Low-Carb Lunch?
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Anonymous
| I'm really trying to cut back on carbs and sugar. I'm doing great with breakfast and dinner but failing at lunch. I don't know what to make that is easy to take on the go (I can't always hear up or leave my desk). I'm open to hearing what you do for lunch that is low-carb, low-sugar. Thanks! |
Anonymous
| mashed Avocado and egg, mixed together with cumin/salt/pepper/lemon juice and spread on a piece of whole wheat. Low carb enough unless your doing keto/atkins |
Anonymous
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This salad!! http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013732-kale-salad-with-apples-and-cheddar
Unlike more delicate greens, you can dress the kale in the morning before you leave and it'll still taste great by lunchtime. The lemon juice in the dressing keeps the apples looking fresh. Add some protein (chicken, tofu, eggs, whatever) and you're set. I slightly modified the dressing recipe though. Get a plastic measuring cup and add olive oil to the 1/3 cup line, then add lemon juice to fill it up to the 1/2 cup line (about 1 large lemon), then blend. I use a little dijon mustard instead of the garlic clove. |
Anonymous
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These sound great!
I'm assuming the egg-avocado mix is with a hard boiled? This might be lunch tomorrow! The "power salad" sounds great too! Monday's lunch for sure. |
Anonymous
| When I worked in an office and was on a low carb diet, I'd make chicken salad at home and take in a tupperware of that with celery sticks. I'd also take in half an avocado as a snack. Quick, easy, and delicious. You can also do egg salad. Sometimes I'd do roast beef and boursin cheese roll-ups. And when I was feeling particularly inspired, I'd make P.F. Chang's style lettuce wraps. |
Anonymous
| These are good ideas. I've been doing quinoa and greens as a base and then a variety of toppings (not all of these together!) but things like goat cheese, sweet potato, chicken sausage, almonds, apples...basically whatever I have lying around. Quinoa tastes good with just about anything and it's easy to cook in bulk and use throughout the week. Very filling as well so for me it works better than just a salad plus protein combo. |
Anonymous
| PP here...I guess it depends on how low carb you are going, maybe you don't want to use quinoa after all...I like it as a substitute for bread/sandwiches though. |
Anonymous
OP here, I'm definitely not carb free, but trying to lay off the heavy stuff. Quinoa sounds like a great option. I'll bet it even works on the cooler side as a salad. Yum! Loving these ideas; keep them coming! |
Anonymous
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For dinner, I make chicken or beef with a roasted vegetable (type varies). Then I bring the leftovers for lunch.
No leftovers at work if I made fish the night before! |
Anonymous
| Pret sells a great lunch bowl with quinoa, avocado, edamame and pOached salmon. It would be easy to make. I put a little of their lemon shallot dressing on it. |
Anonymous
| Eggamole is one of my favorites! Also try tunacado! |
Anonymous
| Deli meat and geese roll ups are great and low carb. I also buy a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store on sundays and then shred it and bring salads with a mix of veggies and chicken all week. |
Anonymous
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I made a tuna salad without mayo--red onions, capers, red wine vinaigrette w/a little mustard and parsley and oregano. Olive Oil packed is best.
I also like smoked salmon and cream cheese on cucumber slices, also with capers. |
Anonymous
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Look for 40 calorie bread, they are pretty low carb at around 6 carbs per slice. You can make a tuna, chicken, or egg salad sandwich and eat it open faced.
Rotisserie chicken with a low carb side or veggie is always a good, quick meal. Red kuri or kabocha squash, steamed and served up baked potato style with a little bit of salt, pepper and butter along with a protein is delicious. Look at the nutritional info on certain soups, you'd be surprised at how low in carbs they are. Not something you want to eat every day, but good in a pinch. Look into Joseph lavash wraps and low carb tortillas, and your meal possibilities can have just as much variety as regular high carb meals. |
Anonymous
| Low carb tortilla + cream cheese+ avocado+ smoked salmon |