What’s a good everyday lunch?

I rotate chicken thighs, ground turkey, lean ground beef, baked fish, chicken burgers.

Jasmin rice, sweet potatoes, roasted potatoes

Broccoli, Brussels, zucchini, butternut squash, green beans.

That’s 90% of my meals for the past year. I’ll treat myself on weekends to different proteins like steak and pork ribs or something else tasty.

I applaud your discipline. Seriously, that’s hard core.

So does that pic represent a weeks worth of lunch/dinner?

How do you flavor the ground turkey? Taco seasoning?

carb sources

uncle bens ready rice- jasmine microwavable

little potato company microwavable 16oz kits

air fried diced sweet potatoes

canned black beans

canned corn




meats-

ground beef/turkey

sliced chicken breast

sliced and diced skirt steak

rotisserie chicken pulled off the bone



veggies- steamable bags


so pretty simple, go to sams or costco, get 2 lbs of each plus a rotisserie chicken. pull the rotisserie chicken off the bone and put in a bag. usually equals a little over 2 lbs of meat

grill up the rest and then you can seperate and make 8+ meals easily with that mix and match

my kids love-

sliced chicken seasoned with mexican style seasoning or marinated in the chipotle marinade

with rice, beans and corn to make similar to a burrito bowl from chipotle. could easily cook ground beef in place of the chicken or mix the skirt steak in

the microwavable potatoes and sliced chicken works great


add in some steamed veggies if you want that you just throw in the microwave at work

What is your weight and bf percentage?

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What is your weight and bf percentage?

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213#. BF mid to low 20s. That’s what I’m working on getting down.

What trays are you using?

I can only eat salmon so often, so I mix it up. Two techniques to master that can make your life both nutritious and tasty: 1) slow cooking (either in a slow cooker or a Dutch oven) and 2) sous vide with a reverse sear.

One easy protein I like is to take two chicken breasts, coat in just a hair of olive oil, season as needed (I like garlic and red pepper), then slow cook on high with a diced onion and chicken broth for 5 hours. It makes for a very juicy and flavorful string chicken (~2 servings or so).

I love shrimp, so I'll eat shrimp with a little bit of cocktail sauce or Cajun seasoning at least once a week. Sauceless pulled pork is really good (if very high in sodium). I'll slow cook a peppered pork tenderloin in salsa verde - very good and is also about 2 servings. I'll sous vide and reverse sear a steak, scallops, stuff like that.

Homemade egg salad and tuna salad tend to be good options as well (love a nice egg salad on a single piece of bread with some paprika).

I generally avoid carbs at lunch so as to keep energetic and alert in the afternoons at work, so I typically accompany my protein with either a simple salad or roasted / steamed / boiled veggies. People say iceberg lettuce has no nutritional value, but I like it as a vehicle for my Italian dressing, so frick em. It's better for you than French fries.

I've done the low carb high protein thing long enough to know that you have to mix it up and give yourself a little leeway here and there. You can't eat salmon and broccoli every meal for a lifetime. I know myself well enough to know that I have to engage my inner Epicurean now and then even at lunch on a weekday.

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Work in an office. So something I could prepare on the weekends and just heat up would be preferable. Don’t mind eating the same thing every day

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A steak

I’ve been eating low carb for a few weeks. Low carb wraps has been my go to for lunch. Grilled chicken, cheese, spinach, and a little spicy mayo.

I try to also eat an avocado everyday too.