What do you grab for lunch when you're strapped for time? Fast food? Takeout? Or perhaps nothing at all? Armed with the following tips, you won't have to settle for that same old lunch again. Instead you'll pack your noontime food choices with energy and taste.

1. Brown-bagging it
If you don't have a cute theme lunch box, don't worry; what you put inside that lunchbox is the crucial element of a healthy lunch. If your standard brown-bag fare is a PB&J on white bread with a side of chips and a cookie, think again. Instead of zero fiber, 890 calories and 43 grams of fat (that's more fat than most women should have in an entire day), think about adding some nutritional punch to your lunch.

• Try hummus on whole-wheat pita, a side of cucumber and tomato salad from the deli and a tangerine. With only 450 calories and 14 grams of fat, you can even add a small cookie for dessert and you'll come out ahead in terms of calories and nutrition. Plus you've added 15 grams of fiber to your daily total -- that's half of what you need all day.
• Roll turkey or ham or even crumbled veggie burgers into a wrap; layer the protein with grated low-fat cheese, dark green lettuce, diced tomatoes and green peppers, and top with your favorite fat-free salad dressing. All you need to add is a piece of fruit and you've got an energy-packed lunch for less than 500 calories and 5 grams of fat.

2. Make mine fast
Believe it or not, there are healthier options at most fast-food restaurants. Try any of these choices the next time you're pressed for time: