Low Fat Recipes and Lunch Ideas
Are you trying to loose some weight and looking for low fat recipes and ideas for your lunchbox? If the answer is yes, this is the page for you!
Like many people, I have to watch my weight from time to time. I hate feeling hungry and always look for low fat recipes that are filling! One food I am particularly keen on when watching the calories is homemade soup. Many soups can be made without the addition of fat, they fill you up and taste great.
Many sandwich fillings can also be modified to reduce the fat and calorie content. Use low fat cheeses and try not to use any butter or spread. Better still, opt for vegetable based fillings or egg sandwiches without the mayo!
Here are some sample vegetarian lunchbox menus to give you some ideas. Of course, to loose weight you also need to make sure that all your meals are healthy!
Need more help?
Sometimes we need a bit more help to get that weight off! Here is a specific vegetarian weight loss program. Just click on the link for more information.
Week 1
Monday Homemade tomato and basil soup Bagel with low fat cream cheese (no butter required) with saladLow fat fruit yogurt Drink: Sparkling mineral waterSnack: piece of fruit
Tuesday Salad of Couscous with Roasted Vegetables Rye crackersSlices of fresh pineappleDrink: Smoothie Snack: Low fat fruit yogurt
Wednesday Curried egg wrap (with low fat mayo and a pinch of curry power) Poppadum broken into bite size pieces (cook in microwave using a use low fat spray oil)Drink: mineral waterSnack: natural yogurt with a handful of berries of your choice
Thursday Homemade vegetable soup (with low fat mayo and a pinch of curry power) Large hunk of seeded bread (without butter or just a small scrapping of low fat spread)Drink: Fruit juiceSnack: Slice of malt loaf
Friday Rye bread with grated carrot, raisins and apple slices (rub with lemon juice to prevent discolouration)BananaDrink: marmite or similarSnack: Handful of unsalted nuts
Week 2
Monday Wholemeal pita bread with cottage cheese and saladApple or orangeDrink: Low fat milk drinkSnack: 1 oatcake
Tuesday Curried rice salad (with low fat mayo and a pinch of curry power) with boiled eggSlices of mangoDrink: low fat yogurt drinkSnack: handful of cherry tomatoes
Wednesday Veggie Chilli (preferable home made)Wholemeal pita breadLow fat fromage fraisDrink: Sparking mineral waterSnack: grapes
Thursday Potato and leek soup Hunk of wholemeal or seeded breadLow fat natural yogurt with fruit of your choiceDrink: Mineral waterSnack: Carrot and cucumber batons
Friday Medium slice of focaccia with half fat mozzarella, basil and tomato Fruit salad of seasonal fruitDrink: tomato juiceSnack: handful of olives
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