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My favorites are Aladdins and Northstar.
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best cheap healthy eats ($12 or less with tip)
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downtownguy81
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Posted 2 years ago # -
lifeontwowheels
Highland West
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My definition of healthy may not be the same, but my cheap healthy eats usually comes down to:
Chipotle Veggie {____} (usually the burrito) with the guacamole on the side.
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Hot and Sour soup and a sushi roll from across the street when I am at work
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Should add that falafel from On The Fly.
Posted 2 years ago # -
tourist19
Merion Village
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+1 Aladdin's
Chicken Bahn Mi from Lac Viet
Just discovered $2 spinach pies (they call them spinach calzones) from C-Town Deli. They're made by the owner's mom. That plus soup or a salad is filling and good.
Sushi from Nida's in the North Market.
Tip Top's Salmon Fritter Pita sandwich or Herbed Goat Cheese Salad.Posted 2 years ago # -
downtownguy81
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Oh I should also add Pho Noodles on Lane Ave just west of Kenny... in the old taco bell. Some of their food is healthy, and it's goooooooood.
Posted 2 years ago # -
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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lifeontwowheels wrote >>
Chipotle Veggie {____} (usually the burrito) with the guacamole on the side.Really? Even without the meat, if you're getting cheese, guac, and sour cream you're probably pushing the boundaries of what most people would consider "healthy". I mean... they use some responsibly sourced ingredients and all, but the portions are HUGE...
http://www.chipotlefan.com/index.php?id=nutrition_calculator
Posted 2 years ago # -
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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And on a similar note, what I've been trying to do lately is order smaller items or smaller portions than what I normally would when eating out. I'm not much of a "health food" type of guy, but I think that when you consume anything in moderation, you'll wind up better off than ordering any type of full-sized entree (which in many restaurants is enough to feed two people).
That being said, a single slice of zpizza and a drink can be great cheap healthy lunch option for well under $12.
Posted 2 years ago # -
misskitty
Columbus
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It's hard to figure out peoples ideas of healthy.
Are you looking for healthy in terms avoiding processed foods like McDonalds would be or healthy for weight management?
When I think lunch and healthy I think 500 calories and under.However, others have different ideas. It's hard to gauge that eating out and if the restaurant has bread service that is pretty much 500 calories right there and you have not even got to the meal yet.
You would be amazed to see how many calories a sit down or even a take out meal for lunch really packs in.Posted 2 years ago # -
lifeontwowheels
Highland West
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Walker wrote >>
lifeontwowheels wrote >>
Chipotle Veggie {____} (usually the burrito) with the guacamole on the side.Really? Even without the meat, if you're getting cheese, guac, and sour cream you're probably pushing the boundaries of what most people would consider "healthy". I mean... they use some responsibly sourced ingredients and all, but the portions are HUGE...
http://www.chipotlefan.com/index.php?id=nutrition_calculatorAs I said, I probably look at it differently. I also tend to split the burrito in half and take the other half home for the next day.
A bowl with rice, beans, veggies, salsa, cheese and guacamole is 605 calories. It would be far healthier with a brown rice option. Overall the portions may be huge but being smart and splitting it in half, going veggie probably isn't a bad option.
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BigFootAtWork
Italian Village
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I really don't know what the nutritional content in a falafel sandwich/wrap is, but I like to think they are healthy. Lavish Cafe in Clintonville has a good one and there is a new Mediterranean place where Moe's on campus use to be. I can't remember the name, it is fairly new, but they had a really good one as well.
Posted 2 years ago # -
michaelcoyote
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zp945
Clintonville/Short North
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Walker wrote >>
That being said, a single slice of zpizza and a drink can be great cheap healthy lunch option for well under $12.
Thanks for the mention Walker. You can get two slices and a drink for $5.95 all day everyday at zpizza. Plus if you compare our nutrition to some of the other pizza choices you'll find that our pizza has as much as 170 calories less PER SLICE. Pizza Hut has 380 cal and 19g of fat in one slice of peperoni, ours has 210 cal and 7g of fat. So if your going have three slices you just saved yourself 510 calories, 36 grams of fat and 1,050 mg of sodium. Plus we have many other options even healthier then the peperoni.
Sorry for the ad, I couldn't help it.
My go to lunch options (when not eating pizza) are the North Market esp. Lac Viet. Lavash is great, get a falafel app and a cup of the soup of the day and you have a $5 meal. Also, Curry and Kebob order something and split it, since the portions are huge, you end up with a $4-5 lunch.
Posted 2 years ago # -
BigFootAtWork
Italian Village
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Yep, thats the one. I really enjoyed it and I really liked how there was like a buffet of options they let you choose from for toppings. I'm really looking forward to going back.michaelcoyote wrote >>
BigFootAtWork wrote >>
... there is a new Mediterranean place where Moe's on campus use to be. I can't remember the name, it is fairly new, but they had a really good one as well.Would that be AliBaba's? If it is, I've eaten there and loved it.
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misskitty
Columbus
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Hael wrote >>
JonMyers wrote >>
No offense gang, but seriously I'm startled by many of the perceptions of what's a healthy lunch. What are the parameters of healthy?Low fat, low sodium, high protein and fiber? /shrug
Yep that seems about right. It's hard to do this when eating out. We could think that were eating healthy but in reality were not. I have been on this "diet/lifestyle" change for over a year. I have lost a Ton of weight now at 65lbs. One of the things I learned from it was I can only eat out for lunch once in a while. I was shocked to really see what amount of calories went into my body before I stopped and reviewed the intake.
That is why I think it depends on what you are going for Healthy or weight loss they can be very different you know?Posted 2 years ago #
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