Lunch Recipes from Hungry Girl

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

So, while I do love WW recipes, and they generally are really delicious, they do often require a good # of ingredients and prep. On the other hand, while Hungry Girl recipes are not always as elaborate, I still think they taste good and are much easier to make. Most of them aren't even as much recipes as ideas for healthy meals. Since I personally am often at a loss for what to eat for lunch, I thought I'd post some of her lunch recipes:

Rockin Tuna Melt (212 Calories, 2.5 grams of fat, 6g fiber, 24g protein) - this is MUCH better for you than any tuna sandwich you get out. Even at Subway, the tuna sandwiches are 600 calories, and at places like Quizno's, they are more like 1000.

2 Slices light bread (40-45 cal each)
2 oz canned tuna
1 tablespoon fat-free mayo
1 tablespoon chopped carrots
1 teaspoon Dijonnaise
1 slice fat-free American cheese
2 slices tomato

Combine tuna, mayo, carrots & Dijonnaise in a bowl. Toast the bread, then add on the tuna salad, tomatoes and cheese. Broil in a toaster oven, or heat it up on the stove until the cheese melts.

My Big Fat Greek Pita (219 calories, 1.5g fat)

1 whole weat pita
2 oz fat free plain Greek yogurt
1 small onion, sliced
1/2 cup sliced red & green bell peppers
2 cups fresh spinach
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
Salt, black pepper, oregano and garlic powder, to taste

Combine yogurt w/salt, black pepper, oregano and garlic powder
Cook onion and peppers in a pan over medium heat
Add spinach & tomatoes; cook until spinach wilts
Combine veggies w/yogurt, stuff pita

That's just a couple lunch ideas for now, I'll definitely post more later - I have been bad at making my own food lately, and vow to go to the store tonight and get ingredients for a lot of healthy recipes :)