What do you eat for lunch at home?

[sunbrie]

We do pretty well eating healthily at dinner, but on weekends my husband (and kids)often steer us toward some kind of fast food for lunch. What do you eat for lunch that is not time consuming to prepare? I'm not big on lunch meat. Any ideas or recipes would be appreciated!

[hlao23]

My husband and I often fix pizza when we're pressed for time. No meat, lots of veggies, easy on the cheese. I would think this would go over well with kids too. We've found pine nuts and broccoli to be good additions to pizza. The possibilities are practically endless.

[Beth Y]

Leftovers, usually. Or canned soup. Sandwiches, usually cheese or Peanut butter. Not very exciting, I know.

[PJB]

Tuna sandwiches, soup, grilled cheese, salads with leftover chicken on them or just plain leftovers. I tend to make extra for weekday dinners just for this purpose. Hope that helps.

[MrsReber]

My husband and I have leftovers, english muffin pizzas, grilled cheese, a can of soup, tuna fish, or sometimes eggs and toast for lunch. I also really like to make cheesesteaks with the lowfat steak umms. Haven't seen them in my supermarket lately, though. If we go out to eat lunch, we rarely eat a big dinner since we get too full.

[Nullsy]

I love to make a big pasta salad that we can munch on for a few days. We really like the Macaroni Salad from CL. It has diced cheddar and ham so it's a little more substantial. Leftovers, of course, always make a good lunch. When I make low-fat meatballs I always make extra for meatball hoagies. Hope these suggestions help!

[kwormann]

beans and cheese on tortilla, tuna with carrots, or leftovers

[pmmahan]

we usually eat a late breakfast (I make pancakes or omelelets) and dinner, maybe a snack. weekends are our 'brunch time'. we also love to do German fruhstuck (breakfast), which can consist of any or all of the following; bread, cheese, cold meats, sweet spreads, muesli or granola, boiled eggs, croissants, coffee, juice. My fiance lived in Germany for a few years, and I visited him several times, and we loved to do this on weekends.

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[Wendy w]

If I'm at home, I usually eat leftovers. If I'm out and about, it is usually something quick-unfortunately not always light or healthy.

[Ohioan]

Either a hunk of cheese and some multigrain bread or a medium-boiled egg and an English muffin. Both accompanied by some celery sticks (or whatever other crunchy veggies come to hand) and some fruit.

Okay, so I'm in a rut. But it's a yummy rut.

Cheers,
Phoebe

[laughsandlaughs]

Morningstar Farms makes GREAT veggie (no meat but you WOULD NOT know it!!) corndogs. They also make yummy "Buffalo Wings" (again no meat) that we make into wraps or sandwiches with BBQ sauce and light ranch dressing, lettuce, tomato and cheese. We eat a lot of veggie packaged products for lunch. Yves or Smartdogs veggie hotdogs are about 50 calories and no fat and I swear, if you follow the directions (this is important to do), they taste scarily like real hotdogs. Boca burgers cooked in a skillet also make great lunches. I also saute portobello mushrooms (sliced) with sliced onions and red peppers (I add worchestershire sauce, a little oregano and some jalapenos if I'm feeling crazy) in a pan and then put that on a slightly hollowed-out hoagie roll with a little provolone cheese under the broiler 'til it's bubbly. This is an incredible sandwich (you might want a fork to pick up the goodies that fall out, it's that good!). Other times I saute onions and mushrooms and make a stuffed grilled cheese with tomatoes and smoked gouda or whatever cheese I have on hand. I make it with Pam spray instead of butter and it's good! Those are usual lunches at my house. We eat pretty well and it doesn't take long at all to prepare.

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[claire]

We too love the Morningstar Farms mini corndogs and buffalo wings. They make a tasty and quick Saturday lunch. If you have not tried these, they are really good. Both taste close to the 'real' thing, the corn dogs especially, and with a lot less fat.

[Joyce]

We are out a lot on the weekends. We try to go to fast food burrito places for bean burritos, yogurt and salad bar in the mall, lots of places have soup and salad bar. At home we sometimes have "sandwich maker" sandwiches stuffed with cheese or potatoes or leftovers from dinner. Believe it or not these make great sandwiches, the kids love them and they are cheap to buy.

[KimKelly]

Much as I hate to admit this.... the quickest and easiest (and also my favorite!) is plain ole peanut butter and jelly. My son loves it and requests it almost daily, so it is just easiest to eat the same. (must have smuckers apricot/pineapple jelly). Since I've just been reading about the health benefits of nuts in the diet, including peanuts I enjoy it feely! We usually add yogurt and/or fresh fruit. And we do use whole grain homemade bread too... I must say that the sandwich is BEST when the bread is just out of the oven! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

Kim

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