[beth4365]

Hi all,

I'm a teacher out for the summer and I'm having difficulty finding new and filling summer lunches.

During the school year I stick to 2 or 3 different lunches, so I get tired of those. Since I'm home in the summer, I'm looking to add a little variety. I find I'm eating too much fruit, so I have to be careful there. I seem to be hungrier faster after any fruit. I don't know why. I eat lots of dinner salads, so I guess I'm looking for something filling and hot. I have learned that when I eat protein and fiber I stay satisfied much longer.

I'm wondering if wraps might work? Anyone have any other suggestions? I'm all ears.. and.... belly.. and.. thighs.... and... arse... *eek*....

I appreciate any suggestions!

[Pita09]

I love making wraps and find them very satisfying. My favorite wraps are Missions low carb tortillas. It is 200 calories but has 21 grams of fiber! I stuff it with all kinds of things.

My favorite is to make a mixture of low fat mayo and Dijon mustard and spread onto a warmed tortilla. I then layer romaine, onions, green peppers, pickles, deli turkey, and turkey bacon.

I also stuff them with scrambled eggs, low-fat cheese, and a lots of sauteed veggies.

[marbear24]

The diet recipes on this site are pretty good, you should check them out. I make sandiwches on Arnold Sandwich Thins with homemade hummus and fat free cheese. Either that or soup/chili. I'm a big soup/chili person.

I've found frozen fruit fills me up and keeps me from getting hungry, where fresh fruit does not. So frozen blueberries and fat free cottage cheese is a good option too.

[luckylindy]

I guess it depends on what plan your on and what kinda food you like but here are some of the things that I do for lunch:

Subway Black Forest Ham "5 dolla foot long", lol. Loaded with veggies, no cheese, plus mustard on multi-grain bread. This is 300 calories for 6". Then I have the other half the next day or sometimes for dinner.

McDonalds grilled honey mustard snack wrap (I usually do not encourage fast food but these are just quick suggestions) - 260 calories.

1 cup of rotisserie chicken with no skin (I buy a chicken and divide it into single portions for over a week) - with 1/2 cup of red beans and salsa. About 350 calories

FISH!!! Any type of fish, broiled with a little lemon and adobo seasoning (you can omit this if your watching your sodium but its sooo yummy) with steamed broccoli or caulifaluer.

Oh - one of my other favs is low sodium, low fat chicken broth, cooked spicy turkey sausage, red beans and kale (let it cook a couple of hours) and eat it as is or add a small cup of noodles.

Last thing is lentils in a broth, this is filling and healthy.

As far as your fruit consumption, heres a suggestion...I make a HUGE bowl with 3 cut up (sliced) cucumbers with vinegar, water, a little salt and pepper, raw onions (sliced) and green peppers (sliced). Let them set over night (so there bitter tasting) and eat them throughout the day. You get your veggies in and its so yummy.

Hope this helps.

[Nigelswife]

Here's an idea. This is acutally what I made for my lunch today. It's a pita with hummus, cucumbers, feta cheese and sprouts. It's only 250 calories.

I also get rice cakes and top them with morning star burgers, garden burgers, tuna, egg salad....

I sometimes make a big pot of chili or soup and eat on that all week.

[dietcokehead98]

I do the pot of soup also, or make wraps with flatbread. Roll it and eat it!!!!

[nelie]

I've been doing 'single serving' soups lately. Basically I'll add cooked veggies (or if they are greens, raw), beans, sliced mushrooms, veggie broth, seasoning and water into a bowl and cooking it in the microwave.