Lunch is probably the meal I eat most consistently. Breakfast is always in flux, and dinner is always a mess between my night classes and weekend nights out, but lunch is pretty much always set in stone. And thus, I feel some of my best tips can go towards mid-afternoon munchtime.
Tip Numero Uno: SALAD! All day, urryday. Eating salad everyday for lunch is probably the biggest adjustment I made to my diet when I started losing weight. I've always liked eating salad, but now much like the greek yogurt obsession I talked about yesterday, I've just made it a daily staple. Even if I splurge and have a piece of pizza or a half a sandwich, I always make sure to have some salad too so I fill up on the greens, not the grains.
Tip #2: Go lean with protein. A midday meal needs to keep you going for a long time more, so be sure to have a lean protein with your meal. I'm a huge fan of turkey slices or salmon, chicken is good too. Try to stay away from the classic tuna or chicken salad--too much mayo adds a ton of fat to your meal.
Tip #3: A fun 100-130 cal snack alongside your salad! When you're just eating salad, your meal looks a little sad and lonely, and that's no fun. One of my faves is Pop Chips. The personal sized bags are only 100 delicious calories, and with awesome flavors like Sour Cream and Onion and BBQ you get a throwback to the elementary school Lay's potato chip bags for way fewer calories.
Tip Four: FRUIT!!! Just ended my lunch with a crunchy apple, and as a recovering sourcandyholic, the sour flavor really does the trick for me. And it does sort of keep the doctor away, so I can't really complain.
Enjoy, and munch up! Off to my afternoon workout, y'all!
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