30ish lunch ideas

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Lazytoad2001
Lazytoad2001 Posts: 45 Member
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Hi All

Im wondering what lunch ideas you can all give me for around 300 cals, I get bored of sarnies and often quite high cals.

Any ideas very welcome.

K x

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  • rachbish
    rachbish Posts: 1
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    Poached eggs on toast? Omlette? Soup?
  • katemateg
    katemateg Posts: 334 Member
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    soup is my main one, or crudites with hummus and a ryvita or 2, or sweet potato with a salad (including beans for protein)
  • chauncyrenayCHANGED
    chauncyrenayCHANGED Posts: 788 Member
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    I started taking canned soup to work and I really like it.

    I also get creative with salads. :)
  • Lazytoad2001
    Lazytoad2001 Posts: 45 Member
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    Hi

    Thanks for your replys, its sounding like a tin of soup for me :)

    K x
  • 5starshelly
    5starshelly Posts: 43 Member
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    I do a chicken Salad that I really like. It's a South beach recipe.
    a can of chicken. (The recipe calls for Tuna but I like the chicken breast in water better personally)
    1tbsp Mayo
    2Tbsp Fat free sour cream
    1/2 cup Kidney Bean
    3 stalks of Hearts of palms.
    Loaded with protein, very and you get all the flavor without all the fat because of the sour cream. If I want more carbs I eat it on Ack mak Crackers. (Like Sheet in a Shingle)
    I love this for Lunches!
    Also for less Carbs but still Sandwichy feel try the Sandwich things. Holds everything together in a sandwich with less carbs.
  • inge88
    inge88 Posts: 184 Member
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    I love this beetroot salad:
    Quite some salad (rocket or baby spinach or whatever you like)
    40g of chicken fillet fried (this will make you feel full)
    Half a cucumber (halved and cut in slices)
    75 grams of chickpeas (or beans or whatever you like, really fills you up)
    200 gr can of beetroot (I use baby beets, nice and sweet).
    Make a dressing by adding a teaspoon of olive oil and a tablespoon of red wine vinegar.
    YUM!
  • HealthyAcademic
    HealthyAcademic Posts: 85 Member
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    Brown rice bowl with beans, veggies, kraut, tofu (change it up)
    Oatmeal with protein powder mixed in
  • stephanie_88
    stephanie_88 Posts: 29
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    Margherita Pizza
    makes 1 serving

    cooking spray
    1 La Tortilla Smart & Delicious tortilla
    1 Tbsp Hunt's Traditional spaghetti sauce
    1 tsp pizza seasoning
    1 large tomato, chopped
    15 fresh basil leaves, torn into small pieces
    1/4 cup mozzarella cheese

    216 calories 27 g carbs 9 g fat 16 g protein
  • stephanie_88
    stephanie_88 Posts: 29
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    Mediterranean Wrap
    makes 1 serving

    1 Smart & Delicious tortilla
    2 Tbsps Athenos roasted garlic hummus
    6 sliced Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh honey ham
    4 kalamata olives quartered
    8 thin cucumber slices
    1 small tomato sliced
    chopped leafy lettuce

    250 calories 16 g carbs 12 g fat 20 g protein

    Warm tortilla. Spread with hummus. Layer and wrap.
  • Elewood24
    Elewood24 Posts: 3 Member
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    Tuna salad lettuce wraps are a favorite in my house:

    canned tuna
    a stalk of celery
    about a tablespoon of dill relish
    a little chopped onion
    salad dressing - I usually use a ranch or ceasar, instead of mayo or miracle whip
    salt and pepper

    Depending on the salad dressing (I use Brianna's asiago ceasar) its about 265 calories. Plus calories for lettuce leaves to wrap in. Really yummy, but a little messy. I make it in the morning or the night before and take it to work for lunch.
  • MadDogTannen22
    MadDogTannen22 Posts: 88 Member
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    I stick to sandwiches, usually turkey. I really deck mine out with lots of turkey, a slice of cheese, low fat miracle whip and lettuce on bread thats 50 calories a slice, and it comes out to 300 calories. Plus, it keeps me full.

    Also, lean cuisine or similar brand dinners (I really like the steamers) are a great choice for around 300 calories for variety, I think makes an excellent lunch you can just grab out of the freezer when you are running late in the mornings. Really yummy!!
  • Christina9388
    Christina9388 Posts: 18
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    I also make chicken salad out of leftover grilled chicken from dinner made at the beginning of the week. I don't like mayo so I use a yogurt honey mustard dressing instead...it's lower calories and fat than mayo and has a zesty flavor. Load it with lots of celery, onion, walnuts, and sometimes craisins. If you put enough veggies in with the chicken, it's more like a salad and I don't find a need to put it in a sandwich. :smile:
  • melissabaillie
    melissabaillie Posts: 5
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    i like making a honey sandwich..
    i get 2 slices whole wheat bread 180 cal
    2 tsp margerine 70 cal
    1 tablespoon honey 60 cal
    and then drink a tea with it

    total
    310 calories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    you can change it up too and have raspberry jam instead of honey
    or whatever jam u like,

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