Anyone know any quick and inexpensive lunch tips that are healthy??

Question

Im a university student and i dont want to buy greasy fatty food from the caf at uni. I was wondering if anyone knew any ideas for lunch that were healthy and that would fill me so i dont snack later on on junk food..

Answer 1

Pack yourself a lunch. I do. Usually something like cold turkey sandwiches on whole wheat bread with low-cal miracle whip, yogurt, fruits, baked chips, veggies with loc-cal dressing dips. I don't drink Soda's or coffee, so I usually take Propel Fitness water because it is flavored and has vitamins and minerals, and low calorie. I some times take low calorie hot pockets. And Campbell's soup has soup to go. You just pop it in the microwave for about 90 seconds and you have a great lo-cal nutritious lunch.

Answer 2

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I can suggest to carry home made sandwiches . They do not take much time to prepare and moreover you can control every ingredient that goes into your sandwich and that suits your taste .
supelement the sandwiches with some milk drink or juice .
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Answer 3

It's not a whole lunch or anything, but my fav snack at the moment is to take carrot and celery sticks and then dip them in a hommus.
Diced up watermelon & rockmelon is nice too.
Rice cakes with a light cream cheese and thinly sliced cucumber also a favourite of mine.

Answer 4

Wraps, they have less fat than sandwiches and they taste better too, Just get a plastic container from the 2 dollar shop, chuck in some lettuce, snow peas, sliced capsicum, onion, tomato and alfalfa sprouts on sunday night. When you have meat for tea, eg chicken, keep a little piece and slice it up for lunch the next day, of course you might like to buy some dressing to jazz it up a bit. I found that I could keep a small bottle of balsamic dressing in my lunch box all week, not have to take it out, each day I'd throw in a wrap bread and a handful of salad, and make it just before I ate it to prevent bruising the vegetables.
Almost anything with plenty of sesame seeds in it will act as an appetite suppressant, excluding some chocolate bars or ones with a sweet binding of course, that just defeats the purpose, so if you have bread, have it with sesame on the crust, or buy dry biscuits with sesame seeds as an ingredient.
Pumpkin soup is good and quick, and I think about as cheap as you can get, cut up half a butternut pumpkin and a potato, steam the two together, put an onion in the water if u like but discard it at the end, its only a flavour booster. Blend the two together, add a teaspoon of butter and a little skim milk until you get a nice consistancy, taste it and add salt if you like. If you want to add cream, go for a low fat variety, keep it in a thermos unless you have access to a microwave.
As time consuming as it may be, its a good idea to cut a carrot and a stick of celery up, say every second night, perhaps add a couple of snow peas, wrap them in foil and take them, just in case you get a snack attack.
Steer clear of sweet drinks, this includes fruit juice, just because it's good for you, doesn't mean it wont increase cravings. If you drink tea, say white and two, it's better for you to cut out one sugar than to cut out the milk, even if it's full cream. If you haven't tried tomato juice, give it a go, v8 can actually give your metabolism a boost.
When you think about snacking look at the time, lets say it's 2:05 tell yourself, 'If I still need a snack at 2:25 I'm going to have one'. You either really need the boost and your body is telling you to feed it, or it is only a snack attack and it will pass, you may realise you forgot to look at the time again, and suddenly it could be 3:30.
Ever tried pumpkin seeds, also known as pepita's. Yummo! They are sooo good. Eat them as a snack, or have a dry biscuit with Philidelphia cream cheese and sprinkle some on top. They are cheap and so far I haven't found anything you cant eat them with, hmm except maybe lobster, but I doubt you'll be eating that at Uni anyway.
Did you know that if you dont relax while you are eating, you are more likely to snack later. The idea is that anxiousness and or adreniline attribute to an increase in stomach acids that will help your food digest faster but not necissarily better, also the stirring of these acids can confuse you into thinking you're a little hungry, when in reality your stomach is a little upset.
When you eat, just eat. Don't study, dont eat on the run, dont eat too fast, if you're short on time, only eat what you can, don't scoff. Your body will thank you for it.
Also, as much as you don't like fatty foods from the Uni Cafeteria, something is always better than nothing. Don't start a bad cycle of binge eating because you didn't want to eat greasy foods, put something in your stomach, even a small serve of chips is okay when you slept in and didn't get time to grab lunch. That way when you finally get home your body wont be screaming "I'm starving, Feed me". You're more likely to fix yourself up a proper nutritional meal when you don't walk in the door hungry.
Oh yeah, Water is good too, drink lots and you'll get shiny hair and less acne.
Chew gum in class, 3 reasons, reduces cravings, good for gums and scientifically proven to increase concentration.
Hope this helps.

Answer 5

Low Fat Cottage Cheese with Raisins or Strawberries.
Whole Wheat Bread and Tuna Fish with Lettuce and Tomatoes.
Fruit Salad , Whole Wheat Bread and Low Fat Cheese.
Water with Lemon or Lime.

Answer 6

Fruits are better alternatives, but you could not keep it as a regular menu.

Answer 7

Take more vegetables and fruits.

Answer 8

wendy's salads