Lunch ideas besides sandwiches???

raypackers
raypackers Posts: 54 Member
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Hey does anyone have any lunch recipes that are not sandwiches? For some reason I just really don't like them. And probably low calorie are best.
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  • RavenLibra
    RavenLibra Posts: 1,737 Member
    What's wrong with salads?
  • raypackers
    raypackers Posts: 54 Member
    @RavenLibra Do you have any salad ideas??
  • dabearo
    dabearo Posts: 57 Member
    http://www.food.com/recipe/cranberry-turkey-meatloaf-170375?ftab=reviews
    Made in muffin tins. Easy carry and go.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    One of my go-to salads is built around 1/2 cup of corn (I use a measuring cup and then weigh it) and veggie dog sliced. If you aren't a vegetarian, use a cooked lean-meat hotdog, I guess. To that, I add cherry/grape tomatoes, cucumber, pickle, pickled jalapeno, either onion or scallion, and whatever other veggies strike my fancy. I've done bell peppers, celery, and bean sprouts in the past. For dressing, I use 1/4 cup medium salsa and a tablespoon of vegan sour cream.
  • RavenLibra
    RavenLibra Posts: 1,737 Member
    A boiled egg, Baby spinach, julienne bell peppers, crushed walnuts, or sub baby greens instead of spinach... with a dash of salt and pepper... dressing of your choice
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,126 Member
    Homemade soups - I have made variations of the following - Broccoli & Blue Cheese, Cauliflower Cheese, and Spicy Carrot & Lentil.
    Cold Pastas - Tuna & Sweetcorn, Chicken & Bacon, Egg & Spinach, etc
    Salads - Pancetta & Avocado, Quinoa & Garlic Chicken, Goats Cheese, Apple & Walnut, Stilton, Strawberry & Quinoa, Smoked Salmon & Prawn there are great ideas on Pinterest for Jar Salads.
    Leftovers - I tend to make a lot of crockpot meals on meal prep day and always have a few spares left over in the freezer, I keep these mostly for nights when I know I have a big workout session so I can quickly reheat, but sometimes take them into work with a microwave rice pouch (individual portion ones) I normally have Thai Green Curry, Chilli, Saag Paneer, Beef Strogonoff or something similar. Obviously you would need access to a microwave.

    Depending on your access to microwave, etc you could also have jacket potatoes, Noodles, Burrito Bowl, etc
  • trackercasey76
    trackercasey76 Posts: 781 Member
    I make Cabbage soup and portion it out for the whole week, bring along a fresh veggie and an apple. good to go.
  • dejberry
    dejberry Posts: 9 Member
    my favorite is grilled chicken, diced sweet potatoes, and broccoli & carrots.
  • chelllsea124
    chelllsea124 Posts: 336 Member
    I am a lazy eater.... tuna packets, fruit, and some crackers or a salad or organic frozen meals. I like organic because the food actually tastes like food. Lol.
  • nevadavis1
    nevadavis1 Posts: 331 Member
    Salad ideas--I wash and chop enough mixed greens to last a few days for me--I use several lettuces and watercress, sometimes arugula. I grate carrots to last several days. I chop cucumbers for several days.

    Day of: I measure 2 cups of salad greens, 1/2 cup grated carrots, 1/2 cup cucumbers, then I cut cherry tomatoes in half, again about 1/2 cup of the cherry tomatoes. Then I add 1 cup of canned drained chickpeas. At lunch time I put 2 tbs of my favorite "French Dressing" by Organicville. About every other week I mix it up and put baked marinated tofu on it instead. I feel ok using measuring cups for most of my salad prep as it's a big time saver in the morning when I'm trying to get out the door. However, if I'm doing baked tofu (more flavor than plain tofu) I weigh it out and put it in portion sizes containers on Sunday and then just add it my salad. The "serving size" is 3 oz but I put on 6 oz because the rest of the salad is just veggies...
  • ghbtwo
    ghbtwo Posts: 11 Member
    this is my goto lunch virtually every day. some ingredients i vary from time to time but it's fantastic imo.

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  • kristinak48
    kristinak48 Posts: 110 Member
    You could find any recipe you like and divide it up for portions each day during the week. That's what I do that way I don't ever get sick of the same thing every week. Lots of great recipes on Pinterest.
  • chelllsea124
    chelllsea124 Posts: 336 Member
    kristinak48 wrote: »
    You could find any recipe you like and divide it up for portions each day during the week. That's what I do that way I don't ever get sick of the same thing every week. Lots of great recipes on Pinterest.

