Thread: Winter lunches for P1?

Hello again lovely Beach Chicks! I'm still trying to prep for P1 again (yes I was supposed to be starting in September and here we are in November already!) and I know from my past experience that meal planning is absolutely essential for me to do P1 successfully. I've only done it in the summer previously, so lots of salad lunches and it was a breeze, but now I'm struggling for suitable lunches to have in the cold weather. I...

Nice to see you back, O Goddess of the Hunt! You can thicken soups very nicely using beans! Just add then and zap with the blender or an immersion blender. Chili is great for lunch in winter as is taco bake. I make individual servings and freeze them. You can make egg or ham salad and have it on celery sticks, peppers or cucumber slices. I often have leftovers from the night before dinner. I'm sure there will be loads of ideas forthcoming.

Any sort of roast leftovers from dinners- with vegetables and some beans. Easy to even bring into the office and microwave there.

chili is a favorite of mine. Also bean soups. Tonight was chicken tortilla soup (just skip the tortillas for phase 1). Rotel mixed with refried black beans is a good lunch too. You could eat it with veggies instead of a tortilla for phase 1.

Artemis, do you have access to a microwave where you eat lunch? I just bring leftovers from the dinner we had the night before. It works well. Taco Bake is a fantastic winter lunch. Mmmm! Thick soups are totally possible on Phase 1. You just need to puree the ingredients. You can use a blender, food processor, or an immersion blender to do that, and you can do it to part of the soup or all. Check out the Soups and Stews-Phase 1 thread in the...

I have to second the poster above who recommended chili - I've eaten that for lunch most days for almost a year now. It's very satisfying and filling, and especially great as the weather gets cold!

Laurie, thank you for those links! I'm going to pick up the ingredients for the Instant Black Bean Soup and the Roasted Cauliflower soup on my way home from work tonight. They both sound delicious!

Stuffed Peppers - Phase One 4 large green peppers or red peppers, seeded, cored and sliced in half lengthwise 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 cup mushroom, chopped 1/2 cup onion, chopped 1/2 cup celery, chopped 1 garlic clove, chopped 1-1 1/4 lb lean ground turkey (I use 93% lean) 1 egg, beaten 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon italian seasoning salt and pepper, to taste 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can Italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained 1 (8...