7 Easy Healthy Lunch Ideas For Quick Weekday Meals

7 easy healthy lunch ideas perfect for busy individuals. From quick meals on the go to convenient meal-prepping options!

In today’s fast-paced world, maintaining a healthy lifestyle can be challenging, especially for individuals with busy schedules. That’s why easy healthy lunch ideas designed for those with hectic lives are the perfect solution, whether you’re a stay-at-home parent, professional, or student.

These meals offer both convenience and nutrition, making them ideal for those who need to eat on the go or meal prep ahead of time. From portable salads and wraps to satisfying pasta bowls!

Meal prepping plays an important role in successfully incorporating easy healthy lunches into a busy lifestyle. Dedicate a small amount of time on a chosen day to plan and prepare meals for the week ahead. Download my free meal planner template to help you stay consistent!

The good thing about these 7 easy healthy lunch ideas that I am about to share with you, is that they are so quick and easy to make that you can make them on the day if you do not wish to meal prep!

In this post, I will be sharing a variety of healthy delicious recipes to effortlessly incorporate easy, healthy lunches into your daily routine. Hope you enjoy them!

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Easy And Healthy Lunch Ideas

1. Halloumi Salad

This salad makes a great side to serve with some protein like grilled chicken, or you can even add this grilled chicken to this salad (or swap the halloumi with chicken instead)

Ingredients: (Serves 1)

• 4 slices of halloumi (you can swap this with some grilled chicken!)
• 1/2 cup chopped lettuce
• 1/2 avocado
• 1-2 beetroots – chopped
• 1/3 cup chopped cucumbers
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Sea salt – to taste
• Balsamic vinegar – to taste
• 1 tsp hemp seeds
• 1 tsp pumpkin seeds

Instructions:

• Fry the halloumi slices in 1 tsp of extra virgin olive oil
• Add the salad ingredients to the bowl
• Drizzle some extra virgin olive oil, salt, and balsamic vinegar into the salad and mix
• Add the fried halloumi slices on top
• On top add the hemp and pumpkin seeds

2. Chicken Wrap

Ingredients: (Serves 1-2)

Chicken seasoning:

• 1 chicken breast
• 1/2 tsp sea salt, black pepper, paprika, and garlic granules
• 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil

Fried onions:

• 1 small onion
• Pinch of sea salt and black pepper

Sauce:

• 1 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1/2 tbsp sriracha sauce
• Pinch of salt, black pepper, garlic granules, and paprika

Extras:

• Mini wraps (two for each person)
• 1 cup chopped lettuce
• Grated cheese of your choice

Instructions:

• Cut your chicken breast into thin fillets and marinate.
• Preheat a pan and add 1-2 tbsp ghee and fry your chicken (about 5 minutes on each side, but check for doneness).
• Thinly chop the onions and cook in a pan with ghee – add in the salt and black pepper and remove until you are satisfied with it (I like mine a little burnt).
• Mix the spices in the mayonnaise and sriracha sauce until the colour becomes pink.
• Once the chicken is cooked, cut the chicken into small pieces or shred it with a fork.
• Heat up your mini wraps in a pan until they are nice and golden.
• Spread the homemade sauce onto the wrap.
• Add the lettuce on top and then the chicken
• Top it up with the onions and grated cheese
• Enjoy!

3. Chicken Pesto Salad

Ingredients: (Serves 4-5)

• 300g uncooked pasta of your choice (I used fusilli)
• 1-2 chicken breasts (depending on the size)
• 1/2 tsp sea salt, black pepper, garlic granules, and extra virgin olive oil for the chicken
• A handful of baby spinach
• A handful of cherry tomatoes – cut them in half
• 1/2 cup of crumbled feta cheese
• 3/4 cup basil pesto
• 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
• 1/4 tsp sea salt and black pepper
• Coriander, finely chopped

Instructions:

• Cook the pasta as per the instructions on its packet
• Marinate the chicken breast with sea salt, black pepper, garlic granules, and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
• Cook the chicken in a pan with some ghee.
• Once the pasta is cooked, let it cool
• Combine the pesto, greek yogurt, sea salt, and black pepper and mix well
• In a large bowl, add the pasta, spinach, cherry tomatoes, feta, chicken, and pesto mixture
• Mix it all together and enjoy!

4. Bruschetta

I have a blog post with the full recipe! This is so easy to make and can be meal prepped too. The perfect side to have with a side of protein like grilled chicken.

5. Salmon And Potato Salad

This is one of my favourite healthy lunch meals especially in the summer! I meal prep the potato salad the night before nd just fry the salmon at lunch time. You can also fry the salmon beforehand and reheat it on the day!

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6. BLT

Ingredients: (Serves 1)

• 1 bagel (try my homemade cottage cheese bagels for a healthier option than store bought)
• 2 eggs
• 4 turkey rashers
• Two slices of tomato
• 1/3 cup chopped lettuce
• Sriracha sauce
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• Grated cheese

Instructions:

• Add salt to the eggs and beat the eggs
• Slice your bagel in half
• Fry your turkey rashers – use no oil or a tsp of extra virgin olive oil
• Throw the mixture of eggs in a preheated pan and put the sliced bagel on top
• Let it cook for 1 – 2 minutes then flip the bagel (the egg should be stuck to the bagel)
• While the bagel is being toasted, add in your tomatoes, and lettuce, and place on top the turkey rashers and the grated cheese
• Top it up with some sriracha sauce and close the bagel whilst still in the pan
• Remove from the pan and enjoy!

7. Shakshuka

This is an authetnic shakshuka recipe that I learnt from my Moroccan dad. It is so delicious, packed with nutrients and keeps you super full for hours. The perfect high-protein and healthy lunch idea when you need something quick and easy.

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