Two simple and light lunch ideas, featuring hard-boiled eggs! Easy to make ahead of time and grab on your way out the door.
One of my new favourite go-to lunches the past couple months has involved hard-boiled eggs! They are filling, easy to transport to work or school and provide so many nutrients!
It’s also important to have lunches that include complete proteins, good carbs and healthy fats. These two lunches I am sharing today are just that:
Eggs= complete protein the quinoa in this recipe is a complete protein as well!
Loads of vegetables= Good carbohydrates that are loaded with vitamins, minerals, fibre and antioxidants
Healthy fats = various sources such as hummus, whole grain crackers, olive oil, etc.
Eggs Nutrition
1 egg provides:
- 6 grams of protein {more about protein here}
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin C
- Iron
- Vitamin B6 & more!
The great thing about hard-boiled eggs is you can easily remove the yolk and simply eat the egg whites if desired for less cholesterol consumption while still providing 4 grams of protein!
Just like most foods, eggs are best eaten in moderation!
Cucumber
To get the look of the cucumber in the photo above, simply peel cucumber length wise leaving a few centimetres of the skin. Then slice the cucumber at an angle. See video below.
More recipes to try:
PrintSimple Hard-Boiled Eggs Lunch Ideas
- Total Time: 25 mins
Description
Simple and healthy lunch ideas featuring hard-boiled eggs! Perfect light lunch ideas to bring to the office or school.
Ingredients
Lunch #1
- 2 hard-boiled eggs
- 1 cup Refreshing Quinoa Salad {can be had ahead of time and kept in refrigerator}
- Piece of fruit
- Raw almonds, optional
Lunch #2
- 2 hard-boiled eggs
- 1/4 cucumber, sliced
- 1 tomato, sliced
- 2 tbsp hummus
- Handful of whole grain crackers
Instructions
Hard-Boiled Eggs
- Place eggs at the bottom of a saucepan and add cold water that covers about 1 inch above eggs.
- Bring to a boil, then immediately turn element off and cover saucepan for about 10 minutes.
- Transfer eggs to a bowl with cold water. Once cooled, remove shells from eggs.
Putting everything together
- Add ingredients to meal prep container. Store in fridge up to 3 days.
Notes
- Feel free to purchase eggs that are already hard-boiled to save even more time!
- Category: Lunch
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Fiona @ Get Fit Fiona
I love these ideas for lunches to take to school. It gets boring taking the same things all the time.
Exploring Healthy Foods
I totally agree! Thanks Fiona!! :)
Stephanie
Thanks!
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