    This^^^ i'm just too lazy to meal prep. haha
  • afoust1986
    afoust1986 Posts: 16 Member
    I know frozen foods aren't always the healthiest, but I LOVE Amy's Mexican Bowls, Mexican Casserole, Enchiladas... I think Healthy Choice has a "burrito bowl" sort of thing as well. And Michaelina's (i think that's the company?) has a Spicy Chicken Alfredo as well. I really like the frozen meals cause they're easy to take to work and keep in the freezer there (so they don't take up all of my freezer space either! lol). Then I can just pop them in the microwave and get a pre-portioned meal of those foods that are hard for me to control myself with. I get the flavors I crave, without blowing all my work.
  • raypackers
    raypackers Posts: 54 Member
    Thank you guys so much for these awesome lunch ideas! All of them sound fantastic!! I will definitely be making them!!
  • ggeise14
    ggeise14 Posts: 387 Member
    My go-to lunch is celery, boiled egg and cottage cheese w/ a quarter cup of blueberries/strawberries. That way I can prep for all week on Sun and just grab and go during the week. I prefer less calories during the day to save calories for a snack at night after supper.
  • AgentFlex
    AgentFlex Posts: 211 Member
    Try Pinterest for recipes too. Lots of great lunch things on there. I mostly just eat salads, or leftover dinner.
  • Rincewind_1965
    Rincewind_1965 Posts: 639 Member
    Quark + whatever you'd like it to go with.

    Highly variable, extremely saturating, easy to prepare, high protein, low cal, ...
  • smc92079
    smc92079 Posts: 219 Member
    I google around for meal prep recipes on Saturday and find that sounds good and try it for the week. I've done this for two weeks now with really good luck. I started really tracking and prepping my food last week and when we went to the diner on Sunday morning I realized the toast was the first bread I'd eaten all week!
  • Susho
    Susho Posts: 2 Member
    Amy's Organics has great frozen meals. Good portion control. I add fresh fruit or sliced baby cucumber and radishes. Easy to grab and go in the mornings.
  • JacquelynSmith55
    JacquelynSmith55 Posts: 1 Member
    edited August 2017
    I like to do mason jar salads because I don't like making lunches every day & this way I have a whole week prepared all at the same time! Also saves on produce being spoiled before I can use it! I try to make each one a little different. Some I make into veggies and dip. I use dressings to give some variety. I add a hard boiled egg to the top and keep it in the shell til I am going to eat it! I add things like chicken separately from left overs during the week. Just grab a jar in the morning and no prep! Stays fresh for the entire week!
  • cjrichley10
    cjrichley10 Posts: 1 Member
    I can make a ton of these egg cups on Sunday and take two along with fruit and yogurt for lunches. If the link doesn't work just google breakfast egg cups buzzfeed.
    https://www.buzzfeed.com/joeyfiroben/these-egg-muffin-cups-are-the-easiest-make-ahead-breakfast?utm_term=.huDyLgavZ#.ue0v1QKag
  • ccruz985
    ccruz985 Posts: 646 Member
    Salads, wraps (unless this is the same as a sandwich for you). A thermos of soup with some crackers or croutons and a side salad. And of course, leftovers.
  • duebedm
    duebedm Posts: 128 Member
    I make a lean meat/healthy carb bowls on Sunday and bring with me. This week, ground turkey burrito bowls.
  • ccbarr
    ccbarr Posts: 12 Member
    For a change of pace I baked a potato almost done night before(while dinner cooked) ,opened it-added a bit of butter&pepper. Wrapped in foil.At work take foil off and nuke a minute or two. Also tuna salads on lettuce.
  • scarlett_k
    scarlett_k Posts: 812 Member
    kristinak48 wrote: »
    You could find any recipe you like and divide it up for portions each day during the week. That's what I do that way I don't ever get sick of the same thing every week. Lots of great recipes on Pinterest.

    This is what I do - I usually have at least one main meal a week that happens to be lower calorie than my usual dinners, so the leftovers of that get portioned out into tupperware and put in the fridge for lunches for the next few days.
  • Nathancb1993
    Nathancb1993 Posts: 17 Member
    Thai green curry today XD
  • fritch_gets_fit26
    fritch_gets_fit26 Posts: 40 Member
    I do a couple 1 pan bakes at the beginning of the week for me and my hubby's lunch:
    • Turkey Sausage, sweet potatoes, peppers, broccoli, and onions - cut into similar sizes and bake it on a cookie sheet
    • Chicken, zucchini, green beans, and cherry tomatoes - I usually ad a little pesto for flavor, so delicious!
    • Chicken, sweet potatoes, asparagus - I add zesty herb and garlic
    • Shrimp, peppers, onions - I sprinkle fajita seasoning on it - my hubby loves it

    Honestly stuff like that is so easy for me to get ready on Sunday night and put into individual servings for us to just grab out of the fridge. I just make sure that it's mostly protein and fresh veggies and then most days I add a little bit of complex carbs.

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