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tinbumnz
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Wondering if people wanted to share some interesting/tasty/healthy lunch ideas?
Food can get a bit monotonous having to think so much about it every day!
Food can get a bit monotonous having to think so much about it every day!
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Well today I had scrambled egg and a slice of processed cheese on toast. The last couple of days it's been an open face sandwich with ham and salad.0
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I got this from a takeaway place and love it. Cup of rice (I buy the heat and eat stuff) with fresh salad/veges on top - whatever you want, then chicken or fish on top, then a drizzle of dressing (mayo, chili, etc). Easy, filling cause you can pile up the vege and yummm. I also did similar with dinner but with spag bol sauce on the rice. Also very yumm!
Today I had a sandwich with fried egg, cheese, lettuce, tomato, cucumber and capsicum! For got the betroot, but still yummy! Like a sandwich burger less meat0 -
Today I had 5 home made pikelets (kids requested), I ate them plain while they were still hot. They worked out as 53 calories each and that was with full cream milk. Next time I go shopping I'm going to pick up some low fat milk and hopefully bring some of the calories down in home baking.0
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Is buttermilk less fat that full cream? It makes the most delicious scones and pancakes that stay fresh the next day.0
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I have no idea. I have only ever made my own butter milk with full cream milk and vinegar.
I am thinking of trying some powdered skim milk so i can make it up as I need it for baking/cooking only (I must have full cream with my morning coffee lol and still want the kids to have full cream) but I want to check out the calories 1st to see how much of a difference it will make. Hopefully we wont be able to taste the difference.0 -
Salad sandwhich? And egg in a cup? 300 cals together.
Today I blew my cals at lunch (750 cals) cause we had visitors, even though I had tiny portions (1 white sandwhich & 1/2 pink bun, and this georgous choc brownie with choc mousse - the tiniest slice was 2cm x 4cm but still 400 cals).0 -
we do not have skim milk either. For baking I make my own... half milk half water. Always said skim looked like watered down std, so that is what I do. Has not failed yet :happy:0
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Thats quite a good idea!
Can you taste the difference?0 -
Ouch! to the brownie0
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In our house we have both skim milk and whole milk - the kids get whole milk. The interesting thing is that skim milk isn't really 'watered down' milk and in is higher in protein, carbs and calcium than whole milk.
An 8 oz serving of whole milk contains:
Protein: 7.9 g
Carbs: 11 g
Calcium: 276.1 mg
Potassium: 349 mg
Cholesterol: 24 mg
Sodium: 98 mg
Versus the same volume of skim milk:
Protein: 8.7 g
Carbohydrates: 12.3 g
Calcium: 349 mg
Potassium: 419 mg
Cholesterol: 5 mg
Sodium: 130 mg0 -
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Could you please tell me the calorie difference?
wow look at the Cholesterol difference :noway:0 -
"Skim milk (also labeled as “fat-free milk” or “non-fat” milk) generally has less than 0.5 percent milk fat. Low-fat, semi-skimmed milk or “1% milk” has between 1 and 2 percent fat. For comparisons sake, whole cows milk has around 3.5 percent fat, or 7.9 grams of fat (4.6 grams of which are the “bad” saturated type of fat) in a 1 cup (16 oz) serving. In terms of calories, whole milk weighs in at 147 calories, in comparison to the 91 calories in skim milk."0
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Good ideas. I struggle a bit with lunches getting boring, especially at work. The rice + veges idea Sounds yummy.0
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Yeah I know that skim is not watered down standard... I just said it looks like it. I know skim is much higher in carbs cause when low-carbing the fuller cream (or cream itself) the lesser the carbs. It is just a way to compensate if baking and wanting less calories if you only have standard milk. Actually on NZ hotest baker they used water in their scones.
Forgot to say... I have been reading through the recipes and there are some FAB smoothie ones. I am going to make a few of them I am sure....0 -
Oh, I didn't realise skim milk had more carbs (although only a few grams?) I try to keep my carbs down, but don't like the taste of full fat, so will stick to the skim. DP has full fat.
Thanks for the other ideas, I usually don't do rice, but I guess I could use brown rice/wild rice?0 -
what about cous cous instead of rice?
I have a thermo trim shake that is only 96cal made with water then some fresh fruit with yoghurt at the moment
or that and a salad but it is quite boring.
what about baked beans or are they more a winter food? Anything protein I find helps keep me filled up!0 -
Went through my WW books today for lunch ideas. Otherwise I end up having bread every day!
One is Pita Pizzas.
One small pita, lean lamb steaks, salsa, hummus, cherry tomatoes.
I entered it all in as a recipe and its 366 per serve.
YUM.0 -
Thanks
Could you please tell me the calorie difference?
wow look at the Cholesterol difference :noway:
I scanned mine in.
200 ml extra slim milk is 75 calories
200ml budget standard homogenised 125 carlories.0 -
For lunch I have things like:
1 x wholegrain toast with 1 x poached egg
1 x wholegrain toast with organic peanut butter and half a banana, try it SO yum
ham and salad sandwich
had a tortilla wrap with boiled egg and salad today (only 260 cal!)
cruskitas with tinned tuna and tomato
big plate of green salad with some protein (cold meat, tuna, egg)
I used to have blow-outs at lunch, lots of baking etc, I am really enjoying searching out low-cal lunch ideas that are yum and filling. And NOT grabbing something easy when I am out and about, or filling up on homemade biscuits!0
