Hi Cassie,
Do you follow the Lunch Box Diet, or do you just have a big salad for lunch
every day? I ask because you said you¹re hungry 3 hours later, but if you
follow this diet you are eating every hour, so that wouldn¹t happen.
My favorite combinations have been a salad mix (spinach, rocket and kale),
some kind of sprouts, tomato, cucumber, broccoli and chunks of either
rosemary roasted sweet potatoes or carrots. For the protein I dice some
vegetarian (chicken style) roast, which was baked in the rosemary and mint
glaze that comes with it, or I grill up a veggie burger, dice it and toss it
in the box. For the dressing I either use my home made hummus, or some
ranch dressing. Toss this all together so everything gets a bit of the
dressing on it and put it in the lunch box. Right now I¹m using a 2.5 liter
box, but in the beginning I was using a larger one.
I¹m not a fan of tempeh, but I have used leftover scrambled tofu for the
protein, though I don¹t care for it served cold. I have also used a mix of
kidney beans, salsa and Toffutti for the protein and fat portion. Remember
veggies are about 60% of the volume in the box, protein about 30% and fat
about 10%.
You eat your normal breakfast and dinner, and then between the hours of 10
and 5 (or whatever works for you) you are grazing out of that lunch box
about every hour. Just a few bites or enough to feel satisfied, never full.
If you feel hungry again, just eat some more out of the box. If I ate this
entire salad in one sitting for lunch, I would definitely get hungry later.
But because I graze from it throughout the day, I¹m never hungry. I
sometimes can¹t even finish what¹s in the box.
My breakfast is usually toasted muesli with soy milk (about a cup each) and
I often have a banana with that. My dinners are usually things like veggie
burgers, or home made lentil soup, pizza rolls, or pasta. I find I¹m
averaging 1400-1600 calories a day, but you do not have to count calories on
this plan.
Anna
http://eatbreathemove.blogspot.com/
On 4/12/10 11:53 PM, "Cassie Dixon" <roxy87cabriolet@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> What combinations have you found you enjoy? I don't mind rating a great big
> salad, but I am getting tired of rotating the nuts, veggie burgers, and tempeh
> for protein. I need to get more creative and break out of my "salad box"-
> variety of lettuce, red onions, avocado, protein (one of the above) and poppy
> seed dressing. I got some dried cranberries, so that will go on one next
> week.
> But my problem does come that I am hungry 3 hrs later and I don't know what to
> eat... More veggies? Carbs?
> Thanks,
>
> Cassie
> "life's a garden, dig it!"
>
>
> On Dec 4, 2010, at 7:33 AM, pipedream63 <pipedream63@dodo.com.au
> <mailto:pipedream63%40dodo.com.au> > wrote:
>
> No recipe to share, but a plan that¹s been working well for me. I¹m down
> 15.43 pounds since the end of August. Three weeks ago I started following
> The Lunch Box Diet, and that¹s made a big difference for me. Has anyone
> tried it?
>
> I had no trouble creating a vegetarian version, and I¹m loving it because
> I¹m never hungry anymore! I never really enjoyed eating salads, but now I¹m
> having a huge one every day ‹ just not all at one sitting. With the Lunch
> Box Diet, you eat a normal breakfast and dinner, but pack a large lunch box
> to graze on throughout the day. You put 60% veggies, 30% protein and 10% fat
> into the box. Grazing keeps your blood sugar levels steady all day, so you
> don¹t have the highs and lows that can cause you to eat unhealthy things
> between meals. It¹s working great for me because I¹ve come up with lunch
> box combinations that I really enjoy so it always tastes great. Anyway,
> just thought I¹d share. :)
>
> Anna
> http://eatbreathemove.blogspot.com/
>
> If you¹re interested in learning more about The Lunch Box Diet, here¹s a
> good video:
>
http://eatbreathemove.blogspot.com/2010/11/another-video-on-lunch-box-diet.htm>
l
>
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