5 quick, slimming, and cheap lunch lifesavers

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Eating lunch at work is an eternal dilemma. Sandwiches every day? BO-RING! Running out to grab fast food on your break? DANGEROUS (to your diet)! Going out to a sit-down place for a nice meal? EXPENSIVE! Keeping a couple of quick canned meals at your desk can be a GREAT option! (Just remember to stash a can-opener with 'em.) Check out some of our favorites, here at Hungry Girl...

Progresso High Fiber Soups

1 cup = 90 - 130 calories, 1.5 - 4g fat, 18 - 26g carbs, 7g fiber, 3 - 8g protein

Each "serving" of this stuff has 28% the DV of fiber. Which means that when you eat the entire can (as we do), that's about half your fiber for the day! There's Chicken Tuscany, Creamy Tomato Basil, Hearty Vegetable and Noodles, and Homestyle Minestrone. Mmmmm! Or try out any of Progresso's Light varieties. Also awesome.



Health Valley Organic Vegetarian Chili Black Bean Mole

1 cup = 200 calories, 3g fat, 36g carbs, 7g fiber, and 11g protein

Alright, anyone bored with canned chili can stop it right now. This stuff is AMAZING. There's nothing packed in tin quite like it. Not only does it have 40% less sodium than regular canned chili, but also the flavor is SO unique and amazing. Don't fear the mole; the taste of cocoa and coffee REALLY enhances the flavor in a great way.


Campbell's Chunky Healthy Request Grilled Chicken & Sausage Gumbo Microwaveable Bowl

1 cup = 130 calories, 3g fat, 18g carbs, 2g fiber, 7g protein

Alright, this is kind of a modified can, but we wanted to include it since it's SO dang convenient! NO can opener needed, NO bowl required. A bunch of different companies make these, too. And Campbell's Healthy Request line of soups is generally a tasty and balanced way to go. YES!


Bumble Bee Fat Free Tuna Salad with Crackers

One 2.9-oz. can with 6 crackers = 150 calories, 2g fat, 24g carbs, 1.5g fiber, 9g protein

YAY, something canned with a sidekick! Have it for lunch with one of the soups on this list, or eat it solo as a mid-day snack. We love that it not only comes pre-mixed but also comes with crackers. Gotta love a protein-loaded snack-pack!

Amy's Organic Light in Sodium Chunky Tomato Bisque

1 cup = 120 calories, 3.5g fat, 21g carbs, 2g fiber, 2g protein

For those of you new to the Hungry Girl "thing," this is one of our favorite canned soups EVER. It's thick, satisfying, a little sweet, and extremely delicious. It's terrific plain, but it also tastes amazing with other random things mixed in. If you want to up the protein, try some canned chicken or crab. Just drain it, mix it in, and then heat 'n eat. Yum!


More Canned Fun! - Keep assorted canned goods on hand to boost a boring green salad! Go for beans, light chicken or tuna (packed in water), sliced olives, mushrooms, and artichoke hearts!

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