Two low calories meal ideas.
Here are a few fast, easy and low calorie meal ideas for you to start out with.
Pocket Sandwiches
First low calories meal idea : pocket sandwiches.
Take a pita bread and cut it in half. See how each half opens to be like a pocket?
Each half will make a sandwich and the variety of things you can put inside is almost endless.
Pita bread has way fewer calories than your typical sliced breads so a dieter's only concern is with what they fill the pocket up with.
A good way to keep it low calorie is to always start with vegetables of some sort to get the pita half to two-thirds full.
One good filling is to mix up a bowl of your favorite tuna salad recipe. Try placing a few lettuce leaves and a couple slices of tomato in the pocket. Scoop some tuna into the pocket on the vegetables. Sprinkle a little chopped black olives across the top and you have a tasty tuna pocket for lunch.
Soups and Salads
Second low calories meal idea : soups and salads.
Especially when made from scratch at home, soup is a very healthy lunch item that can easily fit into any diet. When making soups, remember to go heavy on the vegetables and use meat more as a flavoring.
That's how you can create hearty and delicious soups with very little fat and super packed with vitamins. Take this to work and heat it in the breakroom microwave or pack it in a thermal container to keep the soup warm until lunchtime.
Salads are also a terrific lunch option. You can put anything in a salad with lots of greens like lettuce and spinach. Green peppers, red peppers, onions, carrots, cabbage, peapods, broccoli, cauliflower, radishes, cucumbers and tomatoes are all excellent choices for creating a wonderful salad. You can even make three-bean salad or pasta salads for an easy change. These types of salads keep in the refrigerator for several days so are great to make ahead.
Mix and Match
You can mix and match your lunch choices to create an infinite variety as well as taking care of those of us with larger appetites. What about taking a tuna pocket with a cup of soup or a salad beside it? Or you can even skip the bread and put your meats on top of a nice salad with a cup of soup on the side. Hey, even putting your salad into a pita pocket makes a very tasty sandwich!
As you can see, there are many ways to make lunch so that it doesn't take very long and gives you a great variety. Don't make the mistake of skipping lunch like so many people these days who are either dieting or in a hurry all the time. Taking a healthy lunch from home will keep your blood sugar levels even throughout the day so that you get more done and feel good doing it.
