I've been a real creature of habit with my Breakfast and lunches since surgery. For lunch, I usually have an ounce or so of turkey pepperoni or deli meat and a light string cheese or Babybel (or sometimes Parmesan cheese crisps). Sometimes I'll make deviled eggs with light mayo and take 3 halves and a couple baby dill pickles.

Now that it's getting cold out, I am trying to come up with hot lunch options beyond a cup of chili. I love Soup this time of year, but most of them don't really have enough Protein for me, though I did have some lentil vegetable soup recently with some unflavored Protein powder mixed in. I try to keep my lunches to about 150 calories, with 15-20+ grams of protein.

Any ideas?

Maybe chili? You can adjust the seasonings to fit your preferences. My husband makes a wonderful chili with ground turkey and shredded rotisserie chicken. I'm not sure what all the ingredients are, but I know it has Beans, tomatoes, onions, and the meats I mentioned. For one cup, it's 172 calories, 16 grams of Protein, 3.8 grams of fat, and 18 grams of carbs (mostly from the beans).

Yeah, chili is already on my list, as I mentioned above. I make a yummy one in the crock pot with ground turkey and three kinds of Beans... but a girl cannot live on chili alone!

Yeah, chili is already on my list, as I mentioned above. I make a yummy one in the crock pot with ground turkey and three kinds of Beans... but a girl cannot live on chili alone!

Well, duh. Sorry, I totally missed that you mentioned chili!

I have included a few recipes for homemade high Protein Soups at the end of the following article. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery.pdf

I have included a few recipes for homemade high Protein soups at the end of the following article. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery.pdf

Thanks!

Pinterest has tons of great ideas :-) Many days I will bake chicken or a pork roast and also roast fresh veggies. I just take some of that with me to work for lunch.