HEALTHY LUNCHES FOR WORK UNDER 500 CALORIES
Lunch is said to be another very important meal after breakfast. For running your day pleasantly, it is crucial to stay energized but to stay energized does not mean to sack your body up with unnecessary calories. Definitely no! So let us review some healthy lunches for work under 500 calories that you can prepare easily and at a minimum cost.
But what if you are someone who works and have no time to prepare a healthy meal, so you end up having a cheeseburger. Well, even if so, there is no excuse good enough for you to eat unhealthily.
To make your life easy and healthy, here I am with some recipes for you to enjoy while at work. Click here for HCG phase 2 food list.
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EASY COBB SALAD
It would be prepared in minutes and can be stored in a bowl or a mason jar. I prefer Mason jar because it looks cute that way.
Ingredients
- Four 16-ounce mason jars
- Two cups chopped lettuce
- 1/2 cup turkey(cubed)
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes(cut in half)
- One avocado (diced)
- Four boiled eggs (finely chopped)
- 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese (optional)
In each jar add up the ingredients while keeping cheese at the top. And VOILA, you have yourself a delicious salad
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STUFFED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM PIZZA
Oh, so you thought I was going to neglect all your cravings? I am a big fan of healthy eating, but I cannot neglect taste in the process. The next recipe is for
Ingredients:
- Six large fresh Portobello mushrooms
- One cup ricotta cheese
- 3/4 cup tomato paste
- 1/4 cup of water
- 3 oz cherry tomatoes (sliced)
- 6 slices provolone cheese
- Fresh parsley (chopped)
- Crushed black pepper
- Saltto taste
Preheat your oven to 375F and place a cooling wire rack at the top of a baking tray. Meanwhile, mix the tomato paste with water to make a thick paste. Now, spread this thick paste onto the mushrooms and put a slice of provolone cheese at the top of it. Add ricotta cheese and arrange cherry tomatoes, black pepper, parsley, and salt. Bake it for 20-25 minutes.
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3. CHICKPEA SHAWARMA
For all the spice lovers, who loves having shawarma but cannot because of calories. Here is this delicious recipe to satisfy your cravings.
Ingredients:
CHICKPEAS
- One 425 grams chickpeas
- One Tbsp avocado oil
- 1/2 tsp salt, black pepper, and paprika (each)
- One tsp cumin and garlic powder(each)
- 1/4 tsp ground coriander and cinnamon (each)
GARLIC SAUCE
- 1/4 cup hummus
- Three cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/2 lemon juice
- 2-3 Tbsp unsweetened almond milk
FOR SERVING
- Vegan pita or flatbread
- Sliced red onion
- Sliced tomato
- Romaine lettuce or fresh parsley, chopped
Preheat the oven to 400F and bake the chickpea until brown. Once cool down, add the seasoning to it. While the chickpea is resting, prepare your sauce by adding the four ingredients mentioned above. Whisk until well combined. Add almond milk or water for a runny consistency.
On a warm pita or flatbread, add up the chickpeas, sauce and serving veggies as per your choice.
To enjoy this meal more than once, store the prepped ingredients separately.
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EGG SALAD SANDWICH
On one of those days when you need something healthy yummy but quick and all you want to do is just toast few things together and eat. Well, if you have days like these, I have got you covered.
Ingredients:
- Six hard-boiled eggs, chilled, peeled and mashed or finely chopped
- ⅓ cup plain Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup red onion(diced)
- ½ large Hass avocado
- One small jalapeno (seeded and minced)
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro(chopped)
- One tablespoon sriracha sauce
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cumin, paprika, and ground pepper (each)
Combine and mash all the ingredients and serve it with bread for filling up your belly for a long time.
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CHICKEN, AVOCADO AND APPLE SALAD
If you love fruits and meat both and like things jinxed up, here is a recipe for you.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups cooked chicken (finely chopped)
- One avocado (finely chopped)
- One apple (finely chopped)
- 1/4 cup red onion (finely chopped)
- 1/4 cup celery (finely chopped)
- 2 tbsp. fresh parsley, minced
- 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- Two tsp. fresh lime juice
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- Salt and black pepper (freshly ground)
Combine all the ingredients together gently for a fine bite and presentation.
