5 Lunch Ideas For Weight Loss

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Salad niçoise with tuna 330 calories (1 serving)

Ingredients

2 oz green beans, boiled
3 oz white potato cubes, boiled
2 radishes
5 grape tomatoes
2 lettuce leaves
1 egg boiled
4 oz tuna
1 tsp olive oil
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp mustard
salt and black pepper

2 Tuna & potato 310 calories (1 serving)

Ingredients

4 oz white potato cubes, boiled
2 lettuce leaves
1 medium cucumber
3 radishes
1 medium scallion
4 oz tuna
1 tbsp fat free yogurt
1 tbsp light mayonnaise
1 tsp white vinegar
Preparation

Cut potato into cubes. Cook potatoes in a covered medium saucepan in a small amount of boiling water for 10 to 12 minutes or just until tender. Drain and cool slightly.

While cooking potato, stir together mayonnaise, yogurt, white vinegar, a small bowl.

In a large bowl add cucumber cubes, scallions, and radishes. Add cooked potatoes, tuna, and add the dressing and toss gently to coat.

3 shrimp with peppers recipe 250 calories (1 serving)

Ingredients

4 oz shrimp peeled, boiled
1 garlic
1 tsp olive oil
1/4 medium yellow onion
1/2 medium red bell pepper
1/2 medium yellow bell pepper
1 tbsp parsley
1/2 cup corn
salt and black pepper
1/4 tsp oregano

Preparation

In a large skillet, heat about ½ tablespoon olive oil over medium. Add garlic onion and bell peppers and sauté and cover until tender, about 5 minutes.
Uncover and add parsley corn salt and black pepper oregano and stir.
add boiled shrimps and cook

Garnish with chopped parsley and serve.

4 Protein Fried Rice 400 calories (1 serving)

Ingredients
1/2 cub brown rice cooked
4 oz chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces
1 tsp olive oil
salt and black pepper
1/4 medium yellow onion
1/4 medium yellow bell pepper
1/4 medium red bell pepper
2 mushrooms
1 medium tomato, shopped
1/4 cup tomato sauce
1/4 tsp oregano
3 basil leaves chopped

Preparation

Season meat with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Brown pieces in olive oil until golden. and transfer to a plate and set aside.

In the same skillet. Add onion, peppers, mushrooms add chopped tomato and cover until tender.
Uncover and stir in tomato sauce, oregano, salt, pepper, cooked chiken and chopped basil and cook over medium heat until liquid has evaporated & sauce has thickened.
Add cooked rice and cook for another 2 minutes and serve.

5 quick chickpea spinach salad 390 calories (1 serving)

Ingredients

4 oz chicken breast
1 tsp olive oil
1tsp paprika
1/4 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp oregano
salt
2 oz spinach
3 oz chickpeas
6 grape tomatoes
1 tbsp white vinegar
1/2 tbsp mustard
salt and black pepper

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C)
Drizzle the breast witn olive oil and Season both sides with cumin, oregano, paprika, salt and bake in the centre of the oven for 20-25 minutes until cooked through.

Combine spinach, chickpeas, grape tomatoes, in a large bowl.

in a small bowl stir together mustard, white vinegar, salt and black pepper and add to the spinach, toss gently to coat..

Arrange spinach mixture on a plate top with chicken slices.