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Healthy Lunch Ideas
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!
Re: Healthy Lunch Ideas
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!
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?
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.