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Author bio: This article about healthy lunches for work under 500 calories is written by Michelle Hannan is a nutritionist, and she’s on a mission to give you all the information you need to lose weight successfully. She also blogs regularly at https://www.hcgdietinfo.net/
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Hey Praveen
Great article. you have covered many healthy recipe.
Your blog is very impressive.
You have shared helpful low calorie recipes for workers.It will help workers a lot.
looks delicious 🙂 hmmm
Good article…….it really enlighten many on the type and required proportion of meal to take after breakfast
Really nice article, being healthy these tips are enough, thanks for sharing this informative artcile.
Hmm..yummy. Might want to try your suggestions.
All the lunches are looking very healthy and delicious but egg salad sandwich is one of my favourites.
delicious recopies.
looks great.
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Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe to us.
This looks really Great.
They all sound good and healthy.
It looks yummy and as well as low calories. Its sounds very delicious and healthy as well as.
This is a must try for me, a very good find for me. I wonder how to maintain this kind of lunches. Thanks for the write up by the way.
Whaw, it was really great dishes and that too for low calories.Thanks for sharing such a delicious dishes for a fatty people.
500 calories, are they good enough to be taken.
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Really nice and helpful article. I will definitely try these. I guess egg salad sandwich is my favorite.
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Lunch is said to be another very important meal after breakfast.
look youummmyyyy!! nice
These salads look healthy and best of all – FILLING! Great to see you can lose weight without starving yourself. Thanks for the info!
A Yummy article! You should keep a check on you calories from the beginning of the day. Thank you for sharing.
Your recipe is too good and healthy for people’s we enjoyed your delectable recipe thank you for awesome post.
A yummy article! I am feeling hungry.with this food very ose weight without starving yourself.
Wow. My mouth is watering just by looking at these recipes! I’m a big mushroom lover so I’ll try out your pizza recipe. Thanks for this!
yummmmm 🙂 i go to gym for weight loss can i use this diet plan ? can anyone help me with this
Looks so delicious and i am already feeling hungry. I will definitely try some day. Currently learning how to make Indian recipes through http://www.sanjeevkapoor.com
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Look really yummy can’t wait to eat them, as they are looking very tasty.
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Wow, this recipe looks so yummy.very interesting article .iam very happy this article,thank you for sharing such a wonderful article .
WOW, Look like you listed all of the delicious recipes.
In your recipe ‘ CHICKEN, AVOCADO AND APPLE SALAD ‘ , how much will the calorie level go up if I add a slight amount of mayonnaise. I am am sure that the taste will be awesome. How about the calorie level ?
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in todays time,many people trying to burn their calories to be fit ,This blogs really provides very valuable information which helps lots of people to decide their daily nutrients.Thanks for posting ,it is very helpful for me too.
Thanks for sharing as someone on the diet it is necessary to keep the healthy body. reduce the weight using calories is an important point.
you are right does fast food effect? I am getting too much fat on my belly because of fat food, whatelse i can eat to reduce it.
Everything looks so good. I wanted to say I really like the cobb salad, especially in the jar, and the stuffed portobello pizza, however after reading further, I could no longer choose. Everything looks great, and the fact that it’s healthy is a bonus. I’ve been looking into the fat decimator (attached website) where people are getting life changing weight loss results. I’m seeking to remove the weight and keep it off, and this looks like the best option. Cool thing the program was designed by a marine vet, with proven success. I think that with a sprinkle of the foods on here will be just what the doctor ordered.
It’s all about the calorie intake, more water you can have overall the better it is. Don’t forget the nuts as well, even if they have fat you need it if you plan to exercise and workout those muscles!
This is a gold mine of healthy recipes! I got hungry just by looking at it. Cannot wait to try #3 this weekend since I am a sucker for shawarma. Thank you for sharing Praveen!
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Great post! Weight loss is one of the most common issue. You have did very well to share some valuable suggestions in this post. It is important to follow these tips in order to achieve maximum results in your workout.
Very good and healthy recipes.
Looks delicious too.
Nice article ,keep up the good work .
Thanks a lot for sharing.
Hey, this recipe looks so yummy, you have shared helpful low-calorie recipes just going to try it out as I want to lose weight but I love food hope this will help me.
OMG I love those jars that you put the cobb salad in! Those are so amazing, I must find them.
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very important to stay healthy..and I will definitely try all these tips Really helpful article for in todays
Very important for health
In this article includes my favorite lunch too.
