Spec me a good mas producable, healthy lunch

[Lunawolfy]

Hey all,

Since starting my new job (and neglecting the gym I'm puting on a bit of podge)

To help get me back there and to curve my biggest demon, snacking. Can you all help me create a dish I can mass produce on the sunday, then freeze and nuke portions at work.

Gotta be:

Good protein source
Fiberous
Not too carby

Filling.

And damn tasty!

I was thinking chicken in a vegetable salsa or something, mixed through with frozen veg, but then again. I am no cook...

 

[Lunawolfy]

Just make a big batch of mince (either chilli con carne, or a tomatoey based sauce). You can try swapping beef for lamb, or pork mince just to change things around a little. Then split it into tuppaware and freeze it or leave it in the fridge. Add some veggies into it as well and you're sorted.

I used to do a vat of the stuff myself (using 1.5kg of mince), and have that. Each sitting was high in protein and good fats, low in carbs, and calorific which is what I was after as well.

Alternatively, roast a chicken, and create a "power salad".

Spinach and rocket
Shredded chicken (that you've roasted)
Lardons
roasted pine nuts
Boiled eggs
A little bulgar wheat or cous cous to add a bit of depth to it
Loads of olive oil
Pepper
(You can shave some parmesan on it too if you're feeling naughty)
Or add an avocado too but I'd remove the egg if you do that.

Again, turkey or chicken breasts / thighs, roasted/cooked in a big batch. Make a sauce with it of your choosing. And tupperware them up for the week. Doesn't take long. I'd fit 2.5 large breasts, or 3 smaller breasts per serving per day for lunch.

Then you can just add some brown/wild rice, or some salad, or cous cous, or whatever to add some interest.

The thing about these healthy diets, is that I prefer variation - now when I was at my biggest, and needed 3-4000 calories to maintain and keep my performance up (I was playing rugby and training in the gym, doing strongman stuff) - i used to do bulk cooking,... but it got SO boring. So I did several dishes on a Sunday night, and invested in lots of tupperware, and therefore had a choice every day!

I like the chilli idea, how much does a weeks worth cost?

 

[Lunawolfy]

I reckon i'll try the chillli idea this weekend. When I come to dish it up how big should the portions be?