Healthy lunches for those who hate salads?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:lentil soup. I eat it at least two lunches a week. Also avocado/egg toast. I do IF so i never eat bfast.

Agree with lentil soup. I eat it every day. Love it.

So I guess you are working from home and cooking soup in the morning? Or do you make it for dinner then have leftovers for lunch? Seems inconvenient to make homemade soup for lunch only

[Anonymous]

Soup is a great suggestion, but others have covered that so I'll focus on other ideas.

What is it you don't like about salads--lettuce? or vegetables in general?

If it's a lettuce aversion, you could make a "bed" of any of the following veggies:

roasted peppers, cauliflower, broccoli, zucchini, or kale
Green beans
asparagus
cauliflower "rice"
zoodles
Roasted beets or sweet potatoes (starchy, so consider that)

I also love Palmini, which is pasta-ish and made from hearts of palm. You can have 8oz for 60 calories. I made this last night and it was delicious: https://www.skinnytaste.com/hearts-of-palm-noodle-peanut-stir-fry/

They have other brands of noodles made from konjac root--miracle noodles is one brand.

Can you share what a typical lunch would be for you? Maybe we could come up with some ideas based on that.

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I do these “Greek bowls”- hummus, tzatziki, cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, feta, diced chicken or hard boiled egg or cottage cheese. Add a squeeze of lemon and Everything seasoning. It really fills me up for about 370 calories.

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I also do tuna fish with lemon and capers and red onion over a bed of spinach. Doesn’t really feel like a salad!

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I like "bowls" -- a grain, left over cooked veggies, beans, raw veggies, fresh herbs, a light dressing, maybe some cheese or left over meat like chicken.

[Anonymous]

avocado toast
egg salad or chicken salad without the greens
soup

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Anonymous wrote:I gave up and started getting Vegetable and Butcher meals delivered for lunch. I was eating far too many grilled cheeses at the beginning of last year. https://vegetableandbutcher.com/

We also do pizza night on Fridays and I started ordering from the places with the best salads for lunch the next day too. There are definitely better strategies than this, but it helps

Wow these look great. Is there something similar that delivers to bowie?

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Anonymous wrote:You could also try salads that aren't really 'salad-y' - I like to a thai quinoa salad where you do quinoa + a bag of broccoli slaw + red onion + cilantro + green onion + a homemade thai dressing, or a lentil salad with whole wheat couscous, shredded carrot, finely chopped kale, almonds, and dijon dressing. Both of these last for a few days and aren't a bowl of spinach.

These sound amazing. Do you follow a recipe or just wing it?

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Do you like raw veggies with hummus? I have that with a sandwich on sprouted grain bread like turkey and mustard or smoked salmon with laughing cow lite cheese or hummus.

I also like roasted veggies instead of salad and can do it quickly in an air fryer or a big batch in the oven to eat over a few days.

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Meal prep on Sunday - turkey burgers or grilled chicken, a veg and brown rice. I make enough for 4 meals and portion everything out into separate containers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:lentil soup. I eat it at least two lunches a week. Also avocado/egg toast. I do IF so i never eat bfast.

Agree with lentil soup. I eat it every day. Love it.

So I guess you are working from home and cooking soup in the morning? Or do you make it for dinner then have leftovers for lunch? Seems inconvenient to make homemade soup for lunch only

Not the lentil soup posters but you can make a huge batch of lentil soup to last the entire week or even freeze some. I use a skinnytaste recipe (chicken and lentil soup). It is cooked in the instant pot and just involves dumping a bunch of stuff in the IP and turning it on.

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Veggie stir fry: onions, peppers, mushrooms, Brussels sprouts, asparagus, cauliflower rice, spinach, ginger, garlic, coconut aminos, garlic powder, turmeric, and a little peanut butter so it leans towards pad Thai. It's delicious and easily meal prepped.