Healthier food options

TaylorMeans
TaylorMeans Posts: 13 Member
edited December 19 in Food and Nutrition
I sometimes have a hard time finding healthier options to pack me for lunch. My lunch seems to be always high in calories. What kind of things do you pack or eat for lunch??

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  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    i mean on a given day it varies but i take breakfast and lunch type food to work - so 2 greek yogurts, a thing of oatmeal, a cinnamon fiberone bar, some type of protein (cook up some chicken or similar); rice

    its all about fitting foods into your goals - i know with my higher carb intake, that if i don't front load them i'm stuck with an epic bowl of cereal in the evening

    what are you eating that is high in calories
  • Running2Fit
    Running2Fit Posts: 702 Member
    Greek yogurt
    Salads - usually a Kale Caesar Salad with chicken or hard boiled egg
    Veggies
    An apple or banana or orange
    String cheese

    I don’t eat big lunches so I usually do some combination of these that is around 200 calories.
  • RelCanonical
    RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
    I've been really big on egg salad sandwiches. Two eggs, 1tbsp of miracle whip (mayo is fine too), 1tsp mustard. I use the low-calorie bread you see (mine is 35 calories a slice) which saves quite a few calories, but you could also use a lettuce wrap or just eat the egg salad. It's about 250 calories and very filling for me.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Define healthier options...what do you consider high calorie?

    This time of year we make a lot of soups and stews and take leftovers for lunch. I also eat a lot of sandwiches and salads.
  • lalalacroix
    lalalacroix Posts: 834 Member
    I often have some sort of sandwich with meat and vegetables. Usually around 400 calories. Good calories, good macros, healthy for me.
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    Define healthier options...what do you consider high calorie?

    This time of year we make a lot of soups and stews and take leftovers for lunch. I also eat a lot of sandwiches and salads.

    ditto on soups/stews. Easy to make in bulk quantities. Just scoop into bowl and microwave (if you have a fridge, microwave at work). Generally low calorie and very filling for the calories (most soups include a lot of fibrous veggies and/or beans. Often topped with a dollop of greek yogurt.

    Or I do a plate of veggies, small side of potatoes, and a (lean-ish) ~3-oz serving of meat.
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    deannalfisher wrote: »

    what are you eating that is high in calories

    this. we might be able to suggest some lower calorie swaps.
  • PumpJockeyy
    PumpJockeyy Posts: 98 Member
    Some sort of meat with rice and veggies is a staple for me. Easy to make 3 days of lunches at a time. Usually bring some sort of bar and piece of fruit to snack on at break.
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    There are a couple of ways to approach this, if some of them don't apply, feel free to ignore.

    First, make sure you aren't going too low cal. Your profile says I think that you have @ 10 lbs to lose. The absolute most you should be aiming for is 1 lb per week, and honestly 0.5lbs would probably be better.

    Second, are you wasting calories elsewhere that would be better used on a hearty lunch? Playing around with how many calories you spend where can really help until you find the right pattern for you. Watch out for beverage calories, most people don't find beverages filling and a lot of us simply can't afford them when we are trying to lose.

    I bring a lot of grain salads - so a grain like rice, pasta, barley, quinoa etc with frozen mixed veggies and canned beans and a protein like canned tuna, shredded leftover chicken, or shrimp. Mix it up with a bottled salad dressing. I'll also bring sandwiches or wraps, leftovers, or a Lean Cuisine with added frozen veggies to bulk it up. Then a Fiber One brownie at @ 4pm cause I'm fancy like that :smile:
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