Thread: Lunch Ideas

Someone please help me, i cant eat anymore salads or im gonna crack up!!
I need some ideas for lunch at work.

Mainly red days im having issues with. There is only a microwave to cook with and toaster.

Ive had a look online but alot of the ideas come with salad!!
HELP!!!

I cook my quorn sausages in the microwave.. so beans sausage and toast? Or scrambled egg on toast? maybe take in leftovers from your dinner the night before? I take in things like ryvita minis with babybel lights and ham .. and a box of fruit (like berries and banana) yoghurts.. alpen lights..

This is why I stick to green days I have the same trouble.
What about looking for ready meals that you can have on red days?
or use some bread for HEX and do scrambled egg in the microwave!
x

Superfree!
It's as easy as this...


Prepare whatever Superfree veggies take your fancy… we’ve used peppers, onions, courgettes, baby sweetcorn, asparagus, mushrooms and tomatoes. You can dry-fry them until soft or leave them raw for extra crunch.


Mix together the 3 eggs, 150g very low fat natural cottage cheese and some chopped parsley. Lay the chopped vegetables out in an oven-proof flan dish then pour the cottage cheese mix over. Pop in the oven at 190ºC/375ºF/Gas 5 for around 30 minutes, or until the quiche is set and golden brown.


Serve the quiche in wedges with Free chips on a Green day, or piles of salad - ideal for lunchboxes!
Save up to an amazing 48½ Syns* with our Superfree version of this teatime favourite!
*(compared to Sainsbury's Garden Vegetable 400g Quiche)
Other tasty quiche ideas include:

• Tuna and sweetcorn - Free on Green (add 6 Syns on Green if not using 113g tuna canned in brine as a Healthy Extra ‘b’ choice)
• Ham and broccoli - Free on Original and Green (add 6 Syns on Green if not using 85g ham as a Healthy Extra ‘b’ choice)
• Salmon and dill - Free on Original and Green (add 6 Syns on Green if not using 57g fresh salmon/71g salmon canned in brine as a Healthy Extra ‘b’ choice)
• Cheese and onion - Free on Original and Green (add 6 Syns if not using cheese as a Healthy Extra ‘a’ choice)
• Pasta quiche – Free on Green - Make up a packet of Free pasta and sauce, such as Batchelors Tomato, Onion & Herb Pasta ‘n’ Sauce, pour into the flan dish and then add the cottage cheese mixture.
• Quiche Lorraine – Lean grilled bacon, cheese and onion - Free on Original (add 6 Syns if not using cheese as a Healthy Extra ‘a’ choice)

mug shots and pasta n sauce are mostly free on a green day....

Mug Shot Noodle Snack, Chicken, dried 54g sachet
Original 10 Syns Green Free
Mug Shot Noodle Snack, Chow Mein, dried 55g sachet
Original 9½ Syns Green Free
Mug Shot Noodle Snack, Spicy Sweet 'n' Sour, Less Than 1% Fat, dried 67g sachet
Original 11½ Syns Green Free
Mug Shot Pasta Snack, Cheese 'n' Ham, dried 66g sachet
Original 13 Syns Green 3½ Syns
Mug Shot Pasta Snack, Chicken 'n' Mushroom, dried 66g sachet
Original 14 Syns Green 2 Syns
Mug Shot Pasta Snack, Chicken 'n' Vegetable, dried 60g sachet
Original 12½ Syns Green 2 Syns
Mug Shot Pasta Snack, Creamy Cheese, dried 68g sachet
Original 13 Syns Green 2 Syns
Mug Shot Pasta Snack, Tomato 'n' Herb, dried 64g sachet
Original 11 Syns Green Free


Batchelors Pasta n Sauce
Pasta n sauce, Bolognese, excl milk & butter, dried, 126g pack, - green free, red 22 syns
Pasta n sauce, carbonara, excl milk & butter, dried, 120g pack, - green ½ syn, red 23 syns
Pasta n sauce, cheese, leek & ham, excl milk & butter, dried, 120g pack, - green 1 syn, red 22½ syns
Pasta n sauce, chicken & mushroom, excl milk & butter, dried, 122g pack, - green free, red 22 syns
Pasta n sauce, chicken & roasted garlic, excl milk & butter, dried, 120g pack, - green free, red 22 syns
Pasta n sauce, creamy chicken & herb, excl milk & butter, dried, 116g pack, - green free, red 21 syns
Pasta n sauce, creamy tikka masala, excl milk & butter, dried, 117g pack, - green free, red 20½ syns
Pasta n sauce, macaroni cheese, excl milk & butter, dried, 108g pack, - green 1 syn, red 20 syns
Pasta n sauce, mild cheese & broccoli, excl milk & butter, dried, 123g pack, - green free, red 22½ syns
Pasta n sauce, mushroom & wine, excl milk & butter, dried, 128g pack, - green free, red 23½ syns
Pasta n sauce, tomato, onion & herb, excl milk & butter, dried, 128g pack, - green free, red 22½ syns __________________


or ryvita crackers or minis HEB,
with babybell lights (heA or B) or quorn slices (free) or Laughing cow extra light Triangles (hea or b) or a low fat cottage cheese...(FRee or syns)


