What is a healthy lunch under 300 calories?

I need a good lunch that is under 300 calories if possible. If not, then under 400. Please be specific!

-a big salad with some shredded cheese & beans, tuna,  or lunch meat

- a wrap or sandwich

- soup and nuts

- a bowl of pasta with sauce

thanks wow i was thinking there was like nothing...but i guess there is quite a bit

My lunch today is under 400 calories.  I am having 18 bran crackers( I can't remember the exact brand), 2 Laughing Cow cheese wedges, a cup of grapes and a small can of tomato juice.

Soups are often very low in calorie.  If you cook, you can find lots of them, make big batches and freeze in individual portions.  If you don't cook, look at low-sodium or low-calorie versions at the store. 

I find the Progresso Low-Sodium Italian Wedding Soup to be tasty and quite filling, although still way high sodium compared to homemade. But it's convenient and it's only 180 calories for the whole can.  Then you can have a yogurt or a piece of fruit or even a piece of bread with that.

A baked potato with salsa and a couple of ounces of thinly sliced meat on top is about 300 calories - be sure to check your salsa and meat numbers first, and allocate accordingly.  I use Pace Picante sauce (10 calories per Tbsp) and some thin sliced roast beef that is 60 calories per serving.  Also very filling.

I eat a lean cuisine for lunch almost everyday. I usually also have a slice of Weight Watcher whole wheat bread with it. Calories are stated right on package. Makes counting calories easy for me.

-Progresso Vegetable and Rice Soup (60 cals per cup, 120 cals per can)

-Subway Veggie Delite (all available veggies, 230) + glass of skim milk (80)

-Homemade sandwich with deli meat and tomato, onions, lettuce, spinach, etc (around 300)

-1 cup raisin bran with skim milk (230) and a banana

-beans (60), rice (200) and salsa (10) -- makes a TON of food

 

You can make homemade versions of any of the soups pretty easy, and it'll have less sodium and calories too. Same with any sort of sandwich..  

I eat a big bowl of raw spinach with purple onions, mushrooms, a bit of bacon pieces for claroing and a tsp of italian dressing on top AND a small cup of soup for lunch everday..its good because it feels me up and its not too unhealthy

I eat a big bowl of raw spinach with purple onions, mushrooms, a bit of bacon pieces for claroing and a tsp of italian dressing on top AND a small cup of soup for lunch everday..its good because it feels me up and its not too unhealthy

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I'm suprised no one recommended spaghetti squash!

First, let me post a good recipe for it:  http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/spaghetti-sq uash-primavera-recipe.htm

Tons of food!  The recipe makes 2 servings, and each serving is 116 cals.

It's really easy to make, you can even do it in a microwave... just cut the squash in half, microwave it till it's tender, and then use a fork to pull the inside out.  It shreds like spaghetti.  Mix in a little butter, salt, maybe pepper, and add parmesan cheese and veggies!  mmmm!

at work, I'll have a Clif Bar or a Think Thin bar with a piece of fruit or some baby carrots.

3 cups (85g) baby spinach (raw) - 20 cal

2 large carrots - 60 cal (I prefer to slice them and put them on the salad ;) )

2 beets - 44 cal (again, cut up on the salad)

2 cups of mushrooms (raw) - 42 cal

1/2 large cucumber - 23 cal

1/4 cup dried blueberries to sweeten it up - 140 cal

Grand total:  329 calories.  Maybe cut back a bit on the blueberries to get to 300 if you want.

1 whole bag of shirataki noodles (40) boiled, drained

1/2 cup low sugar spaghetti sauce (35)

4 lean turkey meatballs (220)

Total 295.  You can add a small salad with low cal dressing or lemon juice.

 

another is Turkey lunch meat rolls.  Wrap up veggie slices that have been julienne'd and wrap them up into slices of deli turkey meat spread with a little bit of low fat cream cheese or hummus.

My favorite sandwich is Sara Lee reduced calorie bread 2 slices (90 cal), low fat turket breast slice (60 cal), 1 tblespoon lowfat mayo (20 cal), 3 slices of tomato (10 cal) and iceburg lettuce (too small to count).   Team with Yoplait non fat yogurt (100).  280 calories.