Healthy Lunch Options
In today’s fast-paced life, amidst work, meetings and deadlines, we often ignore our health. In the morning rush, we either forget to take tiffin or resort to fried snacks from the canteen. This unhealthy food not only weighs heavily on our pockets but also causes diseases like stomach problems, weight gain and acidity.
If you too are worried about what to eat for lunch in the office, then there is no need to worry now. We have prepared some delicious and quick lunch box ideas that are ready in just 15-20 minutes. These recipes are not only easy to make, but are also beneficial for health. With these recipes, your stomach will be happy and you will be full of energy throughout the day.
1. Paneer and Veggie Rolls
If you don’t have time for a leisurely meal, this roll is perfect for you. It contains rich amounts of protein and fiber, which keeps your stomach full for a long time. You can easily eat it even while working.
how to make
It is very simple to make it. Take normal wheat or multigrain roti and apply some green chutney or curd on it. Then heat some oil in a pan and fry grated cheese or tofu, finely chopped capsicum, onion and tomato for 2 minutes. Add salt and chaat masala to it. Now place this mixture on the roti, make a roll and wrap it in foil paper and pack it in a tiffin.
2. Sprouts and Moong Dal Chilla
This lunch is ideal for those who want to lose weight or who feel lazy after lunch. Moong dal is light and gives instant energy. You will not feel heaviness after eating this.
how to make
For this you do not have to work hard in the morning. Just grind the moong dal soaked overnight and keep it in the refrigerator. In the morning, add salt, green chilli, chopped coriander and vegetables of your choice to this mixture. Apply a little oil on the pan, spread it like a dosa and cook it from both the sides. Also keep boiled gram or sprouts.
3. Veggie Casserole or Quinoa
When it’s late to wake up early in the morning and don’t know what to make, then this ‘one-pot meal’ is the best option. It contains rich vegetables, which provide you with essential vitamins. If you add soybean or cheese to it, it becomes a complete nutritious diet.
how to make
Heat one spoon oil in the cooker. Add cumin, chopped carrots, peas, beans and boiled soybean. Then add washed rice or quinoa, add salt as per taste and a little garam masala. Add water as required and close the lid of the cooker and cook for 10 minutes after one whistle. Your hot lunch is ready.
4. Mix Veg Parantha and Thick Curd
If you like desi food, then the combination of paratha and curd is great. Curd contains good bacteria, which improves your digestion and protects from acidity. This food keeps you full of energy throughout the day.
how to make
For this you do not need to cook vegetables separately. Mix the leftover vegetables with flour and knead them. If you want to make it fresh, then add grated gourd, fenugreek or spinach to the flour and knead it. Bake the paratha in less oil and pack it with thick curd.
5. Simple Tadka Dal, Rice and Cucumber
Pulses and rice are considered the ‘king’ of Indian food. When work pressure increases, this simple food gives mental peace. Moong or arhar dal is easily digested and contains rich amount of protein. Along with eating cucumber or salad, there is no shortage of water in the body.
how to make
In the morning, boil moong or pigeon pea pulses by adding turmeric and salt in the cooker. In a small pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida and green chillies and mix in the dal. Make plain rice along with it. Keep pulses and rice on one side of the tiffin and cut cucumber, carrot or tomato on the other side. If you have an insulated tiffin, enjoy hot dal-rice in the afternoon.
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