Cottage Cheese

Basic/Non Branded Foods Cheese, Cottage cheese, low fat flavoured 100g
Original 1 Syns Green 1 Syns
Basic/Non Branded Foods Cheese, Cottage cheese, low fat natural 100g
Original ½ Syn Green ½ Syn

Basic/Non Branded Foods Cheese, Cottage cheese, very low fat flavoured 100g
Original ½ Syn Green ½ Syn
Basic/Non Branded Foods Cheese, Cottage cheese, very low fat natural 100g
Original Free Green Free

Asda Cottage Cheese 100g
Original ½ Syn Green ½ Syn
Asda Good for You, Natural Cottage Cheese 100g
Original Free Green Free
Asda Good for You, Onion & Chive Cottage Cheese 100g
Original Free Green Free
Asda Good for You, Pineapple Cottage Cheese 100g
Original 1 Syns Green 1 Syns
Asda Good for You, Prawn Cottage Cheese 100g
Original Free Green Free
Asda Good for You, Smoked Cheese & Onion Cottage Cheese 100g
Original Free Green Free
Asda Good for You, Tuna & Sweetcorn Cottage Cheese 100g
Original Free Green Free
Asda Smartprice, Natural Cottage Cheese, Low Fat 100g
Original Free Green Free

Marks & Spencer Cottage Cheese with Onion & Chives 100g
Original 3 Syns Green 3 Syns
Marks & Spencer Cottage Cheese with Pineapple 100g
Original 1½ Syns Green 1½ Syns
Marks & Spencer Cottage Cheese with Prawns 100g
Original 2½ Syns Green 2½ Syns
Marks & Spencer Cottage Cheese with Roast Tomato & Pepper 100g
Original ½ Syn Green ½ Syn
Marks & Spencer Cottage Cheese with Sweet Chilli Chicken & Toasted Sweetcorn per 100g
Original Free Green Free
Marks & Spencer Cottage Cheese, Natural 100g
Original 1 Syns Green 1 Syns
Marks & Spencer Count on Us, Cottage Cheese with Pineapple 100g
Original ½ Syn Green ½ Syn
Marks & Spencer Count on Us, Cottage Cheese with Red Onion & Chive 100g
Original Free Green Free
Marks & Spencer Count on Us, Cottage Cheese, Natural 100g
Original Free Green Free

Morrisons Cottage Cheese with Pineapple 100g
Original 1 Syns Green 1 Syns
Morrisons Eat Smart, Cottage Cheese with Mango & Pineapple per 100g
Original ½ Syn Green ½ Syn
Morrisons Eat Smart, Cottage Cheese with Onions & Chive 100g
Original Free Green Free
Morrisons Eat Smart, Cottage Cheese with Pineapple 100g
Original Free Green Free
Morrisons Eat Smart, Cottage Cheese with Prawn Cocktail 100g
Original 1 Syns Green 1 Syns
Morrisons Eat Smart, Cottage Cheese with Tuna & Sweetcorn per 100g
Original Free Green Free
Morrisons Natural Cottage Cheese, Virtually Fat Free 100g
Original Free Green Free
Morrisons Onion & Chive Cottage Cheese 100g
Original ½ Syn Green ½ Syn

Sainsbury's Be Good to Yourself, Cottage Cheese with Onion & Chive 100g
Original Free Green Free
Sainsbury's Be Good to Yourself, Cottage Cheese with Pineapple 100g
Original Free Green Free
Sainsbury's Be Good to Yourself, Natural Cottage Cheese 100g
Original Free Green Free
Sainsbury's Cottage Cheese with Onion & Chive 100g
Original ½ Syn Green ½ Syn
Sainsbury's Cottage Cheese with Pineapple 100g
Original 1 Syns Green 1 Syns
Sainsbury's Natural Cottage Cheese 100g
Original ½ Syn Green ½ Syn

