Healthy things to eat at lunch

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Hi guys,

The time has come for me to get fit again (and hopefully stay that way this time) as my beautiful wife is having our 3rd child and I have found that it is massively helpful being fit and healthy when you have a new born baby to look after.
Im really struggling with healthy foods to eat at lunchtime. I work opposite a Tesco so the options are endless but I have no idea what to choose. Any ideas?
Thanks
G

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  • kathykatkitty
    kathykatkitty Posts: 61 Member
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    During this time of the year I enjoyed green salad since it's so warm outside you can chill them and put them in a container and you're good to go. My favorite is quinoa Greek salad Kalamata olives feta cheese tomatoes cucumbers red onions and an Italian salad dressing of your choice.
  • JetJaguar
    JetJaguar Posts: 801 Member
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    Personally I find that eating protein tends to keep me satiated longer, so for lunch lately I've been making chicken sandwiches. Canned chicken (the kind that comes in a can like tuna), olive oil mayonnaise, a little celery, green onions, black pepper, and paprika.
  • stephmhess
    stephmhess Posts: 1 Member
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    I find the key to success for meal is meal prep. I prep for an hour or so on Sundays and put containers in the fridge so it's easy grab and go. I always start with a pan of baked chicken - either skinless thighs, tenderloins, breasts, etc. That then gets diced up and put in the fridge in 4 oz. serving sizes. Then I go with a veggie option or two - sometimes it's grilled veg, or baked, sometimes it's prepped lettuce or cabbage. I take 1-2 cups of veggies with lunch. Then it's a starch - usually a quinoa, brown rice, spelt, sweet potato, etc. That gets prepped and I take about 3 oz or a 1/2 cup of that with it all. that's a VERY filling and healthy lunch. Sometimes I also make a soup that doubles as a dinner and then lunches as well - this week it's the Fixate Mexican Chicken Tortilla Soup which is AMAZING!!! Then we prep all the raw veg for the week - a giant bag of carrots, celery, broccoli or cauliflower, sometimes a jicama - both my husband and I take that for snacks/lunches during the week - I also make a homemade dip to take with it because, let's just face it veg is more fun with something to dip - sometimes I do buy a hummus, sometimes it's PB with carrots and celery, sometimes the low fat dip. We also cut/prep a melon or two for the week in the fridge - that coupled with berries or bananas make a great AM snack with some seeds or nuts. That's about it. that's how we get through the week healthfully at our house.
  • sumkay02
    sumkay02 Posts: 24 Member
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    Congrats @garybuckett1983 !!! I need help in the lunch department, too. Salads get boring :neutral:

    @stephmhess that is AMAZING!! I did best when I meal prep'ed as well, however I get bored with eating chicken and salad everyday for lunch. I'm not adventurous with food, I'll try just about everything, but I don't like to spend the money not knowing if I'll like it or not...we are a very picky family (my husband and oldest daughter are the worst) so getting them to try anything is like pulling chicken teeth....so I eat what they eat. It's hard to make something just for me while I'm cooking the family a big yummy, carb filled dinner. LoL

    Walmart/Publix has those little salad bowls in the produce section, they are pretty good. Are they really healthy tho?