Healthy Lunch Recipes

lostinrates

strangeotron wrote: »

I have no idea what the problem is. Doctors don't have a clue. They are useless anyway. One said i should take a packet of biscuits with me to snack on while another said that because it hasn't killed me in ten years of having this that it wasn't serious. Getting advice on diets and exercise from GPs is a waste of time.
Eggs don't make me feel full for longer. Neither does the porruidge i have for breakfast. I'm hungrier for eating it, but what else can I do? There's niothing else to eat except overpriced sugary kellogs crap or more bread.
I haven't been told to avoid carbs, in fact they said i should eat more stuff like porridge because it's slow releasing no refined energy. That's just not true unfortunately.

I am not talking about nutritional advice from a gp, they are not qualified to give it.

Nhs have nutrional and diet advisers, who do have the trianing required though.


If you doctor is advising biscuits then presumably your weight is normal or under normal? Maybe you just need to eat more and more often than you think?

Something is certainly not right that nothng sugested is filling you up so it might be, if you are not underweight and everything else is normal, you simy have to find another way to cope. Its very difficult, i understand that, as i have to eat far fewer calories than normal people do, and it takes some resolve and distraction, particularly, as you mention, when lightheaded. Would also be worth getting your blood pressure checked and making sure that is nothing else that is contributing to the other feelings.

Good luck finding a resolution.

Penny-Pincher!!

strangeotron wrote: »

Cheese isn't terribly healthy and unfortunately has rocketed in price in recent years, even the awful muck that tesco manufactures.
I don't like jams/preserves, never have.
Baked pOtatoes are not cheap. 7 of those (1 a day) would cost almost £3. That's 3 times the price of a bag of pasta, and I'm not convinced pasta is healthy either. It's too carb intensive.
Same with pitta bread and scones (and of course something to go in them); not cheap and very heavy starchy food. I eat too much stuff like that because it's impossible to find anything else.

Im not sure exactly what you're asking help with? You've had many replies but have been quite negative with many of them. Why don't you tell us what you want to eat and we can tell you the cheapest place to buy it? I would presume that if your GP has recommended certain types of food, then they know what they're talking about, unless you have a doctorate and more qualified than they are?

Snowy_Owl

strangeotron wrote: »

pasta healthy? You can' tbe serious; it's loaded with starch and far too many carbs.

You need carbs for energy - it's not a major food group for nothin!!!!;)

If you're concerned - try wholemeal versions

Snowy

PIGSMAYFLY

OP if all the whole three pages of kind answers disagree with you, I suggest you find another website for your very specific dietary requirements.

This site respects when respected there is no need to rubbish all and sundry.

LondonDreamer

I can't really give you any lunch ideas that haven't already been suggested and rejected but wanted to comment on these points...

strangeotron wrote: »

Eggs don't make me feel full for longer. Neither does the porruidge i have for breakfast. I'm hungrier for eating it, but what else can I do? There's niothing else to eat except overpriced sugary kellogs crap or more bread.

You don't have to eat typical "breakfast" foods if you don't find them filling. I have never eaten cereal apart from porridge, and one of my favourite things to have for breakfast is chicken. Not a cheap suggestion, but just saying - eat what you find filling, doesn't really matter what time of day it is.

strangeotron wrote: »

Thanks, but soup isn't filling enough. It just leaves me even hungrier. Eggs are also not particularly healthy either, certainly no more than once a week.

Just out of curiousity, what soups have you tried? My husband says this constantly, but even he is filled up by a good thick lentil soup served with a couple of slices of wholegrain bread. It's also very cheap to make, the cost of mine is about 75p (more if I add bacon, but you don't have to) for a pan of 6 big portions which freeze well.

strangeotron wrote: »

Baked pOtatoes are not cheap. 7 of those (1 a day) would cost almost £3. That's 3 times the price of a bag of pasta, and I'm not convinced pasta is healthy either. It's too carb intensive.

