded rotisserie chicken in a freezer container. Then I mix up the toppings on the chicken and rice with different sauces/salsas, beans, cheese, sour cream, guacamole etc. The chicken and rice freezes beautifully and it's nice to mix the meal up with different toppers.

    In warmer weather, I chop huge batches of salad ingredients and take a big salad with protein every day for lunch.

    I've done this for about six years now. I used to eat Lean Cuisines and Health Choice meals, but I can't imagine going back to those.
  • crawforgarten
    crawforgarten Posts: 22 Member
    UpEarly wrote: »
    I'll put a scoop of rice and some shredded rotisserie chicken in a freezer container.
    I've always had a hard time freezing grains like pasta / rice. They never reheat as well as a sauce / meat / veggie. Any suggestions on prep methods?
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    edited November 2016
    crawforgarten wrote: »
    UpEarly wrote: »
    I'll put a scoop of rice and some shredded rotisserie chicken in a freezer container.
    I've always had a hard time freezing grains like pasta / rice. They never reheat as well as a sauce / meat / veggie. Any suggestions on prep methods?

    They freeze really well if you flash freeze them without sauces. Put the grain/pasta directly on a metal baking sheet, freeze, then scrape into a freezer bag. The kernels or individual pastas don't stick to each other, and you can scoop out what you need.
    Reheating pasta, you can throw it directly into a warmed sauce. Rice reheats well when you put it into a saute pan.
  • ds41980
    ds41980 Posts: 133 Member
    I have gotten into making a nice spaghetti and meat sauce and substituting frozen mixed vegetables for the pasta. I also make Caesar chicken wraps with chicken breast, Caesar dressing, spinach and parmesan cheese on a 10 inch wrap. You could probably add other veggies too. I have made stir fry and freeze it. A good soup is great for days when you wanna have a big dinner because homemade soup is low cal.
  • not_my_first_rodeo
    not_my_first_rodeo Posts: 311 Member
    I prefer a hot lunch so I almost always bring leftovers. Occasionally I will cut up sweet peppers, mushrooms, carrots etc. and pack those with some kind of hummus (probably also cherry tomatoes), but I don't do that often. If I forget to bring one, generally I buy a salad with some kind of protein on it.

Categories