18 low-calorie lunch ideas

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Low-calorie lunch ideas

Healthy beans on toast

Ezme, a Turkish-inspired paste with tomatoes, peppers, onion and pomegranate molasses, adds extra flavour in these low-cal baked beans on toast with a twist. It’s low in salt, too.

Vegetable omelette

Jazz up an omelette with plenty of grated courgette, kale, peas and chilli flakes. Serve alongside cherry tomatoes dressed with white wine vinegar for a well-balanced, low-calorie lunch.

Orzo, bean and tuna salad

Turn storecupboard staples into this vibrant, nutritious orzo pasta salad with roasted red peppers, black olives and protein-packed tuna. All for under 300 calories.

Chilli-salt salmon with chopped salad

Check out this quick and simple marinaded chilli-salt salmon. This colourful recipe makes a wonderfully light and flavoursome lunch.

Grilled chicken wraps

Grilled chicken wraps, featuring a deliciously nutty pesto and cherry tomatoes, make for a quick and low-calorie lunch.

Courgette and chimichurri salad

Fresh green beans and courgettes are tossed in a zingy chimichurri dressing in this healthy summer salad garnished with salty feta – it’s a flavour-packed lunch.

Smoked haddock and spinach rye toasts

Rye bread is topped with smoked haddock, eggs and spinach for a light lunch that's high in fibre content and protein, yet low in calories.

Healthy jacket potato

For a healthy and filling lunch, try a classic French niçoise salad stuffed into a crispy, fluffy baked potato – it's high in protein and low in calories.

Healthy bean salad

Ready in just 20 minutes, this colourful salad is packed with green beans, kidney beans and cannellini beans, and comes finished with a green tahini dressing to boost the flavour.

Healthy spinach omelette

We've lowered the fat by replacing cream with light soft cheese and milk in this healthy vegetarian lunch, topped with creamed spinach and juicy cherry tomatoes.

Warm red rice, herb and salmon salad

Try this nutritious, spice-packed rice salad for a healthy midweek meal. Not only is it high in fibre, it's rich in omega-3 fats, too.

Grains, greens and beans salad with pesto dressing

On the table in 15 minutes, this nutritious, pesto-tossed salad is packed with greens offering a host of fibre, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals to keep you feeling energised throughout the day.

Miso chickpeas and avocado on toast

Turn a storecupboard staple into moreish miso chickpeas and avocado on toast, livened up with mineral-rich sesame seeds and spring onions.

Avocado fusilli pasta

Avocados make salad dressings and ice creams super-creamy, so why not put them in a pasta sauce? It’s a great way of using up overly ripe avocados and adding some healthy fats to your meal.

Broccoli and roasted red pepper frittata

This broccoli and roasted red pepper frittata makes for a quick, healthy and delicious midweek meal. It's on the table in just 20 minutes, plus it's low-calorie and high in protein.

Roast sweet potatoes with zhoug

Check out these roasted sweet potatoes topped with crumbly feta, juicy tomatoes and zhoug – a spicy herb sauce. This veggie recipe is super-easy to make, packed with plenty of flavour and low in calories.

Sweet potato and lentil curry

A vibrant vegan curry that's great for a comforting lunch or simple dinner. Made with sweet potatoes, red split lentils, coconut milk and plenty of spices, it packs a nutritional punch.

Sweet potato groundnut soup

Check out this easy vegan soup recipe with sweet potato. Packed with punchy chilli and smooth peanut butter, this flavoursome soup is super-creamy, while still being low in calories.