Tesco Cottage Cheese, Natural 100g
Original ½ Syn Green ½ Syn
Tesco Healthy Living, Natural Bio Cottage Cheese 100g
Original Free Green Free
Tesco Healthy Living, Tuna & Sweetcorn Cottage Cheese 100g
Original Free Green Free
Tesco Light Choices, Natural Cottage Cheese 100g
Original Free Green Free
Tesco Light Choices, Onion & Chive Cottage Cheese 100g
Original Free Green Free
Tesco Light Choices, Pineapple Cottage Cheese 100g
Original Free Green Free
Tesco Natural Organic Cottage Cheese 100g
Original Free Green Free
Tesco Onion & Chive Cottage Cheese 100g
Original ½ Syn Green ½ Syn
Tesco Pineapple Cottage Cheese 100g
Original 2 Syns Green 2 Syns
Tesco Tuna & Sweet Chilli Cottage Cheese 100g
Original 3 Syns Green 2½ Syns __________________

Originally Posted by emski

I cook my quorn sausages in the microwave.. so beans sausage and toast? Or scrambled egg on toast? maybe take in leftovers from your dinner the night before? I take in things like ryvita minis with babybel lights and ham .. and a box of fruit (like berries and banana) yoghurts.. alpen lights..

i cant eat baked beans, they make me sick!!! i wish i could coz they are so low!!
ive tried the red ideas and worked well but i wanted to vary what i eat and not have the same things.
thanks for the tips hun.

Originally Posted by Fatty_no_more

This is why I stick to green days I have the same trouble.
What about looking for ready meals that you can have on red days?
or use some bread for HEX and do scrambled egg in the microwave!
x

ready meals is a good idea, especially now winter is coming !! green days are easier for lunch but not for dinner for me really!!!

Maybe you could try mix to max and have red for brekkie, green for lunch and the red for dinner?

Originally Posted by zenabob2105

Superfree!
It's as easy as this...
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wow thanks, that a whole lot of ideas!!!

Originally Posted by SpaceAngel

Maybe you could try mix to max and have red for brekkie, green for lunch and the red for dinner?

ive never tried mix to match, i dont really understand it that well, even read thru the book about it the other day, i worry bout eating the wrong things!
i like to know what day im doing so i can plan and stick to it!

I'm going to bump this up as I'm sat here eating soup and a salad. Again.

Great ideas! Thank you!

I think it's getting harder now as the weather is getting nice. I got through winter with reheated leftovers but now I don't want so much hot food, but at the same time, I can't eat salad 3 days in a row for lunch!

Saying that, has anyone got any ideas for salads (hot or cold) as I seem to just stick to lettuce, onion, cucumber and some form of meat...

haha, i didnt look at the date that it was posted and just saw 'winters coming' and was like wtf! lol

Red days i have roasted veg with meat, yummy! for a microwave you can have any leftovers!! Its brilliant! Any red day dinner ready for lunch xx

Leftovers might be the way to go. I used to give them to my husband for his lunch but I guess I could snatch them back since he can eat whatever he likes, skinny sod!

We have a microwave, toaster and kettle so I'm also thinking towards mugshots with maybe a sandwich on the side...

I this week so far for lunches have had:

Wholemeal pitta (HEb) filled with hot roast beef & home-made onion chutney

Wholemeal pitta (HEb) filled with Chicken & Salad

Bacon & Plum tomatoes with poached eggs

Home-made quiche.

I guess if you grill bacon & things prior to going to work you could always have things like that. For Salads I tend to have meat & salad but always bulk out my salads with boiled eggs. Lots of free salad dressings in different flavours helps it not taste the same all the time too.

Originally Posted by JosieDelonge

Saying that, has anyone got any ideas for salads (hot or cold) as I seem to just stick to lettuce, onion, cucumber and some form of meat...

Mix salad
Tomato, cucumber, red pepper /can be roast from jar/, onion, 42 g feta cheese /HEA/. Mix the vegetables and grate the feta over them. Add little salt and vinegar to taste.

Salad Sister free on EE
Lettuce, boiled broccoli. 7 olives /1 syn/ seafood sticks, handful boiled pasta, 2tbsp extra light mayo/2syn/ or natural yoghurt. Mix everything and add lemon juice to taste.

Spring salad
Gem lettuce, cucumber, radishes, 1 chopped boiled egg, salt and vinegar or Kraft Light French salad dressing.


Cabbage salad
Finely sliced cabbage and grated carrots seasoned with salt and vinegar.

Carrot salad
Grated carrots seasoned wit salt and vinegar. /You will be surprised how testy is that/

I think that enough for now

If you have use of a toaster at lunchtime then what about sardines on toast? I heat my sardines in the microwave at work, also I will buy some salmon & cook it at home, let it go cold and have this with salad, you could also make some burgers & warm them up to have with a salad