Make lunches your friend with these healthy, portable ideas under 400 calories. Our collection of work-friendly lunch recipes allows you to spice up plain sandwiches, wraps, quesadillas and salads so you can proudly announce what you’re eating to your colleagues (not that you would). Check them out and get excited about packing your lunch this week!
SANDWICHES
Grilled cheese lovers, rejoice! This garlicky sandwich is full flavored, and combes cheese, bacon and greens for the most satisfying 300 calories you can chomp into. Recipe makes 4 servings at 1 sandwich each.
Nutrition (per serving): Calories: 293; Total Fat: 11g; Saturated Fat: 5g; Monounsaturated Fat: 4g; Cholesterol: 33mg; Sodium: 666mg; Carbohydrate: 30g; Dietary Fiber: 1g; Sugar: 1g; Protein: 16g
Got some leftover chicken? Try your hand at this chicken panini with butternut squash spread. A panini makes the perfect brown bag lunch item–crispy bread on the outside and melted cheese, chicken and spinach on the inside. The butternut squash spread is high in vitamin A and has just enough moisture to keep this sandwich from tasting dry. Recipe makes 1 sandwich + 3 tablespoons butternut squash spread.
Calories: 334; Total Fat: 11g; Saturated Fat: 5g; Monounsaturated Fat: 3g; Cholesterol: 68mg; Sodium: 560mg; Carbohydrate: 32g; Dietary Fiber: 4g; Sugar: 4g; Protein: 31g
Creamy chutney spread takes this turkey-apple sandwich from ordinary to exciting. Serve with a piece of fruit for a complete brown-bag lunch. If you don’t have chutney on hand, substitute 1 tablespoon of apricot jam and a pinch of curry powder. Recipe makes 2 servings at 1 sandwich each.
Calories: 254; Total Fat: 5g; Saturated Fat: 2g; Monounsaturated Fat: 0g; Cholesterol: 23mg; Sodium: 578mg; Carbohydrate: 36g; Dietary Fiber: 4g; Sugar: 12g; Protein: 19g
Throw some sirloin on the grill, chop up a little lettuce and tomato, and you’re set. Who needs a burger when you can have these grilled steak sandwiches for less than 400 calories each? Yes, you read that right; the calorie count includes the bun and mayo. Recipe makes 4 servings at 1 sandwich each.
Source: blog.myfitnesspal.com
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No. Bread of any kind cannot be considered to be healthy, we are just accustomed to it. So you don't need the butter, either.
The egg should be raw with ONLY the yolk, not without the yolk.
The orange juice is good, if it is fresh squeezed by you.