Healthy and filling lunch ideas for the office

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Like many people are I'm trying to stick to a bit of a post-holiday detox, but am struggling for ideas of things to have for lunch at the office (microwave and kettle) that are healthy, filling and can be bought on the day. If it requires me to make it the night before then I know I won't.

So, hit me!
 
You can bulk out otherwise non-filling foods by having extra vegetables/fruit with them. Personally I love tomatoes and they're both healthy and super low in calories so you can pretty much eat an entire packet along with whatever else you're eating :)
 
Well I'm doing mackerel or sardines. Come in numerouse sauces and a whol grain roll to put it on.

Could get flavoured cous cous and have something with that. Just need kettle.

Porridge, seen as a breakfast but why not lunch.
 
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Chicken Soup and bread, I can have that at 12 and I wont eat till breakfast the next day, not very good for metabolism though
 
Yeah I don't want to starve myself :p. Plus I need to eat a decent amount just so that when I start doing some serious cycling in the spring/summer I won't pile on the pounds when I increase my intake.

Mackerel and sardines sound like a great idea! Can they be warmed in the microwave or do they dry out too much?
 
I made this the other day, but it requires some prep.

Raw salmon fillet
Stir fry mix (Mange tout, tenderstem broccoli, baby corn)
1 large carrot
60g wild or red rice
40g frozen soya beans
Soy sauce
Brown sugar
Lime juice

Cook the rice as per instructions, then drain and wash with cold water to cool it.

Put soya beans in cup of warm water to defrost.

Peel carrot, and slice in to thin batons.

Mix soy sauce, sugar, lime juice and some water.

Put cooled rice in microwaveable Tupperware, then pour the sauce over it.

Sprinkle in the soya beans, then top with the stir fry veg and carrots.

Finally place the raw salmon on top of it all, and top with some ground salt and chilli flakes.

Microwave the next day for 5-7 minutes depending on wattage, or until the salmon is cooked through from the steam.

Stir and enjoy, it's bloody delicious and very healthy.
 
Jacket Potatoes.
Easy and yummy.
All you need is 1 spud and a topping. Tin of baked beans? Tuna Mayo? Prawn Mayo? Cheese and Pickle? Coronation Chicken? Theres loadsa others!
 
Soup, make big batches when you have time (don't say you don't it only take an hour or so) then freeze and reheat in work as necessary healthy tasty and you know exactly what went into it so no hidden salt etc and did I mention it's ridiculusly cheap especially if you stick to veg! Couple of slices of whloemeal bread on the side and your done.
 
I did some soup this week. Kinda soup.

Was like a minestrone/ratatouille ;

onion,
leeks,
courgettes,
peppers,
garlic,
lardons,
tin toms,
veg stock,
chillies,

Lasted me 2 days, over 4 meals (trying to be healthy :( ) and probably cost well under a 5er for the lot.
 
Cous cous is a winner. I sometimes have it with chicken tikka pieces or whatever. Nuke the pieces first, boil kettle, pour onto dry cous cous with the chicken.

And as Glaucus said, mackerel is excellent, though I have mine on 2 slices of toast. Sometimes I have the hot chilli dressing mackerel in a spicy sweet and sour mug shot.

++++ fruit to fill you up.
 
What do you mean by healthy? Do you have a particular calorie count or diet you're sticking to?
Some things I've found is that eating healthy is certainly not always convenient, so if you're not planning to prepare anything it can be a bit more tricky.

Soup - Tasting, healthy and filling - can be bought on the day if you have a supermarket or bring a tin into work. A while back I had some of Weight Watcher's Chicken Noodle soup, not the biggest portion but it was tasty enough.

Salad - Unfortunately it does require some prep. Bought salads are tasteless and horrible but home made can be really nice. You can add little bits of things you like; couscous, low fat coleslaw, unsalted nuts, fish/chicken etc.

Eggs - They're ok but not the best if you're watching calories. You can make 'poached' and scrambled egg in the microwave. Unless you have a toaster I guess they'd go ok with bread or some other accompanyment. Stick to wholemeal though.

Leftovers - If you don't want to make a specific lunch then perhaps making more of your dinner that you can then bring in the next day would be a good plan. Almost anything can be reheated in a microwave, although maybe keep it to things that are easy to transport.

Fruit - Maybe not for lunch but keep some to tide you over. If you're sat at a desk all day then a midmorning/mid afternoon snack on some fruit is good. I tend to have grapes and apples.

Water - Drink plenty of it throughout the day.
 
bsoltan said:
Leftovers - If you don't want to make a specific lunch then perhaps making more of your dinner that you can then bring in the next day would be a good plan. Almost anything can be reheated in a microwave, although maybe keep it to things that are easy to transport.
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I do that, often cook batch of stuff , have for diner and then freeze whats left in 5/6 containers, just take one out the night before and heat up at work.

Veg and rice with whatever meat you fancy is a fav of mine.
 
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