Work Lunch Ideas

laurenrmitchell
laurenrmitchell Posts: 1
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Hi! Just wondering if anyone has some good lunch ideas including any of the following things:

Brown pasta / Rice
Chicken
Turkey
Tuna
Passata
Broccoli / Carrots - not a big veg lover :(

or any nice soup recipes?? Just anything really. Find mysekf keep on taking sandwiches and they are so boring! lol

P.s. I eat pretty much any veg thats in soup... I know im weird lol

Thank for the help!

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  • ClairBears84
    ClairBears84 Posts: 531 Member
    hey there

    Here are some of my favorites:

    Chicken salad with lettuce, tomato carrot cucumber breast meat of chicken or smoked, and sometimes I add some avo(1/4) and a few small bits of feta(1/4 wheel) Can also change it and use turkey or tuna

    Pasta with tuna, and maybe some

    Brown rice with some stirfried chicken and carrots and broccoli, i have mine without rice
  • dcmennealy
    dcmennealy Posts: 16 Member
    I really like:
    Ground turkey mixed with my favorite salsa and fajita seasoning (sometimes I will add garlic and onion)
    Boston lettuce (best lettuce for wrapping)

    Pack separately then at lunch pop the ground turkey in microwave and make lettuce wraps.

    It is so good and the crunchy lettuce gives me that taco feeling.
  • ClairBears84
    ClairBears84 Posts: 531 Member
    I really like:
    Ground turkey mixed with my favorite salsa and fajita seasoning (sometimes I will add garlic and onion)
    Boston lettuce (best lettuce for wrapping)

    Pack separately then at lunch pop the ground turkey in microwave and make lettuce wraps.

    It is so good and the crunchy lettuce gives me that taco feeling.
    Sounds divine
  • mrsmoma
    mrsmoma Posts: 9
    I'm going to make that turkey and lettuce idea -- sounds like a great lunch! Thanks!
  • Charlieh16
    Charlieh16 Posts: 109 Member
    Swwet potato and red pepper soup!

    Just cook off onion and garlic (i add a couple of carrots too)
    Add the sweet potato and red pepper and veg stock.
    Leave to cook for 1.5-2 hours
    Season to taste with salt and pepper

    I also like to add a little spice (curry or chilli powder)

    Soooo yummy :)
  • Charlieh16
    Charlieh16 Posts: 109 Member
    Swwet potato and red pepper soup!

    Just cook off onion and garlic (i add a couple of carrots too)
    Add the sweet potato and red pepper and veg stock.
    Leave to cook for 1.5-2 hours
    Season to taste with salt and pepper

    I also like to add a little spice (curry or chilli powder)

    Soooo yummy :)

    Oh and i blend it down after too! I like thick soups :)
  • snapperw947
    snapperw947 Posts: 2
    I dunno how you may feel about Baby Spinach, but here's what I eat for lunch:

    2cup baby spinach
    6 slices of Oscar Meyer deli Turkey
    1slice of Sargento Baby Swiss cheese
    135 cal; 4 g carbs; 15 g protein; 5.5 g fat.

    I enjoy this and it tastes pretty good dry.

    Hope this helps!
  • fishermanmatt
    fishermanmatt Posts: 308 Member
    (copied from the inexpensive meals thread)

    My tomato plants are now starting to put out a decent about of fruit so I've made soup pretty cheap.

    6-8 tomatoes from garden - free
    1/2 head of garlic - $0.25
    1 ear of corn - $0.33 at farmers market
    1/4 to 1/3 of a small bag of baby carrots - $0.25 to $0.33
    Nonstick spray for baking pan - ??? maybe $0.05
    Black pepper to taste - ??? maybe $0.05

    Set oven to 400.
    Spray pan.
    Toss in veggies.
    Add pepper to taste.
    Spray veggies.
    Bake or broil until soft. Getting some browning improves the taste.
    Remove from oven.
    Cut corn off cob (this can be done before cooking as well). Make sure to scrape con with back of knife to remove everything.
    Blend until smooth.
    Serve hot or cold.

    I like to top this with a pinch of a hard white cheese like parm or Asiago and a slice of toast or some pretzel thins. I usually get two meals out of this amount. This soup also saves me from throwing out any veggies that are starting to be past their prime. The last time I made this I added in about 3 cups of baby spinach that was on the fridge that I wasn't planning to eat.

    I made another batch last night and substituted a head of cauliflower for the corn.
  • ClairBears84
    ClairBears84 Posts: 531 Member
    This was lunch today! Was Great:


    DIVINE Recipe: (out my head)
    50g cous cous ( dry weight) cooked and cooled
    60g tuna
    1/4 med avo
    3 med gerkins
    coriander to taste
    salt
    cayene pepper

    Made a delish lunch!

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