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[PurpleHen]

Anyone got any suggestions for healthy lunches to take to work I am trying to cut down on bread and need my ideas bucking up - I know to improve my eating, lunch is vital, but I don't want to spend all my time at home preparing it so need some easy, healthy lunch ideas please...

[Guest]

Couscous is quick and easy to do. Quinoa is too. Then you can add cucumber, tomatoes, sweetcorn etc plus nuts, avocado, tuna or something.

 

Dried fruit and nuts are surprisingly satisfying and make a good snack.

[Trish]

the following needs a food processor but is great otherwise.

 

Set your food processor blade ging at a medium speed, add the following in this order:

 

Courgette

Yellow pepper

Squash or pumpkin

Carrot

Broccoli

Tomato

Red Cabbage

Beetroot

 

You can add other things but keep anything red till last or you end up with pink salad

 

You can then add your facourite dressing. I like to add oilve oil, lemon, mint, garlic and parsley. It tastes just like a cracked wheat salad but it's all healthy raw veggies.

[AnnieP]

sounds lovely Trish...Might make this up for Monday!

[Martin B]

I buy fruit for lunch on the way to school!

[AnnieP]

*Mother's voice on*

I hope you eat more than just fruit at lunch times young man!

[Martin B]

No, why?

[AnnieP]

Because you're a growing chap and you need calcium and protein!

[Martin B]

I do! Egg for breakfast. I drionk lots of milk. Eat Meat and veg for tea!

[AnnieP]

OK, I'll let you off!

[Martin B]

Good!

[The Managing Director]

my sister in law has Sushi for lunch every day because it is so healthy, mind you she's a London lawyer and sends her secretary out to get it

 

chicken caesar salad is one of my favorite lunches easy to make and transport. ans salad nicoise is great and uses eggs

[Martin B]

I prefer not to buy salads or anything just.... 1 box of strawberries or grapes(small), apple, banana, nutri grain!

[red]

Red's healthy lunch idea: -

Mixed bean salad. I make one with a mixture of some of my favourite tinned beans (e.g. black eye; chickpeas; flageolet) and mix them all up with some chopped sweet red pepper, spring onion and anything else that needs using (e.g. grated carrot; olives; sweetcorn; celery; cherry tomatoes). It is especially nice if you throw in a handful of seeds, nuts or sprouting beans - or even mix in some tuna. I make a vinegarette dressing with some olive oil; cider vinegar; garlic powder and whole grain mustard. It's yummy and if you make a huge one and keep it in the fridge in a good quality storage tub (e.g. lock 'n' lock) you can make it the night before and it does lunch for two people for two days or one person for four days.

 

It's easy, healthy & filling.

[Trish]

Thanks Red sounds gorgeous and it's nice to have something that lasts as well

[PurpleHen]

Thanks for all your ideas - this has wetted my appetite no end and should restore my lunches as something to look forward to

I will let you know how I get on....

 

Martin - I do eat fruit every day, I take some to eat mid morning and mid afternoon - but I don't think I could have just fruit for lunch

[Louise]

Stop, stop stop

 

It is only 10.15 and I am now hungry for lunch

 

I have been making fruit smooties for breakfast just recently with a banana a handful of berries and either apple or orange juice it will be fine until fresh berries start to become unavailable again

[clare*]

Mmmm that sounds good.

 

I've still not had breakfast and I am still not dressed

 

I've been out in my dressing gown and clogs seeing to the animals getting soaked

 

Better go and sort myself out.

[Louise]

The smoothies are so easy which is why I can be bothered the banana and about 5 stawberries or a handful of raspberries or blueberries and the I make it up to 400ml with juice and use a little hand blender

 

I can tolerate that but hate to actually eat fist thing so I am sort of eating

[Guest]

so I am sort of eating

 

Certainly eating - fresh fruit smoothies are full of goodness and so easy to eat while doing everything else that needs doing in the morning:roll: . Have you thought of adding wheat bran I know it is great in the GI way of thinking for helping to extent the amount of time your energy lasts for, and is also extra fibre.

[PurpleHen]

That was me - on my OH's laptop!!!

[Louise]

Wheat bran

 

Never thougt of that where do you get it from is it only health food shops or do supermarkets have it as well

[Guest]

I got wheat germ in Tesco - a Jordans product. I'm not sure if it's the same thing, but it certainly makes crumbles much nicer!

[Lesley-Jean]

Wheat bran is the outer surface of the wheat seed and is high in fibre.

 

Wheat germ is the little baby plant germ in the centre of the wheat seed and is high in protein.

 

[Guest]

Excellent info! Thank you Lesley-Jean.