"No Bread" lunch ideas: One for every day of the week!

Need some inspiration on how to cut down on bread? It's a very easy habit to find yourself reaching for bread at meals throughout the day. Sometimes it's just too easy, fills you up and ticks the box... but a diet high in poor quality, energy dense carbohydrates is not good for your health and let's face it, it's definitely not good for your waistline! So I have put together five nutritious and simple to prepare "no bread" lunch ideas ....... one for every day of the week!

Monday

Coconut Curried Carrot Soup with Spiced Chickpeas (The addition of protein rich chickpeas makes it a "meal of a soup". No bread needed ... just a second bowl if you fancy it!) 

Tuesday

Omelette Wraps

Eggs are a wonderfully easy meal. Packed with protein, great fats and a great balance of minerals and vitamins, eggs make a perfect meal that will keep blood sugar stable and you feeling fuller longer.

Yes this meal you would need to make fresh so if you are in work and haven't access to cooking facilities .. how about an omelette filled with vegetables for lunch today!

Wednesday

Chicken and vegetable stir fry

Most of us are at our busiest time of the day at lunchtime - we've done a mornings work and have a full afternoon ahead of us... perfect time to fuel your body well and have a good healthy meal! I often recommend to clients to make an extra portion of last nights dinner for lunch the next day and here's a wonderfully easy evening meal to do exactly that.

Thursday

Warm Chickpea and Aubergine Bake

Eat it in a bowl on its own or with a great salad. This tastes even better a day or two later ... so make plenty!

Friday

Quinoa Salad with Roasted Tomatoes and Avocado

Try quinoa! ... A lot of people have said to me they have tried quinoa and it ended up a big mushy mess. My tip in cooking quinoa is toast it first on a dry pan for only a couple of minutes, tossing/sharking pan regularly (avoid burning it) and they boil in 1 cup quinoa to 1 1/2 to 2 cups water. The packets tell you to use 5 cups of water which I think creates the "mush". Quinoa is a great protein packed addition to salads, soups or main meals.