Thank You
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Hi Mr. Rajarao,
Thanks for sharing this post here. This is very useful the health conscious people. I don’t know about such kind of recipes but now I know. I will try to keep these in my daily routine.
Thanks for the amazing recipes. I will try all these one by one in a week.
All recipes look tasty but I tried no 5 and its delicious.
wow..All of your recipe looks delicious and healthy also. please keep posting such a mouth watering food on your blog. best wishes for you.
Aww…loving the cobb salad.
Wow!! All of your recipe looks sooo delicious and healthy also. please keep posting food on your blog. best wishes for you.
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wow..All of your recipe looks delicious and healthy also. please keep posting such a mouth watering food on your blog. best wishes for you.
Yummy…I loved CHICKPEA SHAWARMA the most.Its recipe was so easy and delicious .I will definitely try this recipe.
Thanks for such an excellent article
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Hi Praveen,
I am following your blogs continuously. You put your words amazingly. I love chicken & always tried to cook a different kind of chicken Recipes. Thanks for sharing one here. Keep it up.
YUMMYYYYYY! All of your recipe looks delicious and healthy also. keep it up
Hi Praveen,
All dishes are mouth watering and good for health. You should post videos to show how make it as well
The post is awesome. I think, we should run our meal (lunch) according to this direction. And we can maintain our body weigh properly as well as the cost effects issue. The noted recipes are may be very delicious and I am very hurry to try those.
Delicious recipes! Thanks for the wonderful post.
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Salad, avocado and other ingredients of the recipe are most nutritious. This brings water on the tongue. Have you any video on this post?
Thanks for the amazing recipes. I will try all these one by one in a week.
Hello Praveen Rajarao,
STUFFED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM PIZZA & CHICKPEA SHAWARMA is my favourite items. You have shared the easiest way to made them. Thanks to you dude.
My favourite EGG SALAD SANDWICH
This article is extremely beneficial for all of us and thank you very much for sharing this information. Please keep on guiding like this.
Thank you for sharing amazing recipes. Specially PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM PIZZA is absolutely mouth-watering.
CHICKPEA SHAWARMA and nothing else in life… it’delicious, healthy and nutritious. I often take it on my prepping journeys.
so good article is this.its lightup for me.here i know some low calori food.
Yummy! The cobb salad looks amazing!
wow yummy..very delicious.great post.
Thanks for sharing great information about fresh fruit dishes. Really a great article. Thanks again for a lovely piece of writing
wow….nice recipe… I love this CHICKEN, AVOCADO AND APPLE SALAD
hey Pravin.
The best healthy diet plan. you have shared many healthy dishes.
Your blog is very Informative.
Thanks for sharing your ideas. I will try No. 4 Egg Salad Sandwich. Thanks.
very important to stay healthy..and I will definitely try all these tips Really helpful article
Chicken, apple, and avocado salad seem ideal for us who loves to eat meat and fruits. Also, it may the best recipe among the others because it is a well-balanced meal because it has chicken meat and fruits.
Wow all the recipes are so tempting among all i liked the egg salad and shawarma the most .
Your work can be a solid choice if there are healthy and affordable options available. But it’s generally more feasible and consistent to bring your meals from home. It is crucial to stay energized but to stay energized does not mean to sack your body up with unnecessary calories.
Those look like some amazingly delicious and healthy recipes that even my wife might approve of, and she is over the top when it comes to healthy eating. We call her the Mountain doc, because she can fix anything through diet.
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Nice recipes
I will also make recipes missing that !!
Wow all the recipes are so tempting among all i liked the egg salad and shawarma the most .
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Looking like amazingly delicious and healthy recipes.
woah.. i didnt know i could make such great salads.. Chicken, avocado and apple salad was the one i loved.. i’m definitely gonna try this asap.. and also i have been making sandwiches from so long.. but i dint know i could make sandwich with both eggs and salad.. this is really amazing. Even Delhi has some amazing food places where you can get delicious vegetarian food.
woah.. i didnt know i could make such great salads.. Chicken, avocado and apple salad was the one i loved.. i’m definitely gonna try this asap.. and also i have been making sandwiches from so long.. but i dint know i could make sandwich with both eggs and salad.. this is really amazing.
Nice recipes
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Thanks for sharing such amazing recipes, they all look so yummy.
