7 Low Carb High Protein Lunch Ideas – Easy Low-Carb High-Protein Meals to make for Lunches – With the full video recipes.
Low Carb High Protein Lunch Ideas
These Low Carb High Protein Lunch Ideas are all naturally low in carbs and packed with plenty of essential grams of protein, which can help you on your way to achieving your own personal health and weight loss goals.
1. Tuna and Avocado Salad
A classic low carb high protein lunch that you can very quickly meal prep is a tuna salad. In this instance I’ve combined together tuna with creamy avocado, spinach and goats cheese and topped with all with sour cream and extra virgin olive oil for added healthy fats.
This salad is packed with plenty of protein and can easily be adapted to suit your tastes, dietary requirements and what you have in your kitchen.
You can add on any of the following low-carb diet approved foods:
- Hard-boiled eggs
- Swap the sour cream for mayo or Greek yogurt
- Add low carb vegetables such as chopped tomatoes, green beans or red peppers
- Pumpkin seeds, flaked almonds or sunflower seeds
2. Steak Salad
This colorful steak salad is loaded with healthy, simple ingredients and topped with a mouthwatering blue cheese dressing that bring all of the elements together in a high-protein meal that’s perfect for low-carb lunches.
Simply whip up the dressing and pop it into the fridge to help develop flavor while you get on and cook your steak (or steaks) to your liking and then combing it all together, along with spinach, red bell peppers and tomatoes for a flavor packed, nutritious salad meal.
3. 2 Minute Zoodles
This super speedy lunch is my version of 2 minute noodles – but with zucchini noodles that are cooked in a creamy sauce, along with high protein tuna to create a tasty meal that comes together in mere minutes.
To make the easy recipe, simply spiralize a zucchini, then heat a frying pan and make a creamy sauce by combining together heavy cream and cream cheese, before cooking the zucchini noodles and tuna until heated through. I like to also add a few tablespoons of parmesan cheese in the last minute or so of cooking to create a creamy, cheesy comfort food meal.
You can adapt the recipe to your tastes, for example swapping the tuna for leftover cooked chicken to make a creamy chicken meal.
4. Easy 7 Layer Salad
A 7 layer salad makes a great way to increase your daily protein intake, by layering up a selection of high protein ingredients into a delicious salad meal.
The simple ingredients in my 7 layers are:
- Lettuce
- Red Pepper
- Cucumber
- Hard Boiled Egg
- Avocado
- Sour Cream
- Parmesan
5. Egg Roll In A Bowl With Ground Beef
You can prepare egg roll in a bowl as a hot lunch to enjoy straight away or meal prep over the weekend to portion out for grab and go low carb meals through the week. We love this hearty meal that’s packed with flavour and plenty of protein.
To make egg roll in a bowl, heat sesame oil or coconut oil in a large frying pan, then brown ground beef mince and crush over a few cloves of garlic, depending on how many grams of carbs you’d like to allocate to your meal.
Then, it’s just a matter of added on plenty of chopped cabbage and soy sauce or Tamari and cooking until everything has softened and reduced down. This meal is perfect for busy weeknights or as healthy meals for lunch.
6. Lettuce Wraps
You can fill fresh lettuce leaves with all kinds of healthy ingredients that are low in grams of carbohydrates and high in protein, such as these tuna lettuce wraps that come together really quickly and make a great salad alternative.
My version simply combines together tuna and sour cream as the lettuce wrap filling, but you could add in chopped low carb vegetables, cheese or opt for another protein source such as hard-boiled eggs or leftover cooked chicken to create chicken salad wraps instead.
7. Warm Goat Cheese Salad
When you’re craving a fresh salad but also something a little bit warming, then this warm goat cheese salad is the perfect solution.
To make the simple salad, slice up goat cheese and tomatoes into rounds, then bake for only 10 to 15 minutes, or until the cheese if golden brown, then serve, along with plenty of healthy greens as a light meal that’s full of fresh veggies.
High-Protein Lunch Recipes Video
Here’s the video showing you how to make all of the low-carb lunch ideas. Hit play below or click here to watch on YouTube.
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Disclaimer – this post is meant for informational post only and should not be construed as medical advice. Please consult with your health professional before making any dietary changes.
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