What can I eat that is QUICK to prepare?

bigoldmac

Hello!

I am very, very busy with various work/study/family commitments, at the moment there is nothing I can drop. I don't have time to batch cook and freeze or anything like that.

What can I take to work for lunch? I only get 20 minutes for my meal break so I can't have anything that needs heating up! I try and take leftovers from previous day's tea but there isn't always enough left. Any suggestions gratefully received, I end up eating a muesli bar usually which is obviously not great...

1amico

Fruits and vegetables are natural fast foods.

For lunch at work I usually eat bananas and celery (sometime some ginger root)... love it!

Maaike84

hummus with crackers and raw vegetables, like carrots, to eat it on? Or crackers with some cheese or grilled chicken slices, or just a sandwhich or an easy wrap? Like a tortilla wrap with cream cheese and salmon and rocket?

oddyogi

A sandwich.

But honestly, it sounds like you're not making yourself a priority. I understand work/study/family commitments are important, but don't forget to look out for #1 (that's you).

RaggedyPond

Canned chicken, tuna pouches, sandwhich, cereal, oatmeal, boiled eggs

socioseguro

Hi

This question comes very often

You can find some previous threads if you use the "search" link above ( Home>Recent Posts>My Topics>Settings>Search)

Here is one link

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/752614-quick-packable-lunch-ideas-needed?hl=Lunch+pack

Good luck in your journey

KateParsnip

I take stuff in a box. A tin of tuna, mixed with half a tin of beans or chickpeas with a chopped tomato, celery and cucumber. Or an apple and a wholegrain peanut butter sandwich.Or a wholewheat bagel and a boiled egg. Or some wholegrain crackers and cottage cheese and a yogurt. Or some home made humus (s you can leave the oil out) made with tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and chick peas with a chopped salad and a cold potato.
Sort it before you get too hungry!

concreteangel418

try once a month cooking.

2008nicknacks

You can buy some great quality pre-prepared foods in the supermarkets these days, like quinoa or rice ready cooked in a pouch - put some into a lunch tub with some fresh pesto (from the deli counter) and a couple of rice crackers -(snack 1) or how about wraps with different fillings - tuna/prawns or cooked chicken, lettuce, onions, sweetcorn and a lowfat/low carb sauce (snack 2) - not cheap, but healthy and quick and enables you to follow whatever eating plan youre following. Good Luck .

AllTheCoolUsernamesAreTaken2

I only get one break too, and I get tired easy so usually I do something with protein and then a bit of sugar, so I get a quick energy and then a longer lasting energy. I go for like a hardboiled egg and like a thing of fruit. 7-11 sells little packages of two eggs and those are nice.

concreteangel418

better to make your own eggs, sometimes packaged hardboiled eggs are contaminated

kaydeedoubleu1

nothing beats oats with some sultanas thrown in. 2 minutes in the microwave and super filling. add some almonds and chia seeds foe extra bulk, keeps you full for hours.

AllTheCoolUsernamesAreTaken2

really? didnt know that

bigoldmac

Thanks for the replies, see I told you I was busy! Lol.

Some really nice ideas, I really want to have a lovely salad or sandwich every day...

Mr_Knight

Oatmeal takes 2.5 minutes in a microwave.