UK lunch ideas?

I always eat salad with hummus ( yum) , ham or tuna, so would be interested to hear ideas too!

im in love with ryvitas at the minute with philladelphia light cheese spread and cucumber not alot of cals and sooo filling im from uk too and any other ideas would be much appreciated as im getting bored of eating the same all the time too x

Chicken casserole. I tend to cook a lot and take some to work. Turkey breasts with vegetables. Boiled egg and some low fat cheese. Cous Cous is lovely with some high protein meat. Fish and rice cakes is one of my faves.

Salads are useless as you are hungry in about an hour. If you do want good salads get one with loads of beans, they are great for protein.

Baked potato and home made Ratatouille ! i make a batch at the weekend and put into microwaveable tubs! Matalan do some that are just the right size for 1 portion , if i don't want the baked potato i put in chickpeas or have it with bulgur wheat, you can also have with cottage cheese or my favorite parmersan and black olives


Ratatouille
Serves: 4

1 aubergine
2 courgettes
1 yellow pepper
1 red pepper
400g tomatos, canned
3 cloves garlic
4 g basil, fresh
2 g parsley, fried
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp olive oil

Chop the veg into fairly chunky pieces and roast with the garlic cloves and oil in oven for 30/40 mins, but keep an eye on them, the cooking time varies depending on how big the pieces are.
Blend the tomatoes, herbs, vinegar, a few of the roasted vegetables and all the roasted garlic with a hand blender, then put onto a low heat.
Add the roasted veg and leave to simmer for a while.

116 calories per serving, 5.1g F, 0.6g SF, 19.3g C, 8.0g S, 7.1 Fb, 4.1g P


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My family loves it when I cook this! There are 3 servings because I eat it on its own as a meal, but if you have it with rice, or pilau bulgur as I occasionally do, you can half the portion size. This is so incredibly low calorie for a huge portion and one of the meals I tend to make in bulk and keep in the freezer for a while. It really is delicious! Don't be daunted by all the herbs and spices, they are all great for using with other things.

Chickpea and Spinach Curry
Serves: 3
240g chick peas, canned, drained weight (basically one tin)
400g tomatoes, canned
100g spinach
8 mushrooms
1 onion
2g yellow mustard seeds
5g paprika
5g cumin
2g ginger
2g garam masala
3 cloves garlic
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
1g pepper
1 small red pepper
1 small green pepper
2 small yellow pepper

Heat the oil in the bottom of a large pan.
Add the mustard seeds on low temperature
When the mustard seeds start to pop add in the sliced onions garlic and ginger with a little water.
When the onions soften add in the mushrooms and peppers.
Add in the spices and herbs and cover for 5 mins until all the veg is soft.
Add in the chickpeas and cover for 5 more mins.
Add in the chopped tomatoes and stir well.
After 5 or so mins add the spinach (about 6/7 lumps frozen).
Mix the spinach in so its covered by the sauce.
Cover it up but keep stirring every few mins.
It can be served as soon as the spinach is cooked (i.e. not frozen in big lumps, but flavour intensifies the longer you simmer it for.
It may need simmering without the lid to reduce the wateriness of the sauce.

240 calories per serving, 7.4g F, 0.9g SF, 38.2 C, 8g S, 9.5 Fb, 9.8g P

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These are great ideas guys!

I like to have either leftovers from the night before, portioned up in bento boxes so I dont eat too much! Or soups or wraps, plus lots of fruit and a little extra snack like a snack size toffee crisp or aero, around 99cal.

Generally I split my lunch throughout the day as I find it keeps me fuller and I eat less that way. So I'll have a cup of tea and a snack around 11/11:30, lunch at one, fruit at 3 etc etc

some great lunch ideas here thanks for sharing :happy: