What's your go-to lunch?

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  • Hey all. I'm trying to get back into the swing of bringing my lunch instead of eating out all the time. My biggest barrier to weight loss is that I absolutely hate cooking/food-prep, so I'm super guilty of just buying a lean cuisine and calling that a healthy packed lunch. I'm working on getting some lunch ideas together for myself that aren't so processed.

    So I was wondering, what is your go-to lunch?
  • Hi,
    Protein because when we don't eat it, or we are deficient in the grams we eat at every meal and we don't eat it in our snacks; the sugar Monster or the Potato chip monster cravings will Attack us & put their nasty fat into our bodies

    Roasted or baked chicken without any skin sprinkled w your favorite seasoning, I like lemon zest or lemon pepper & add a veggie. Soo easy & fast.

    A chopped chicken salad loaded w veggies, or put in a wrap. Toss the chicken in a food processor & pulse it, if you don't like cutting it & do the same w your veggies.

    Egg salad sandwich, skip the bread & use lettuce for the wrap & ppl are impressed.

    Have fun pLaying chef making your food
  • Thanks, miniDoodles
  • My go to lunch when I have it on hand is Sauteed Boneless,Skinless Chicken Breasts in a little oil and sprinkled with McCormick's Montreal Chicken Seasoning, It so good and its my favorite go to lunch.
  • Thanks Terra

    When I grocery shop this week I'll buy the Montreal seasoning. What does it taste like?
  • I cant explain the taste, I just know it tastes really good and it makes Chicken Breast 10 times better.
  • I'm following an extended Atkins induction. My go to lunch is chicken tacos with cabbage leaves used for taco shells. I cook the chicken the night before when I make dinner and just slice it into strips. Add in my cabbage leaves to my lunch box, some cherry tomatoes, 1/2 avacado, and some shredded cheese and I'm good to go. So yum!
  • Sounds good, Shan84
  • What are you'all eating when sick, to take a pill?

    I have sinus pain, earache, & nausea today after taking a allergy pill

    So nothing sounds good to eat. I tried to nap & sleep all this off & used heat, but no luck

    So I'll b taking another pill soon....

    Have a Happy end of the month girls
  • Anytime I'm sick I always stick to plan which means my food intake is limited in choices. If I can't handle boiled eggs then I make up a big pot of chicken broth or beef broth just with water and bouillon cubes and drink that until I can stomach real food again.
  • I eat chicken noodle soup when I'm sick
  • Spinach salad with veggies mixed in (carrot, celery, olive, etc)
    I either throw in a hard boiled egg or some turkey.

    I also eat a cutie orange with pretty much every meal I have.
  • I love to cook, but don't have much time during the week. I usually cook a BIG meal on Sunday (I'm single and live alone, and usually cook enough to feed 6-8 people) and I have leftovers for lunch for most of the week. I try to switch it up. I love crock pot meals, RockCrok meals, one skillet meals, and hearty soups.
  • My biggest problem is I am a picky eater. I never know what to pack with being picky. Is their anything wrong with the weight watcher microwave dinners? That was my go to early last year then I stopped and started buying my lunch. I would using pack a weight watcher dinner, a piece of fruit, yogurt and a granola bar.
  • Jenn- Microwave meals are often high in sodium (though some brands are working to change this), so I try not to eat them too often, but I do incorporate them into my routine for ease. On a previous weight loss attempt in my early 20s, I would say microwave meals made up about 40% of my diet. It worked well enough until I got sick of it and gave up.

    My biggest problem with them is, as a fellow picky eater, I find myself eating the same 4 over and over and get very board with it.