Lunch Time!

Jun 4th '15 21:29 PM
BowsAndHearts
Hello all!

I am needing help with lunch box ideas. I am looking for something I can eat cold and doesn't take much prepping.

I am getting sick of salad. I usually have; quinoa, red peppers, cucumber and some kind of lean meat for protein.Without dressing or cheese, it's all getting a bit boring!!

Want to try keep it syn free if possible! I know- I'm asking for a lot!!

Thanks in advance for all the ideas!

Jun 4th '15 21:39 PM
Mitch
Will give it some thought for some free options, but this is what I have for lunch sometimes:

Uncle Ben's Rice Time (all flavors) - 1.5 Syns on EE & Green
Pasta Potshot - 1/2 Syn
Tesco Healthy Living Chicken Salad, 165g pot - 0.5 Syns on EE & Original / 3.5 Syns on Green
Jun 4th '15 21:40 PM
Mitch
Ah you said cold. I have a kettle and microwave at work. ok back to the drawing board
Jun 4th '15 21:41 PM
Mitch
Boiled Eggs and Seafood/Crab Sticks are syn free
Jun 5th '15 00:35 AM
Looby
I sometimes make crustless quiche -

Fry off in Frylight some bacon pieces and a selection of whatever veg I've got in the fridge cut up small.
I then whisk up 5 eggs with either a tub of Quark or Fat Free/Low Fat Cottage Cheese.
Mix the lot together, and pour into either silicon muffin cases in a muffin tin, ham lined muffin tin or into a ceramic flan dish.
Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for about 30 minutes.

Although these take a bit of prep, if you make them up at a weekend, they do then keep for a good few days, so quick to grab out of the fridge in the morning, when rushing around before work.

They can also be frozen too.


Jun 5th '15 09:50 AM
Bonnieboobear
How about free hummous and some crunchy stuff to dip in it?

Could you have soup in a thermos flask maybe? (can't stand soup personally!)

Like the sound of the quiche -or frittata (add sliced cooked potatoes) to give it some bulk.
Jun 5th '15 10:42 AM
huntress
This baked vegetable frittata looks lovely and you can eat it cold.

http://www.slimmingworld.com/healthy...speed=noscript
Jun 5th '15 18:56 PM
BowsAndHearts
Thank you! I think I am gonna get cooking and give some of these a go!

I love hummus! Is there a brand that's free or is it a recipe?

Thank you everyone!
Jun 5th '15 19:02 PM
huntress
2 servings

Ingredients

1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced
Low calorie cooking spray
400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
20-50ml water
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tbsp lemon juice
Salt to taste

Method

Place the sliced red pepper on a baking tray sprayed with low calorie cooking spray and roast until softened.
Once the pepper is cooked and cooled, place all the ingredients in a food processor and blend, adding more water if necessary to create a smooth paste.
Add salt to taste.

Syns per serving:Free
Jun 5th '15 19:03 PM
BowsAndHearts
I can do that!!! Thank you!