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Not dieting, but one of my favorite lunches to pack is kind of snack-y. I cut up an apple and bring some fresh almond butter to dip the pieces in, and then have another "side"-y dish, like a spinach salad or cold pasta salad.
I also have sandwiches sometimes (usually with tomato, avocado, and a little Daiya "cheese"), but I'm not a huge fan of "seedy" wheat bread. I really like Whole Foods' fresh baked bread, because they use wheat flour, and you can buy their honey wheat that doesn't taste gross at all.
One other thing is a tortilla wrap with spinach, pieces of potato, seitan that's been cooked in olive oil, and avocado. It goes really well with salsa and black beans.
I am on weight watchers & I usually eat the same thing every single day. 2 whole wheat wraps with Natural Selections turkey breast (all natural products), lettuce, pickle & avocado. Than I usually add carrot sticks or something like that. This is approx 4 points. I use really small, thin wraps but you could use 1 white wrap? or they even make different flavors: spinach, garlic etc. Or they also have smart bread which has whole wheat flour without the texture & taste of wheat bread.
i eat a lot of soup this time of year for lunch -- i make a big batch and eat for lunch - or like lilyfaith, eat fruit with almond butter, string cheese & a little salad. pasta salad you can make ahead of time with veggies is really tasty. i also like to make tuna melts (using low fat mayo & cheese) on whole wheat english muffins in the oven.
I'm a combination of dieting and saving $, so I either bring leftovers from dinner (if it isn't enough to feed us both a 2nd night) or pack a lunchmeat sandwich. I really cannot stand PB&J and it actually is unhealthy and makes me more hungry, so I go out of my way to make sure there is lunchmeat every week.
When I was on jenny craig I used to bring her shelf stable lunch meals in with a side salad and jenny dressing. That was really good and I kind of miss it.
I'm a bad dieter. I try to eat health and low calorie, but if I can manage only low-calorie...so be it.
Today I'm having two grilled steak soft tacos fresco style from Taco Bell. Total calories 320. Total points 6. Then I'll have an apple. Not pretty, but it works for me.
I eat the same thing every day. A giant salad: baby spinach, carrots, cucumber, grape tomatoes, dried cranberries, pecans and croutons, with fat free italian dressing. It's 4 WW points (pecans are 2, croutons 1, cranberries 1). Then I eat a banana or a cheese string (banana is 2, string is 1).
It's not very exciting but it's working for me so far. :)
Right now my go-to lunch is an Ezekiel English Muffin, toasted with natural peanut butter & some honey. I'll usually have an apple or a mini babybel cheese with it too. It's usually about 6 points.
@Neva: I really hate to break it to you, but there's no way 320 calories is only 4 points :( If you use the PointsFinder, at 320 calories, the min it can be is 6 points and that is if there are 0 grams of fat an 4 or more grams of fibre...
EDIT: Oops! For some reason I thought you said 4 points!! Sorry!
Usually leftovers from dinner. I made whole grain pasta with scampi sauce and veggies last night and I'll take that for lunch the rest of the week.
Usually I'll eat leftovers. Today I had a sandwich. Weight watchers bread (1 pt.), mozzarella cheese with skim milk (1.5 pts), and basil. And I had fat free chips (1 pt). You could try another kind of bread, I think 2 pieces of rye are 2 points. My lunch was only 3.5 points, which gives me lots of room to either snack throughout the day, have a bigger dinner, or some dessert!
today Im having spaghetti squash with marinara and a grilled chicken :)
I've been eating pitas and hummus lately. It's easy to take to work and a fairly low-calorie lunch. I like the spicy hummus because I feel more satisfied. I've also been eating lots of apples since they are in season right now.
@OttawaBride2011: Yeah that was a typo. I went back and edited. I WISH it were 4 points! And who knows, the calculator I have might not be all that accurate. I entered 320 calories, 9 grams fat, and 4 grams fiber and got back 6 points. I hope it's right!
Leftovers are the best. Today was grilled chicken with arugula and tomato salad. If you hate wheat bread products including wraps, english muffins, pita, etc try another healthier bread perhaps rye or multi-grain. Also, you could do brown rice with grilled chicken or shrimp and veggies.
Sprouted grains are even better than wheat - try ezekiel.
Apples and peanut butter or almond butter are the best snack ever! protein, fiber and sweetness :)
i always just go for turkey and cheese rollups with some pretzels and a water. to switch it up ill have tuna with balsamic vinegar instead of mayo. yum
@Neva: Oh ok, glad I'm not crazy :) I just checked on the points thing I got for WW and it also says 6 points, so I think you're good!!