£3 for 7 potatoes is a high estimate, unless you're including the filling costs in that as well. But honestly, I think you're being unrealistic in what you consider a "cheap" meal as that's already less than 50p which is pretty reasonable. And if you need/want to avoid carbs, you'll need to accept that your costs will be higher again as carbs do tend to be the inexpensive options.

MandM90

strangeotron wrote: »

pasta healthy? You can' tbe serious; it's loaded with starch and far too many carbs.

We tend to make pasta salad with chickpeas, cauliflower and broccoli florets but making sure that it's at least 50% veg. And always wholemeal organic (though I know white is much cheaper).

One of my favourites is bean chilli, mixed dried beans or kidney beans are cheap and nutritious. We make the chilli in a large batch and freeze small portions (and it's hardly time intensive anyway) then have it in wraps with avocados, or over brown rice with lots of veg.

Sometimes for lunch I'll just have hummous/guacamole/lentil pate with an array of crudites and crackers. Dried chickpeas and lentils are cheap and really any produce that is cheap and in season can be batons and blanched/served raw.

Quinoa is very high in protein (it's actually a 'complete' protein too) and is filling and yummy instead of cous cous in salads.

A lentil stew? If you don't find soup satifying how about a stew with other veg? Or a ratatouille; sautee the onion and garlic in a little water and you won't have to add any fat and the rest will freeze well. Nice over a little brown rice and lots of veggies.

Peanut butter/cashew butter/almond butter is a staple here. I find any nuts so filling and the cashew and almond butter aren't made with any added oil (the peanut butter we buy is 5% palm oil). A friend of mine has bought nuts from ethnic grocers and blended her own much cheaper nut butters. Probably to be avoided in large amounts if you're on a diet (but my wife is

From all the foods you avoid or find too expensive I can see why you're having trouble finding suitable lunches. We've been vegan for just under three months and probably have more lunch options :eek:

Penny-Pincher!!

MandM90 wrote: »

We tend to make pasta salad with chickpeas, cauliflower and broccoli florets but making sure that it's at least 50% veg. And always wholemeal organic (though I know white is much cheaper).

One of my favourites is bean chilli, mixed dried beans or kidney beans are cheap and nutritious. We make the chilli in a large batch and freeze small portions (and it's hardly time intensive anyway) then have it in wraps with avocados, or over brown rice with lots of veg.

Sometimes for lunch I'll just have hummous/guacamole/lentil pate with an array of crudites and crackers. Dried chickpeas and lentils are cheap and really any produce that is cheap and in season can be batons and blanched/served raw.

Quinoa is very high in protein (it's actually a 'complete' protein too) and is filling and yummy instead of cous cous in salads.

A lentil stew? If you don't find soup satifying how about a stew with other veg? Or a ratatouille; sautee the onion and garlic in a little water and you won't have to add any fat and the rest will freeze well. Nice over a little brown rice and lots of veggies.

Peanut butter/cashew butter/almond butter is a staple here. I find any nuts so filling and the cashew and almond butter aren't made with any added oil (the peanut butter we buy is 5% palm oil). A friend of mine has bought nuts from ethnic grocers and blended her own much cheaper nut butters. Probably to be avoided in large amounts if you're on a diet (but my wife is

From all the foods you avoid or find too expensive I can see why you're having trouble finding suitable lunches. We've been vegan for just under three months and probably have more lunch options :eek:

I snack on sunflower seeds through the day to keep my protein intake high as Im on a high protein (100g+per day) and calorific diet. Sounds easy, but believe me, its not some days. I bought loads of bags of seeds from Approved a few months back when they were selling for 50p for 500g.

My lunches are generally leftovers, baked spud with low fat cottage cheese or tuna, cheese and coleslaw etc, soup and roll, couscous with added mince lamb/peppers/mushrooms/onions etc. Or good old beans on granary toast with a scraping of salted butter, some cheddar grated with chopped onion is good and tasty too.

