Healthy Lunch Ideas

ShhLovesJkh

I'm looking for healthy lunch options. I'm going to attempt to limit my Lean Cuisine intake to only one per week. I've thought about wraps, but that's about it. I can't seem to think of anything else that will fill me up.

So what types of lunches do you bring for work that are healthy? I do have access to a microwave so things can be reheated if needed. And something that I could make on a weekend and last all week would be great too. TIA!

derky17

I bring a salad to work almost daily.  I try to change the mixins a little bit each day, some of my favorites are: dried cranberries, fresh peppers, roasted peppers, nuts (I will do most of them, pecans, cashews, almonds, walnuts), carrots, strawberries, artichoke hearts, mandarin oranges, hard boiled egg, etc.  I rarely eat cheese, but every once in awhile I'll do a little fresh mozzarella in there as well.  I can't wait until the spring so that (hopefully) I'll either have my own home-grown lettuce and/or fresh farmers market.  Personally, I think heads of lettuce are generally the better deal, compared to the bagged varieties, and organic lettuce stays SIGNIFICANTLY fresher, longer than conventional lettuce.  I wrap my lettuce with a dish towel and put it in the bottom of the fridge and sometimes it'll keep as long as 2 weeks. 

HTHS!

poz

Wraps are a good idea.  Maybe add hummus to them.  Pita chips with hummus, carrots and ranch, cottage cheese, apple and pb, salads of course, tom and mozz cheese with balsamic vinegar....I'll keep thinking...

ShhLovesJkh

Thanks! These could definitely work. I've just been drawing a blank lately on what to eat.

terpbrideinnc

My usual lunch is really boring, but I feel like it's what keeps me feeling the fullest, the longest, with the healthiest food that's practical (for me) for everyday preperation.  My usual lunch is a turkey sandwich w/ a lil mayo & bunch of mustard on whole wheat w/ a slice of cheese and carrots. I will also bring in dinner leftovers 1-2 days a week. Sometimes I'll make chicken salad to last a few days, but that's not really healthy, I just like it. Do you think you could make a batch of soup to last you the week?

JS&TF

I also bring salads pretty frequently.  And make veggie lasagna on the weekend and bring leftovers.  And homemade vegetable soup is a winter favorite.  I also make a couscous salad that I eat as a meal (basically couscous w/chickpeas, feta, olives, tomatoes, basil).  In the summer I bring tons of fruit - hit the farmers market on the weekend, and then on Sunday we'll cut up cantalope, watermelon, etc. and I munch on that all day.  There's so much water in the melons that it keeps me full.

duke_girl

I'll make homemade spaghetti sauce in big batches, freeze it, and take a container out to thaw and mix with noodles over the course of a week.

I also made a quiche (the recipe is in the "vegetarian" post) that I've been eating all week this week. I think it's decently healthy because it's got lots of veggies in it, and I like it reheated about as much as I liked it the first time.

You could also do a vegetarian chili- there's a good roasted vegetable chili recipe on the Prudence Pennywise blog.

lusher

I love to make big batches of soup or veggie chili to last a few days.  Anything with beans is great for the added protein to keep you full longer.  Salads with chicken too.