Thanks for sharing such amazing recipes, but CHICKPEA SHAWARMA is my favourite….
Superb article, All of the food you mentioned above is really tasty and the good thing which you said is healthy too, I will keep in mind your tips and I am a very diet conscious person so definitely will stick to this diet to stay healthy, thanks.
This is so great.. please what would you recommend, cutting calories or dieting..
Thanks
Love these idea! What a wealth of yummy, healthy lunch-box ideas! Now I have no excuse to say what’s for lunch? All I need to do is revisit this helpful post for a spark of inspiration.Those are absolutely wonderful ideas for school lunches and for all others as well! Such healthy, appetizing and fun ideas in a beautiful and creative presentation! Thank you for your inspiration!
Great recipes that are tasty yet healthy and nutritious. Thanks for sharing the recipes. Will try these recipes. keep sharing.
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i specially liked these two recipe egg salad sandwich and chicken, avocado and apple salad.
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Thanks for sharing mouth-watering recipes.
Excellent article, All of the food you stated above is very tasty and the great thing which you told is healthy too, I will put in memory your points and I am a really diet knowing person so surely will stick to this diet to stay good, thanks.
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Those are absolutely wonderful ideas for school lunches and for all others as well! Such healthy, appetizing and fun ideas in a beautiful and creative presentation! Thank you for your inspiration!
Simply love the Mushroom Pizza idea! That is so awesome. I am going to try this. Thanks.
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Very well work good cover of the food topic.
I always follow to your blog to make a healthy recipe.
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Great recipes that are tasty yet healthy and nutritious. Thanks for sharing the recipes. Will try these recipes. keep sharing.
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Thanks for these delicious and easy to follow recipes for people like me who are always on-the-go so we can much time preparing our meals! Nice work! I hope to see more of your recipes!
Great recipes that are tasty yet healthy and nutritious. Nice sharing the recipes. Will try these recipes. keep sharing.
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Thanks for sharing tasty recipes! Feel Hunger! Im going to try this all. I like very much recipes EGG SALAD SANDWICH
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Nice, it was really great dishes and that too for low calories. Thanks for sharing such delicious dishes for fatty people.
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Great little list! I have heard about those mushroom things and was wondering how they would taste! Mushrooms are so earthy I cant imagine them in a cocoa. Will definitely give them a whirl though! Hope your weekend is lovely!
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Very good lunch box options. Also, they are checked for calorie content which is amazing. I’ll surely try it. Keep sharing your recipes.
Oh man, now my mouth waters. Can’t wait to try the chickpea shawarma.
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wow, i like salad and that fresh in the morning for breakfast thank you for recipe, maybe i will try at home
I Will surely try Chicken and Avacado recipe I’m loving that… Waiting for more
These recipes are great. I want to try the Chickpea Shawarma.
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All recipes look so delicious. But I want to try the Egg Salad Sandwich.
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Great Recipes. Also looking very healthy. Please share recipes for mushrooms too.
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Splendidly written. The first paragraph of this article is the same thing that I’ve been saying to myself for quite some time, thanks for posting an amazing article on healthy lunches. It’s because I can’t wait to get my hands on the rest of the recipe. And since I was able to purchase a few healthful foods at my local grocery store, now it’s time to try them out. And since I have already started reading recipes online, I can tell you that it’s definitely going to be worth every penny I paid.
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Really nice and helpful article. I will definitely try these. I guess egg salad sandwich is my favorite.
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Superb article, All of the food you mentioned above is really tasty and the good thing which you said is healthy too, I will keep in mind your tips and I am a very diet conscious person so definitely will stick to this diet to stay healthy, thanks.
Amazing information. Very good lunch box options. Also, they are checked for calorie content which is amazing. I’ll surely try it.
Deserves alot of praises. Very good lunch box options.Got what i looking for. Thanks once again
This is some really good stuff and the recipes are really amazing loving them after trying a few. keep it up.
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Great little list! I have heard about those mushroom things and was wondering how they would taste! Mushrooms are so earthy I cant imagine them in a cocoa. Will definitely give them a whirl though! Hope your weekend is lovely!
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I’m glad that you talked about how lunch is another important meal that we shouldn’t miss. However, my busy schedule gives me little to no time to enjoy a full meal. Maybe I can check if there are good food delivery services in our area so I can take a break from fast food and enjoy a healthy meal.