A few suggestions for morning and midday meals. I don't break these down to breakfast or lunch, because I believe it's ok to eat eggs for lunch and have a turkey sandwich for breakfast if that's what appeals!
- Oatmeal w/ fruit (I cook regular oats, but the Quaker regular organic packets are good too, if you're in a hurry)
- Yogurt w/ fruit (again I make my own yogurt, but pick something w/out added sugars and add your own fruit/flavorings/sweeteners)
- Boiled or scrambled egg and whole grain toast
- 2 egg omlette with some baby spinach, mushrooms, broccoli, a little shredded cheese (it takes less than 4 mins to whip together an omlette and it's yummy and filling for breakfast or lunch)
- 3oz of sliced turkey on whole grain bread
- Laughing cow cheese, 3oz of lunch meat, and baby spinach leaves stuffed in a whole wheat pita.
- Lentil salad (I cook lentils and the make a dressing with vinegar, oil, dijon mustard, parsley, chopped celery, etc.) and serve it cold. Make a big batch on Monday and it'll give me 5 or 6 lunches.
- Black bean and corn salad (Can of black beans, can of corn, small bottle of salsa, mix and refrigerate. I add chopped cilantro and/or chopped parsley for a fresh flavor.)
- Hummus and veggies stuffed in a whole wheat pita (I like baby spinach, sliced cucumbers, sliced tomatoes, sliced zucchnni)
- Grilled chicken breast (now that it's summer I use the outside grill, but during the winter I use the George Foreman - I will buy a packet of breasts and grill all of them at once and then take one out and chop up for a salad or sandwich)
- Coleslaw (buy the preshredded cabbage and carrot - toss with some light asian sesame dressing for a spicy slaw or some plain yogurt w/ lemon pepper for a more creamy slaw. I sometimes make this and chop a chicken breast over it for a quick lunch.)
- Spinach salad with mushrooms, mandarin orange slices, slivered almonds, and asian sesame dressing. (Again, depending on where I am in my calories, I sometimes chop a chicken breast into this.)
I know there are other things i eat regularly, but I can't think of them right now. I'll post more as they occur to me!
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