Need 700-1000 calorie, high protein, no wheat lunch ideas.

wellbert
wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Doing a primal thing, as described on mark's daily apple.
Today, I made stuffed bell peppers with turkey and cheese.

I don't like a lot of 'creams' or salad dressings. Eww.

Aside from having a huge bowl of lunch meat, I'm a bit lost as to what to do, that isn't going to take ages to prep.

no wheat,
no refined sugar.... basic rules.

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  • trud72
    trud72 Posts: 1,912 Member
    stir fry (chicken/sea food)
    chicken salad
    stuffed mushrooms
    soups/stews
  • znm100
    znm100 Posts: 148
    I'd say about a 12 oz Ribeye should do the trick... mmmm
  • Ahluvly
    Ahluvly Posts: 389 Member
    Do some steak pet....
  • em9371
    em9371 Posts: 1,047 Member
    i made a good one the other day, grilled chicken breast topped with beef chilli and cheese, with a few nachos for dipping. you can batch cook chilli so it reheats in a few mins, chicken takes 5 mins on george foreman grill, then another few minutes to melt cheese.
    Came in around 800 cals / 90g protein overall and is easy to adjust, more chicken if you need lean protein, more cheese to increase fat!
  • ickybella
    ickybella Posts: 1,438 Member
    Why don't you buy joints of beef or pork or a whole chicken and cook them over the weekend, then use them in various lunches. You could make a salad with guacamole on top instead of salad dressing. I'm sure paleolithic man ate guac. You could also use it to make stir-fry or soup or chili. You might have to spend an hour or two cooking on Sunday, but it will simplify your week. Also, veggie frittatas are great. Sweet potato and chorizo is my favorite type, but I think SP is on your not-allowed list.
  • shar140
    shar140 Posts: 1,158 Member
    I'd say about a 12 oz Ribeye should do the trick... mmmm

    with bacon!! :love:

    Really though, pick some well-marbled meat, a side of veggies with butter or coconut oil, add some macadamias if you need. Might hit the 700 (I don't generally eat that much for lunch but I can get close to 600). Add some hard-boiled eggs. You can make all this ahead of time and re-heat (not the eggs, maybe). Make a roast in the crock pot ahead of time. I make all my protein and veggies ahead and eat leftovers.
  • aquillen
    aquillen Posts: 5 Member
    edamame
    boiled eggs
    majadra (lentils/rice with cumin and onion -- beans/rice combo is balanced in amino acids for protein)
    chick peas (or humous)
    peanuts
    yoghurt

    These are all vege ideas that are wheat free (I have not been careful to look up gluten content so if that's a problem you need to check on the lentils and beans -- it always surprises me what has gluten in it)

    Note: nuts, soy, eggs, yoghurt have high fat in addition to protein,
    beans, peas, rice have carbs in addition to protein.
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Steak salad. Blue cheese crumbles, bacon. avocado, real blue cheese dressing (I have one that's 160 calories a serving). If you like blue cheese. If not use cheddar cheese and ranch.
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    Tuna bake rocks ... Tuna with veggies and sour cream topped with cheese, stick in oven to brown off ... Make in bulk, spice up to taste.

    Grok on :)
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    Love the suggestions so far!
    Steak salad. Blue cheese crumbles, bacon. avocado, real blue cheese dressing (I have one that's 160 calories a serving). If you like blue cheese. If not use cheddar cheese and ranch.

    I eat -tubs- of blue cheese crumbles. I kid you not.
  • healthtenderfoot
    healthtenderfoot Posts: 42
    Love the suggestions so far!
    Steak salad. Blue cheese crumbles, bacon. avocado, real blue cheese dressing (I have one that's 160 calories a serving). If you like blue cheese. If not use cheddar cheese and ranch.

    I eat -tubs- of blue cheese crumbles. I kid you not.

    Are you looking to avoid just Wheat or Gluten all together? If you're avoiding Gluten, stray away from Blue Cheese. I can't remember if it's the cheese or the process but gluten ends up [little amounts] in Blue Cheese.
  • Loulady
    Loulady Posts: 511 Member
    Fajita wraps in lettuce with veggies and avocado.
    Make a big pot of beanless chili or stew and portion it out in containers for lunch
    Chef salads - egg, deli meats, cheese
  • docktorfokse
    docktorfokse Posts: 473 Member
    Tuna quiche, no joke. Instead of using normal crust, line muffin pans with broken solid white albacore (or any other cooked fish) and drop a scrambled, salted, and peppered egg into each basin, then bake for ~20 minutes until the egg is fully cooked.
  • amykluver
    amykluver Posts: 184 Member
    I too suggest lettuce wraps. I like thai chicken ones (lettuce, cooked left over chicken, chopped carrots, chopped peanuts, sliced red peppers, a small smear of natural PB (or just stick w/ the peanuts), and a line or 3 of Siracha hot sauce).

    Also - I went dairy free for a while (helped hubby lose 1.5# a day and feel tons better - he was allergic to it as a child), but didn't do anything for me, so I'm hoping to drop the rest of the wheat out of my diet and go more paleo soon (but I love beans... that will be a hard break-up).

    How about apples, pecans, walnuts, baby spnach & lettuce, chicken/steak, berries of some sort, other veggies as perferred, and a tiny bit of vinagrette (infused olive oil and raspberry vinigar perhaps)?
  • amykluver
    amykluver Posts: 184 Member
    Additionally - have you checked out The Wheat Belly cookbook? May have exerpts on-line, but check your local library.
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    Steak, leftover potroast, if you are allowed eggs, boiled eggs are always good and easy, if not, yeah, ribeye!
  • shar140
    shar140 Posts: 1,158 Member
    Love the suggestions so far!
    Steak salad. Blue cheese crumbles, bacon. avocado, real blue cheese dressing (I have one that's 160 calories a serving). If you like blue cheese. If not use cheddar cheese and ranch.

    I eat -tubs- of blue cheese crumbles. I kid you not.

    Are you looking to avoid just Wheat or Gluten all together? If you're avoiding Gluten, stray away from Blue Cheese. I can't remember if it's the cheese or the process but gluten ends up [little amounts] in Blue Cheese.

    I think it's if the cheese (any type, not just blue) that is made with vegetable rennet, can be contaminated. But most don't say which it was made with (animal vs veg rennet).
  • ItsMeRebekah
    ItsMeRebekah Posts: 909 Member
    tuna w/egg in it - eat with celery or cucumber... add nice size of veggies or salad.. plus a handful of nuts for a treat! =)

    you can omit the tuna and do it with chicken breast as well.. its what my new kick is!

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