Lunch inspiration/tracking thread

[SpaceOP]

I love the weekly meal plan thread - really helps me to think about what I want, generates new ideas, reminds me of old ideas etc.

So thinking a lunch version? Less pre-planning I'm guessing but I know that I often get to lunch time and just have no ideas. Especially annoying as I try not to eat bread at lunch as I tend to be a toast/bagel and coffee kind of person in the morning so feel that MORE bread at lunch isn't ideal.

My thinking is we put on here what we are having /had for lunch that day. Possibly the next if you're organised enough to think that far ahead?

In my case, today I made a quick fried rice. I've never thought of that as a good idea for lunch but had some in the fridge that needed to be used up, and it was quick, easy and tasty. I think I'll make an effort to always cook a bit more rice when we have rice from now on so that I can have fried rice the next day for lunch.

Please join in!

On a Sunday I normally make some pasta and then do 2 different pasta salads for a couple of days.
On Tuesday evening I make couscous and quinoa and mix a variety of vegetables and herbs in and have those for a couple of days.
On Thursday evening I chuck whatever veg I need to use up in the airfryer with chilli and herbs and then blitz that for soup for Friday.

I am impressed with your forward planning @grayhairdontcare I admit, that's beyond me. I feel like meal planning dinners, and ensuring we have enough food in the house for breakfasts, lunch (including packed lunches) is about my limit! .

today will have to be bread. Toasted cheese and tomato sandwich on sour dough. I'm quite looking forward to it - we haven't had any cheese for a while as for some reason I kept forgetting to buy it!

Joining in, great idea for a thread (I'll be sure to join the meal planning one too).
I'm a bit rubbish with lunch but really trying to make more effort. Yesterday I had a chicken and mushroom pasta pot (instant job- not ideal and not exactly inspiring!).
My favourites if I'm at home are jacket potato and beans or omelette if I want something hot, or cheese and crackers with other bits added as I go- pickled onions, hummus, rolled ham, cucumber etc for a cold option. Sometimes I'll have soup and oatcakes.
I like the idea of thinking ahead and sometimes will save a portion of dinner. Last week I had some leftover sausages in creamy mustard sauce and mashed potatoes. Also made a batch of leek, potato and mushroom soup- I blitz at the end so chopping was messy/minimal.
I love the sistema microwave pots for storage and reheating!

I think I’ll turn into a pumpkin if I eat any more pumpkin soup, so I’ll use up the feta left after making a frittata last night and have a salad instead. I’m sure I’ve got a half-used jar of olives at the back of the fridge too.

Ooh- good idea For a thread! I'm just pondering my lunch options now. Need to do a shop so there's not much in at all.

I take lunch to work and get hardly any time to eat it.

My current favourite is oatcakes with Castello cream cheese with pineapple and almonds / grapes / yoghurt / dates.

I tend to just have what I fancy after opening the fridge. I usually skip breakfast so have a bigger lunch

Yesterday was a quick noodle soup. Just cooked some noodles in stock, added chicken leftover from Sunday, handful of spinach, handful of frozen sweetcorn. Finished with a sprinkle of spring onions, crispy chilli oil and plenty of white pepper. I do something like this fairly regularly.

Today was a sort of Mexican style shashuka with avocado.

Tomorrow will be tonights kofta kebab leftovers turned into a sort of pitta pizza and side salad

Thursday will probably be either beans or mushrooms on toast

And on Friday I always make a huge pot of soup to cover weekend lunches for everyone, I'm thinking minestrone this week with pastina in as I think it lasts better than larger pasta. Friday is shopping day so I'll usually check the fridge to see what needs using up and then pick up anything extra I need.

@TheLadyIsAVamp I might do something like that today. But need to check what's in the fridge!

turns out I don't have miso. Or noodles! .

Went retro - tuna mayo with avocado on some crackers.