My packable lunches are a slight deviation from the weight loss meals I ate all summer (you can see those healthy meals here!). These lunches are more in line with my plate diet, except instead of splitting the grains and fruits into their own category, I’ve been eating 1/4 of the meal carbs- so I choose between a grain or a fruit).
For weight loss, I’ve found the Macro plate ideal with 1/2 your meal from veggies. Then for weight maintenance, I use the Myplate meal plan method, and get some extra carbs!
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Instead, I’ve been using some meal prep lunch containers I found at Walmart (super cheap, only $3.46 for 5 of them). These have had the best seal, and my dressing doesn’t leak to the other compartments. (
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If you don’t have a Walmart close by, I also got these red containers on Amazon. However, I was not as impressed with these. The dressing does leak to the other compartment. If you don’t have liquids in here, these will work ok.
I started grad school this fall and I’ve been packing my lunch too take to school and sharing it on my stories.
If you won’t be eating your lunch for a few hours, I recommend adding a bit of lemon juice to the apples to keep them from turning brown!
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The best formula I have found for a good weight loss lunch is to balance half your meal with vegetables, ¼ with a protein, and ¼ with a whole grain or carbohydrate. This formula not only keeps you satisfied until dinner, but also makes sure you get the proper amount of vitamins and minerals your body needs to get through the rest of the day.
Increasing the volume of my meals gives me the chance to feel extra full and satisfied, have large portions, and still be able to lose weight. This is only possible by including high volume, low calorie foods like vegetables. Adding greens, cauliflower, zucchini, asparagus, cucumbers, broccoli, etc. can all be combined to make a big meal and still help you lose weight.
If you included more vegetables into your diet every single day, and used them to displace higher calorie foods, you can lose 10 lbs. Swapping something like spiralized zucchini or shirataki noodles for pasta can save you 150 calories per serving. Do this simple swap every day for 6 months, and you’d lose ten pounds!
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You can prep all these healthy lunches in advance. In fact, I usually prep the proteins (chicken, ground turkey, or steak) and then I just need to add the veggies the morning I’m taking that lunch to school or work.
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Easy Lunch Ideas: Weight Loss Recipes
When you're looking to eat healthier and lose weight, you might assume that salads are always the best go-to option for a healthy lunch. After all, salads are packed with nutritious veggies, they're filling, and they're easy to eat in between meetings, which certainly makes for a convenient, healthy lunch idea. But eating salads nearly every day of the week can get boring fast, especially if you default to the same combination of ingredients day after day. And whether you're actively trying to lose weight or you're just trying to eat healthier in general, boring is your worst enemy: If you don't look forward to your meals, the more likely you are to stray from or abandon your plan altogether.
But don't worry, because when it comes to healthy lunch ideas, salads are just the tip of the low-calorie iceberg. To help you innovate and upgrade your sad brown bag lunch with more exciting healthy lunch ideas that still support your weight loss goals, we've rounded up over 77 deliciously inspiring recipes from the
Each recipe for these healthy lunch ideas is packed with nutrients that can provide you with much-needed energy to get you through the rest of the day, helping you effectively change things up to your usual midday eating ritual while aiding in your weight loss efforts.
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Lucky for you, we have all your lunchtime needs covered—whether you're feeding yourself at home, at the office, or on the go. And if scrolling through all these recipes just feels like a lot, start with this basic cheat sheet featuring an overview of healthy lunch ideas worth trying:
Your lunch doesn't have to be a complicated pre-planned meal: You don't need to prepare a cooked dish like a steak sandwich or a mushroom pesto ravioli. When trying to come up with the best healthy lunch ideas to meet your needs, consider putting together your own bento boxes, a la Starbucks' Protein Box, that feature a little bit of everything you may want to snack on throughout the day.
If you're in the market for some new healthy lunch, particularly those that can help with weight loss, here are dozens of our favorite recipes to make for our midday meal:
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Burger-lovers looking for a leaner alternative that's just as filling and delish, this healthy lunch idea is just for you. Made with protein- and omega-3-packed fresh tuna steak and spicy wasabi mayo, this finger-licking recipe is only 330 calories! And for the full burger lunch experience sans high calories, you can serve this sammy with a side of air fryer veggie chips.
Keep it simple with this chicken panini recipe: A light, healthy spread like pesto, a low-calorie cheese like fresh mozz, and a layer of lean white meat chicken deliver all the same flavor and a tasty crunch for a fraction of the calories. Using whole-grain bread will help keep you satisfied all afternoon.
Chicken noodle soup is the ultimate comfort food, especially during the cold weather months. However, we've made a special, lower-calorie version of this already healthy lunch idea by swapping in zucchini noodles for regular noodles. This ingredient swap also makes this recipe gluten-free, paleo, and Whole30-approved.
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Are you craving your favorite Chinese takeout dish while dreaming of chicken dunked in that deliciously sweet orange sauce? Thanks to this healthier spin on a classic Chinese takeout favorite, you don't have to pay for delivery or lose sight of your weight loss goals to enjoy orange chicken right at home!
Because these mini meatloaves are baked in a muffin tin, you'll have enough room to roast some sides to go with this healthy lunch idea, as well. Try roasting carrots or roasting broccoli with some parmesan for the perfect complement.
The tuna salad recipe used by most establishments tells all: They usually use two parts mayo to one part tuna. Our version replaces the bulk of the mayo with a considerably healthier supporting cast that adds to the flavor without adding extra fat: pesto, lemon juice, olives, and onions.
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This recipe requires absolutely no effort, save for about two minutes of slicing and two minutes of toasting. Plus, it morphs easily into other dishes. Not in the mood for a sandwich? Ditch the bread and eat this as a salad for one of the easiest healthy lunches you can throw together.
We use a modest amount of olive oil-based mayo, then punch up the flavor with plump golden raisins and the complex savory notes of curry powder in this chicken salad sandwich recipe. Make a big batch of the salad as part of your weekly meal planning and work it into other sandwiches, stuffed in pitas, or crowning a bowl of mixed greens.
Our version of the carne asada burrito, modestly scaled-down compared to restaurant burritos, concentrates on the most important parts of the burrito: guac, black beans, and, above all, juicy chunks of marinated skirt steak.
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These chicken meatballs are inspired by street-corner grills in Vietnam and Thailand, where ginger, garlic, and chiles reign supreme. With those bold flavors, plus the char of a hot charcoal grill, you won't need a fat-heavy mix of meat, or even a pile of spaghetti, to make an outstanding lunch with this chicken meatballs recipe. Serve them with steamed rice, cucumbers, maybe a bit of sauce, and big lettuce leaves for wrapping.
Why eat a restaurant salad if it's going to cost you the calorie intake of more than a full-sized meal? Enter our healthy fig and prosciutto salad recipe. We pair strips of salty, intense prosciutto with juicy, ripe figs. Add the tang of fresh goat cheese and the subtle, earthy crunch of toasted pine nuts and this makes for one inspired salad.
Tossed with a good dose of bright, mildly spicy salsa verde, rotisserie chicken is the perfect filling for tacos, burritos, and even
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