Former reader Lindsay writes…What are some fun lunch
ideas.
The reason reader Lindsay asked me this question is
because I told her what I eat for lunch: veggies. You see, on Sunday or Monday
(depending on the cluster F the Whole Foods parking lot is), I buy a veggie
tray from Whole Foods. It’s about $7 and you get broccoli, peppers (red, yellow
and green), tomatoes, carrots, celery and cauliflower. Each morning I make a
baggie of veggies for my lunch. I pair that with fruit, nuts, whole wheat wrap
or some $2.50 Whole Foods hummus (best on the planet). In all, it’s a pretty
healthy, filling lunch. Well filling for me. I can’t eat a big lunch at work or
I’ll want to fall asleep at noon.
I’m not a health expert by ANY means, but sometimes I
have some good ideas. So here are some other lunch ideas.
·
Quinoa:
I went on a little kick of making a big bowl of quinoa early in the week and
then adding in some veggie and a splash of soy sauce throughout the week. It’s
good hot or cold and you can always add in shrimp or chicken.
·
Veggie
Wrap: Whole Foods has some awesome whole wheat wraps that are like
$2.00 for like 6. Well, I take these a put a little hummus inside. Then, I’ll
add some veggies…either one or all of the following: mushrooms, asparagus,
cucumbers and a little feta here and there.
·
Salad:
In Chicago salad was my go to lunch. A little lettuce, garbanzo beans,
cucumbers, and peppers and you’ve got a pretty salad. I also keep salad
dressing at work (if people don’t use it).
·
Tuna
& Soup: Not together, but these are two staples that I always keep
in my desk for those days when you forget lunch.
·
Veggie
Burgers: I try and avoid processed foods when I can, but its rather
difficult. One processed food that I don’t mind buying is veggie burgers. You
can quickly zap them in the microwave and they are typically under 100
calories!
·
Tomato
Salad: In the summer, I love to make a good cucumber and tomato salad
with a bit of olive oil, basil and feta.
If you can’t tell, I’m like 60% vegetarian lol. I eat
meat and fish during dinner, but by day I’m a veggie gal!
I couldn’t do this on my own, so I consulted the
internets for some other recommendations…
·
Southwest
Pasta Salad – even a quick whole wheat pasta with a bit of cheese and Italian
salad dressing would be great.
·
Brady and I are now big fans of rotisserie chicken. For
the two of us, we get at least four meals or more out of one $9 chicken!
Oh and you can never go wrong with PB&J!
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