May I be cheeky and ask what a typical days menu is for you being a vegan?

PP
xx

Penny-Pincher!!

LondonDreamer wrote: »

I can't really give you any lunch ideas that haven't already been suggested and rejected but wanted to comment on these points...



You don't have to eat typical "breakfast" foods if you don't find them filling. I have never eaten cereal apart from porridge, and one of my favourite things to have for breakfast is chicken. Not a cheap suggestion, but just saying - eat what you find filling, doesn't really matter what time of day it is.



Just out of curiousity, what soups have you tried? My husband says this constantly, but even he is filled up by a good thick lentil soup served with a couple of slices of wholegrain bread. It's also very cheap to make, the cost of mine is about 75p (more if I add bacon, but you don't have to) for a pan of 6 big portions which freeze well.



£3 for 7 potatoes is a high estimate, unless you're including the filling costs in that as well. But honestly, I think you're being unrealistic in what you consider a "cheap" meal as that's already less than 50p which is pretty reasonable. And if you need/want to avoid carbs, you'll need to accept that your costs will be higher again as carbs do tend to be the inexpensive options.

Great valid points!

PP
xx

May I be rude and ask for your thick lentil soup recipe and do you know roughly what a portion would be in protein?

MandM90

Penny-Pincher!! wrote: »

May I be cheeky and ask what a typical days menu is for you being a vegan?

PP
xx

Here are a few of my obvious go to meals...not cheeky at all

Breakfast:
Wholemeal toast topped with sunflower spread and marmite, with a HM smoothie made with frozen berries, a banana and flax seeds.

Beans on toast with juice/green tea

Bananas and peanut butter on toast sprinkled with flax seeds or chia seeds and a glass of soya milk

Porridge with oat milk and fruit compote (usually topped with nuts/seeds too)

Tofu and kale scramble

Lunch:
Sometimes leftovers, or - for example - a hummous, butternut squash and rocket wrap with extra fruit/raw veg, a handful of nuts and a soya yoghurt.

Mixed bean burrito with guacamole, salsa and/or salad.

Lentil pate sandwich in wholemeal/seeded bread with salad.

Quinoa salad

Dinner:
Lentil curry, aubergine curry (a bit of 2/3 curries is always more interesting than one) chappatis or brown rice

Cous cous with lots of chickpeas and root veg

Quinoa pilau with veg

Tofu stir fry with wholemeal noodles sprinkled, again, with flax seeds (most rich plant source of Omega 3 )

Linda McCartney sausage and bean casserole with spinach or kale colcannon

Toxic_Lemon

MandM90 wrote: »

Here are a few of my obvious go to meals...not cheeky at all

Breakfast:
Wholemeal toast topped with sunflower spread and marmite, with a HM smoothie made with frozen berries, a banana and flax seeds.

Beans on toast with juice/green tea

Bananas and peanut butter on toast sprinkled with flax seeds or chia seeds and a glass of soya milk

Porridge with oat milk and fruit compote (usually topped with nuts/seeds too)

Tofu and kale scramble

Lunch:
Sometimes leftovers, or - for example - a hummous, butternut squash and rocket wrap with extra fruit/raw veg, a handful of nuts and a soya yoghurt.

Mixed bean burrito with guacamole, salsa and/or salad.

Lentil pate sandwich in wholemeal/seeded bread with salad.

Quinoa salad

Dinner:
Lentil curry, aubergine curry (a bit of 2/3 curries is always more interesting than one) chappatis or brown rice

Cous cous with lots of chickpeas and root veg

Quinoa pilau with veg

Tofu stir fry with wholemeal noodles sprinkled, again, with flax seeds (most rich plant source of Omega 3 )

Linda McCartney sausage and bean casserole with spinach or kale colcannon

:T Now that's my kind of food. Yummmmmm! Not the Linda McC though. Only difference is I'm not vegan, but I so wish I could be. I juice a lot and have lots of sprouted seeds and beans.