Sandwich made with Squirrelly bread with fake crab, lots of greens , cucumber slices, a skiff of fat free mayo-mmm good.
I usually eat a salad, leftovers, vegetarian chili or soup for lunch. I can put as much variety into them as I want so I never really get bored. The one thing that really worked for me was just to get my portions down to a reasonable size. It really gives me a lot more wiggle room in what I can eat.
Given the weather, I do do a lot of soups this time of year. Trader Joes has some good options and/or Campbells Select Harvest. Trader Joes also has some stuffed bell peppers that are really good that I usually have every couple of weeks. (There are 2 per package so I get 2 days lunch out of one.) I also do a fair amount of salads, usually with a roll and a little margarine on the side. Or, sometimes if I'm not as hungry I'll just do a couple of packets of oatmeal (though oatmeal is still pretty calorically expensive), an apple with cheese or peanut butter, or a small bag of smart pop popcorn. (Oh! And in the summer when peaches/nectarines are in season my favorite lunch is one cut up into small pieces mixed with 1/2 cup cottage cheese and 1/4 cup granola. YUM! I lived on that alllll summer this year!)
I'm chowing through the leftovers, so today was morrocan chicken soup with chickpeas. I honestly love soup and eat it 4-5 days a week. Tonight I'm making curry though, so I'll probably eat that with a side of brown rice for next week.
Lots of low sodium soup, Wraps or flatbread with lean meat like turkey breast, Salad with a light vinagrette, or when im at home I'll eat just a bowl of steamed veggies and boiled/grilled chicken. Sometimes I also make my own tuna or salmon salad by just combining a can of fish with oilive oil and bell peppers, green onions, celery, etc.
You can get really creative in making your own microwave meals at home for work if you want. Make long grain or brown rice bowls with whatever veggies and meat you want and freeze them for the week!
Hungry Girl's chicken salad - 3 ww points! Recipe: http://www.hungry-girl.com/chew/chewdetails.php?isid=1391
Salad - every stinkin' day. Usually spinach greens with SOME sort of lean protein (chicken, ground turkey, tuna, salmon), diced tomato and a balsamic vinegar for dressing.
My 'excitement' was whatever protein was added. I ended up finding I liked to heat up the protein (if it wasn't fish) and then add the greens and the tomatoes on top.
It kept me full, gave me the necessary protein.
If I was feeling I needed it, would also slice up some avocado on top.
If you are trying to lose weight - I'd suggest staying away from bread and processed foods (too much salt).
I eat a lot of the progresso soup- the light clam chowder and light veggie noodle is my fav, with some pretzels. I also eat a lot of salads for lunch. Spinach greens, craisins, grilled chicken breast and apples with Kraft light balsalmic vingarette dressing.
I usually bring one of three things...
Turkey sandwich with two slices of swiss cheese on wheat bread with a tiny bit of mayo, with a cut up red delicious apple and sometimes green grapes.
Brie and Triscuit crackers.
Salad with feta cheese, walnuts, grapes, olives, olive oil, lemon, and salt.
today was healthy choice spinach and ricotta pasta. Also I ate baby carrots and hummus. later will probably have yogurt and/or banana - but it's pretty brown. I've been sipping on diet coke all day. normally I can't finish 1 can.
I don't get to have dinner until 8-9pm so I snack a lot at work.
hrm today i didnt really eat lunch... just snacks haha! i had a piece of weight watchers string cheese, some carrots, applesauce, and a peach! weird combo! i couldnt decide what i wanted haha! i love the lean cuisine, the only problem for me is that they have alot of sodium for me! i swell up easily i spose haha
I get a premade chickpea salad from the store near my work most days. It's really filling, healthy, tasty, and only 320 calories.
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For all you dieting Bees, what do you eat for lunch during the work week?
I've been a lean cuisine girl for a while (they're cheap, they're easy, they're better for you then a cheeseburger) but in my effort to change my body I'm trying to cut out refined carbs, and almost all lean cuisines have them.
Wheat bread makes me want to vomit, so packing a sandwich is out of the question, and all I can really think of other then that is soup, but who wants to eat soup 5 days a week?
The "Spa Cuisine" line of lean cuisine uses whole wheat instead of white pasta, etc. but there isn't a huge variety of those.
So, what do you guys eat? (and if you're on weight watchers about how many points do you eat at lunch every day?)