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Ideas for Healthy Lunch Recipes   by Alan Stables

Healthy lunch recipes should be adhered to by the busiest people who tend to forgo lunch when working on the presentation or catching up on a work backlog. However, busy people need the energy from a healthy lunch.

These people tend to grab unhealthy snacks a few minutes before they move in to their next meeting. The most convenient snacks to grab are junk foods that are usually greasy, high in carbohydrates, fats and sugar.

And since work tends to have such people tied up on all the lunch hours, they are more likely to suffer the results of eating such foods. Some of these include medical conditions like heart disease, obesity and diabetes. If a busy person becomes unhealthy he will eventually not be able to produce as much work for the company and may spend a small fortune in medical care.

Healthy lunch recipes come in handy and help not only by providing better nutrition but also by preventing ailments like weight issues and stress. They also help the body maintain energy levels so a person can perform better for the remainder of the day.

But if you are running short of Lunch Ideas, take a look at these healthy lunch ideas for kids and adults.

Lunch Ideas

First, you should always check whether you lunch falls under a healthy or unhealthy category. The best balanced lunch diet is one that consists of lean or low fat proteins along with carbohydrates, whole grains and fibers, beans, nuts, and vitamins and minerals from fruits and vegetables. So if any of these nutrients are missing, first incorporate them in your lunch meal.

If you are fond of sandwiches which are also easy to make, use a variety of whole-grain breads, pitas and wraps to make them more nutritious and healthy. For stuffing, go for lean fillings such as sliced eggs, tuna fish, cheese or lean meats and if you want to have vegetarian sandwiches, stuff them with assorted greens, fresh basil, sprouts, sliced cucumbers, onions and tomatoes.

Another easy lunch idea is to pack and take leftovers from your previous evening meal. They are not only easy to pack but also healthy and delicious. For example, leftovers from a black bean, brown rice and salsa dinner casserole, garnished with shredded cheddar cheese can serve as a healthy and satisfying lunch meal.

Ideal Healthy Lunch Recipes

Artichoke & Ripe Olive Tuna Salad

Ingredients

1 (12 oz.) can chunk light tuna, drained and flaked

1 cup chopped canned artichoke hearts

½ cup chopped olives

1/3 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise

2 tsp. lemon juice

1 ½ tsp. Chopped fresh oregano

Preparation

Take a mixing bowl and combine tuna, artichokes, olives, mayonnaise, lemon juice and oregano. Your salad is ready.

Dill Egg Sandwich

Ingredients

1 tbsp. reduced-fat cream cheese

1 tsp. whole grain mustard

½ tsp. chopped fresh dill

2 slices thin whole grain rye bread, toasted

1 large hard boiled egg, sliced

2 tomato slices

Pinch of salt and pepper

Preparation

In a mixing bowl, combine together cream cheese, mustard and ½ tsp. chopped dill. Spread this mixture over the toasted bread and then top each slice with egg, tomato, salt and pepper. Cover with the other slice of bread and your healthy lunch sandwich is ready.

One of the most healthy lunch ideas for weight loss is to opt for low calorie, nutritious and healthy foods when you are hungry. Instead of having chocolate bars and other high calorie foods, you can feed yourself with a fresh and yummy fruit salad consisting of pineapple or melon cubes, orange and kiwi slices, or a handful of berries.

These two recipes should be on your list of healthy lunch recipes.

About the Author

Alan Stables is a big believer in looking after mind and body, in order to produce optimum performance. With this in mind, he has interest in health lunch recipes and special diets, for example diets for diabetes. Currently there is much study on the relationship between cinnamon and diabetes, and such diets are currently reflecting this by the inclusion of cinnamon in many recipes.
The diets are also designed to keep high blood sugar symptoms in check.
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