Healthy Lunch Recipes

Penny-Pincher!!

Thanks M&M. x

kittycat204

I suggest ppl stop trying to help this ungrateful waste of space who is trying to get attention. or am i being a little harsh?

sharalee99

I think OP obviously has special dietary needs and whatever is suggested by the kind folk on here is going to be rejected. Maybe a going to see a nutritionist/dietician would be the way to go.

lostinrates

kittycat204 wrote: »

I suggest ppl stop trying to help this ungrateful waste of space who is trying to get attention. or am i being a little harsh?

I can certainly see why you would say that!

I was taught the test of good manners is the tolerance of other peopl's lack of them, its hard to stick to sometimes. I also wondered if op has a disorder that can make them seem terse and irritable, but they cannot help it, in fact some of the 'metabolic' health issues sometimes list things like irratability or depression (which can lead to iritability in some) as a symptom. Who knows, but its good to be able to help if one can. Things like food myths about cholesterol etc are info that will help other posters.

As some one who has to make considerable dietary adaptations i know how much this can get you down too. Sometimes though, for me at least, the biggest shift has had to be attitude towards some foods and also, about accepting i will not always feel great/satisfied/like doing much.

oopsadaisydoddle

kittycat204 wrote: »

I suggest ppl stop trying to help this ungrateful waste of space who is trying to get attention. or am i being a little harsh?

Have to say, I was just thinking exactly the same. I just can't believe someone can be so terse and harsh in their responses to people who have taken time to try and help them. Medical conditions or not, surely people know how to respond politely to suggestions from people, regardless of whether the suggestions are actually helpful to that individual.

I also think I notice a faint aroma - of troll?!

craigywv

oopsadaisydoddle wrote: »

Have to say, I was just thinking exactly the same. I just can't believe someone can be so terse and harsh in their responses to people who have taken time to try and help them. Medical conditions or not, surely people know how to respond politely to suggestions from people, regardless of whether the suggestions are actually helpful to that individual.

I also think I notice a faint aroma - of troll?!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:love it!!! troll!!! i have been following this with interest and think possibly a bowl of humble pie and an apology would be the food the aggessive one needs, wouldnt like to short change her in a shop me thinks she would go for the jugular, hope you find the food to suit you , if not you could always go out in field and graze with the rest of your herd.;)

strangeotron

lostinrates wrote: »

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.

Thanks.

I am overweight. I was overweight when I was 'prescribed' biscuits, even then that's hardly good advice for anyone. If someone's underweight you want them to eat healthy not scoff junk food, surely.

I've been to nutritionists, they are no better. Instead of getting a decent conversation about what to eat and planning some kind of diet, you tell them what you eat and they go 'yeah that's fine'. That's it. I've been told my blood pressure is the same, fine.

Problem is the NHS wants to prevent obesity and get people eating healthy but it does nothing to actually help other than say 'eat 5 portions' that's it. They don't even say what a portion is (i've asked). I had one doctor tell me i should eat 10 portions. That's fine, but that would cost me a bloody fortune!

strangeotron

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.

I eat what I can afford. £3 for 7 potatoes is based on 40p per spud. That's the price at the local shop. And that doesn't include food for the rest of the day or anything on the potato.
I have no problem spending money on food, other than not having the money to do so.

strangeotron

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:

Where on earth do you find healthy peanut butter?

MandM90

strangeotron wrote: »

Where on earth do you find healthy peanut butter?

It's Whole Earth organic crunchy (available in most big supermarkets I think) and it's 95% peanuts and not too salty. Very easy to whip up peanut butter if you have a blender though. Obviously nut butters aren't the best for weight management but we avoid too much oil in cooking, are both at a weight we'd like to maintain and don't eat any animal products so fats need to come from somewhere.