Packed lunches

Helloooo. Cold meat? Chicken, ham.
Cheese. Almond cheese bread with olives. Sun-dried tomatoes in spiced oil. Sardines in oil or water (not tomato sauce). Cold salmon & something. Prawns. Hellman's original mayo, or make your own.
Home-made soup in a thermos. Stew in a wide-mouth thermos.

Edited for lower fat content.

For my lunch I sometimes have dinner left overs... Various salads..my fav is cooked chicken breast (night before) with goats cheese melted in the middle & some more crumbled in the salad with thin sliced red onions & a handful of walnuts served on a mixed leaf salad (as an occasional treat a drizzle of balsamic vinegar) I also pack a variation of a ploughman's lunch; slices of cold meats, sliced peppers, plum tomatoes, cheddar cheese, boiled egg (I know u don't like) etc etc

Thin slices of ham rolled around cream cheese, olives, cheese bits, cherry tomatoes, nuts

Hi Alz, I make a meatloaf using either beef, lamb or turkey mince once a week. I make two at the same time - one for dinner and the other to keep in the fridge so I can have a slice cold for lunch or supper. Meatloaf is easy and low cost to make and the only carbs are from whatever chopped veggies you choose to add. My meatloaf gives me four carbs per serving - from the veggies and tomato purée. Hope this helps.

Ellie-70 said:

Hi Alz, I make a meatloaf using either beef, lamb or turkey mince once a week. I make two at the same time - one for dinner and the other to keep in the fridge so I can have a slice cold for lunch or supper. Meatloaf is easy and low cost to make and the only carbs are from whatever chopped veggies you choose to add. My meatloaf gives me four carbs per serving - from the veggies and tomato purée. Hope this helps.

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Can we have the recipe please Ellie
Many thanks

Whilst I'm fortunate not to have too many time constraints, too often, I do always have a go-to, quick munch option of some mini Babybel cheese, and a handful of nuts. I find that surprisingly satisfying, in terms of hunger, and it has some crunch, which is something I'm conscious has been less evident in my food since reduced carbing.

Alternatively, something like coronation chicken, with a few crisp leaves turned through it just before eating, or canned fish, with a handful of salad leaves, mixed through in a bowl. With the oily fish option, I often have sardines or Mackerel in hot sauce, or lemon sauce, or whatever I fancy. That negates the need for any further salad dressing.

You could consider berries and cream or yoghurt. Again, surprisingly filling. I guess some of it is getting used to having non-classic lunches, and riding out any comments from others around "a bit of yoghurt at lunch? Surely that's not enough?", when they don't realise how filling and nutritious some of these options are.

Do you have a fridge or microwave?

Alanp35 said:

Can we have the recipe please Ellie
Many thanks

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Of course Alan,
It is a simple and quick recipe but should I post it here or on the Low Carb recipes thread?

Thx. Ellie
To be totally correct in the LC recipes section.

Alanp35 said:

Thx. Ellie
To be totally correct in the LC recipes section.

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Oops, I have already posted it in the 'Post Your Recipes Here' thread Alan! I hope you can find it.
Ellie