I need a healthy alternative to egg and bacon(nitrates) sandwiches. whats your daily lunch?

[grte@lemmy.ca]

• 150g greek yogurt
• 120g blueberries
• 40g quick cooking oats
• 2 tsp maple syrup
• dash salt
• dash cinnamon

Mix all that together before work and then by lunch the oats will have softened. If I'm trying to gain weight I'll throw in 30g hemp hearts as well. You can also switch up the berries/fruit, sweetener, and spices however you like, this combo is just what I like.

[otherbarry@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz]

The eggs are healthy, not sure what style eggs you're used to but if you just want a different variation on that try something like scrambled eggs with kale/spinach + salad on whole wheat bread or tortilla or similar. I'd also toss in some tomato and red onion. Now that I'm thinking about it avocado would probably go well with that combo too.

A lot of people like hard boiled eggs for lunch, it's not really my thing but you could do those and slice them up into a salad, wouldn't take too long once you do it every day.

[baroqueinmind@piefed.social]

Did you mean to say "vegetarian tacos using beans"? Because the way you wrote it makes it sound like you're implying that some beans aren't vegetarian...

[venus_ziegenfalle@feddit.org]

You can make a serviceable bacon substitute from smoked tofu. Cut it into strips, coat them in oil and put them in the air fryer.

[plum@lemmy.world]

Lots of beans have lard or pork in them.

[scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech]

Agreed here. I'll say that the nitrates aren't bad necessarily - if you do it in moderation. Daily like that and yeah, something will probably happen. Rotate the protein out daily like what you're saying and it'd be great. (and some more variety)

[bagofheavystones@piefed.social]

Well, the Fediverse has taught us that cats have beans on their paws...

[rainwall@piefed.social]

Canned tuna once or twice a week. Mix in mayo/olive oil/apple or pickle/salt and pepper, and if you have it, a dash of fish or oyster sauce. Toss in some green onion if you like. I like to add crispy jalapeno or crispy onions. You can swap in canned salmon if you want instead of tuna, although i would opt out of the apple at that point.

Peanut or mixed nut butter can be really good too. Use sourdough or a good sead bread. Try it with some added flax/chia seed, or hemp heart for more protein/fiber. Use different jams like mango or gooseberry for variety.

Liquid lunch is also something, although boring. Lots of 30g of protein/150 calorie options now a days, mostly whey or collagen based. Down a couple of those in a pinch.

[foxglove@lazysoci.al]

theoretically you could try a vegan version of egg and bacon sandwiches - Just Egg frozen patties aren't half bad, and seitan bacons sometimes are OK

not sure if the idea is that you're trying to reduce fats?

[foxglove@lazysoci.al]

+1 for tofu! Seitan lunch meat is pretty tasty, too!

[nocturne@slrpnk.net]

Refried beans are traditionally made with lard. Many canned beans have fatback (pork) in them. Even vegetarian looking canned beans are not always vegetarian, I always look for the ones that specifically say vegetarian.

[drmoose@lemmy.world]

Just ditch the bacon - it doesn't really add any value here.

[pelespirit@sh.itjust.works]

• Nuke a yukon potato about 5 minutes for a fist size. Add whatever toppings you want, cold or hot. For example, scallions, a pat of butter, If it's too dry, add a little milk and it becomes a stew or soup.
• Avocado and bean sprouts are good on almost anything. If you don't mind cheese, swiss is amazing with it.
• If you have an air fryer, it only takes time to cook, but prep is flour and season (I usually use garlic and salt, maybe basil) and then air fry until it's done for your type of fryer.
• Soup is water in a pot and then stick some veggies in the water and boil for a bit. The prep is easy, but it takes time to cook. This will last a few meals if you cook enough. You can freeze some of it for later too.

[stovetop@lemmy.world]

I wouldn't say it's "healthy," but for something "healthier," you could try huevos rancheros. Eggs in whatever style you prefer, then just eat in a tortilla with any combination/ratio of avocado, pico de gallo, and/or beans as desired.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huevos_rancheros

[amidfuror@fedia.io]

Swap the chicken eggs out for bald eagle eggs. Try a veal fillet in place of bacon.

[drusas@fedia.io]

I've got tiny hands and I don't think that I've ever seen a Yukon potato that was fist-sized.

[memfree@piefed.social]

Or chicken salad or even egg salad sandwiches. Whenever I get a rotisserie chicken, I immediately cut it up for other meals: eat the legs now, and pull out a big pot; cut off the breast and bag it, cut off the thigh meat (no bones) and every other bit of meat and bag that, break the carcass along the spine and stick it in the pot. Add water and boil/simmer for 4-6 hours (use a timer so you don't forget to turn it off). Once the pot is done and then cool enough to stick yuor hands in, fish out every piece of cartlidge and bone you can find -- especially the teeny ones. There will be a lot of meat, too. I generally pile the meat in a bowl and chuck the bones in a bag destined for the trash. I then strain the small amount of remaining liquid, but it back in the pot with the bowl of meat and add carrots, onions, celery, spices, and whatever else I feel like -- from lemons to salsa, depending on leftovers. This becomes about two generous servings of still-boney soup (sometimes more).

Oh, I forgot: the point was that you can chop up the leftover bagged chicken to make chicken salad: mayo, relish, celery, spices, maybe onion, maybe mustard, maybe parsley. Same basic idea for egg salad... and you can boil the eggs for 7 minutes in the eventual soup.

[theherk@lemmy.world]

Overnight oats like this are superb. You can put all sorts of stuff in, even goodies like peanut butter, vanilla, or cacao.

[empireoflove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Keep the eggs. They are fine.
The bacon can realistically be swapped out for anything that keeps the savory flavor but is less processed. Lean ground beef or turkey is usually my go-to. Will cook about as fast as bacon.

[massive_bereavement@fedia.io]

I would also consider turkey (not charcuterie) or smoked salmon.

Also adding fermented pickles (unless you're avoiding salt) might help making your tofu and turkey a bit more savory.