lunch time

lovelymc72 · 09-20-2011, 10:03 AM

I know you all are gonna get sick of me. today is my first vlc day, so lots of questions here. I am so used to eating my salad for lunch, but now i know we cannot mix veggies. so i cannot have lettuce and cucumbers right? for anyone that eats salads, are you able to mix anything. i already know the no dressing part, but should i just have plain lettuce with grilled chicken? or cucumbers with the chicken plain? so confused

Wigglesmom · 09-20-2011, 10:31 AM

I don't like just plain lettuce so I typically just brought sliced cucumbers for my lunch at work. Sometimes I cook extra veggies, especially asparagas, and bring it to work for lunch. By the end of R1, I was sick of cucumbers.

dawnyama · 09-20-2011, 12:00 PM

I also don't like plain lettuce. I give up having a salad on P2 at all. I had so many cucumbers on my rounds that I am getting a bit tired of them and don't bother with them on P3 or P4 LOL. But they are so easy.

shelbyla · 09-20-2011, 12:14 PM

No, you are not supposed to mix veggies if you are following strict protocol. The most "rogue" I ever got was mixing spinach greens and lettuce greens!

I am fine with having just lettuce and meat for my lunch but I typically make simple salads anyway. I would usually have either spinach or baby greens with chicken or ground beef (fish or shrimp was too light for my lunch--I ended up getting hungry later in the day). I also used a dressing made up of chicken broth, ACV, S&P, and any spices that I was in the mood for that day. Here are some "recipes"... HTH

Salad dressings:

Start with...
2T broth (beef, chicken or veggie)
2T apple cider or red wine vinegar
1/4t salt
1/4t pepper

For Italian add...
1t Italian seasoning
1/4t garlic powder
1/4t onion powder

For honey mustard add...
1T mustard (yellow or brown but check ingredients for sugar)
5 drops plain stevia or 1/2 packet Splenda or Sweet 'n Low

For a creamier dressing use...
2T Walden Farms Caesar, Ranch or Blue Cheese dressing in place of one T of broth and one T vinegar

For a different taste use...
2T orange juice, lemon juice or lime juice in place of the vinegar

Switch up spices. I like...
1t curry or
1t shallot pepper or
1t dill or
1t sage
1t cumin or 1/2t cumin + 1/2t chili powder

heatherwagnon · 09-20-2011, 12:17 PM

i had salad all the time, well lettuce lol
i mixed red wine vinegar w/dijon mustard salt and pepper. i crushed my grissini and made it croutons, worked for me

09-20-2011, 10:03 AM	#1
lovelymc72 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: new york Posts: 1,229 Gallery: lovelymc72 WOE: low carb	lunch time I know you all are gonna get sick of me. today is my first vlc day, so lots of questions here. I am so used to eating my salad for lunch, but now i know we cannot mix veggies. so i cannot have lettuce and cucumbers right? for anyone that eats salads, are you able to mix anything. i already know the no dressing part, but should i just have plain lettuce with grilled chicken? or cucumbers with the chicken plain? so confused

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09-20-2011, 10:31 AM	#2
Wigglesmom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 411 Gallery: Wigglesmom Stats: 226~220.2~166 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: 2/15/2013	I don't like just plain lettuce so I typically just brought sliced cucumbers for my lunch at work. Sometimes I cook extra veggies, especially asparagas, and bring it to work for lunch. By the end of R1, I was sick of cucumbers.

09-20-2011, 12:00 PM	#3
dawnyama Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 21,854 Gallery: dawnyama Stats: 154/???/115 5'4" WOE: Hhcg/Rwhatever P2 Start Date: 6/1/09	I also don't like plain lettuce. I give up having a salad on P2 at all. I had so many cucumbers on my rounds that I am getting a bit tired of them and don't bother with them on P3 or P4 LOL. But they are so easy.

09-20-2011, 12:14 PM	#4
shelbyla Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,735 Gallery: shelbyla Stats: 210/141/140 WOE: hhCG, rx hCG Start Date: rx hCG R5 start 08/11/12	No, you are not supposed to mix veggies if you are following strict protocol. The most "rogue" I ever got was mixing spinach greens and lettuce greens! I am fine with having just lettuce and meat for my lunch but I typically make simple salads anyway. I would usually have either spinach or baby greens with chicken or ground beef (fish or shrimp was too light for my lunch--I ended up getting hungry later in the day). I also used a dressing made up of chicken broth, ACV, S&P, and any spices that I was in the mood for that day. Here are some "recipes"... HTH Salad dressings: Start with... 2T broth (beef, chicken or veggie) 2T apple cider or red wine vinegar 1/4t salt 1/4t pepper For Italian add... 1t Italian seasoning 1/4t garlic powder 1/4t onion powder For honey mustard add... 1T mustard (yellow or brown but check ingredients for sugar) 5 drops plain stevia or 1/2 packet Splenda or Sweet 'n Low For a creamier dressing use... 2T Walden Farms Caesar, Ranch or Blue Cheese dressing in place of one T of broth and one T vinegar For a different taste use... 2T orange juice, lemon juice or lime juice in place of the vinegar Switch up spices. I like... 1t curry or 1t shallot pepper or 1t dill or 1t sage 1t cumin or 1/2t cumin + 1/2t chili powder

09-20-2011, 12:17 PM	#5
heatherwagnon Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vacaville CA Posts: 592 Gallery: heatherwagnon Stats: 156.6/124.2/125 WOE: HCG rx/JUDDD/LC Start Date: R1 10/10 R2 1/12	i had salad all the time, well lettuce lol i mixed red wine vinegar w/dijon mustard salt and pepper. i crushed my grissini and made it croutons, worked for me