Lunches at work

ksoavedavis

Having trouble figuring out what to buy/bring for lunch to work. What's everyone else doing?

gothchiq

fruit, sandwich, baby carrots.

saintor1

It is easy for me; I always eat the same.

Pita + tofu + humus + mustard....in any order you like!
3oz of pickled beets
And a grano bar.

cheers2205

Bagged salad as a base + toppings = lunch changes every day. So many varieties of bagged salad these days (lettuce, spinach, cabbage, kale etc.), I grab anything that looks fresh. I don't use the dressing or the toppings in the baggies. Protein: chopped chicken/egg/tuna/cooked shrimp/tempeh.
Veggies: sky's the limit. I try to eat local so in season.
Dressing: make own or use a particular oil-free kind available in Canada. Mix it up so it doesn't get boring.
Legumes (beans/lentils/quinoa) & dairy: once in a while.
I keep a big ceramic salad bowl at my desk along with a smaller plastic one with a lid in case it needs to be portable. Most days I manage to prep toppings ahead of time & just dump in bowl and stir. Sometimes I toss things in my bag in the morning and wash/chop in the kitchen at work (I also keep a paring knife, a flexible cutting board, and a peeler at the office). Makes for awesome kitchen talk.

ariesmom454

mine varies...sometimes tuna with whole wheat low carb tortilla rolls, sometimes canned chicken...or a frozen dinner thing since I have access to a microwave, sometimes just a yogurt.

Kathryn247

I usually make a pot of soup on Sunday and divide it up for the week. Allrecipes.com has tons of healthy soup recipes.

franklin505

I cook 200g chicken in a pan with minimal oil and lots of spices. Add mushrooms onion and pineapple. I put 50g of the cooked chicken onto 100g of brown rice in a container, add green beans and I have a healthy lunch for under 250 calories. I make up Four at a time and freeze them.

rmgnow

ksoavedavis wrote: »

Having trouble figuring out what to buy/bring for lunch to work. What's everyone else doing?

I'm pretty sure you can get some good suggestions. How many calories are you playing with at lunch?

LenGray

I like to make quesadillas or sandwich pockets with different things in them (my personal favorite right now is spiced lentils, kale, and sweet potato filled pockets) Usually, I add a piece of fruit and either yogurt or some carrot sticks on the side.

I've also done chicken and rice bowls with various veggies and sauces, which are pretty tasty and filling. If you're looking for an 'all-in-one' type lunch, that's what I'd recommend

Dr_Fishbowl

First break: 2 Hard Boiled Eggs and black coffee
Lunch: Ham Sandwich, Baby Carrots and more black coffee
Second break: Peanutbutter crackers and *drum roll* even MORE black coffee.

Which ever you do i recommend making it boring and simple, i tried varying it up early on but that just tended to lead to disaster.

Christinapwalker

I bring chicken wraps, with deli chicken slices, mustard, tomato, pickle, wrapped in iceberg lettuce instead of a tortilla

KarenSmith2018

spinach peppers cousous quinoa and tuna/chicken at the moment with some fruit. Also enjoy rice and a protein choice. Sometimes ill have a wrap and some fruit or soup and fruit and veggie sticks

maryjaquiss

I bring in a home-made sandwich (today was BBQ chicken and cheese), some salad and a yogurt (usually Quark or Skyr). For snacks, I have raw veg and dip (e.g. houmous or cottage cheese) in the morning, and in the afternoon I have a biscuit (cookie - I'm British!) or a cereal/granola bar with a cup of tea. I drink loads of tea (black and herbal) throughout the day - I find it helps to avoid boredom eating when I'm doing a dull task as it gives me something to do!

Aerona85

I usually take leftovers from the night before. If I don't have leftovers loaded baked potato, a can of soup,!leftovers frozen from prior days, or a purchased frozen meal are my backups. I try to avoid the purchased frozen meals but I figure better that than the fast food I used to resort to!

Sunna_W

One of the following, huge amounts made up in advance:

• Cold soup (kind of like gazpacho) and add a cup of plain full fat yogurt with coconut for protein
• Chopped veggies (carrots, olives, jicama, artichoke hearts, fennel root, parsley, etc.) and top with some sort of protein like turkey, chicken, tuna, etc.
• Boiled potato with skin and 2 HB eggs, olive oil and salt.

lucys1225

Today is grilled pesto chicken with blistered tomatoes over zoodles.

Dr_Fishbowl

crazyravr wrote: »

This week? This.

This man has his *kitten* together, well done.

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Confuzzled4ever

This man has his *kitten* together, well done.

edit: ah the kitten asterisks mystery is now solved! I was wondering what the *honk* was going on with all the *R2D2 Beep* kitten sound effects all the *Kame Ha Me Ha* time.

Lmao... What????

Best post ever right here

ccruz985

Lean Cuisine, side salad (veggies only) with lite dressing, Dannon Light and Fit Greek yogurt.

KNoceros

I often wind up eating on the go at work, usually standing as unable to leave my actual place of work. (Note: no remarks about how this is "illegal" please, it's a complex environment and me taking a sit down break would mean 6 other people would have to work late...)

My default lunch comes in about 500 cal and consists of 1/4 bought quiche, small packet of crisps, yoghurt and a portion of fruit (usually 100g grapes).
I take it in an insulated lunch bag and it lasts as long as I need it to without a fridge.
The days I do think I'll get to sit down, I'll swap the quiche for two hard boiled eggs and 2-3 ryvitas (crispbread crackers about 40 cal each).

WanderingRivers

Leftovers from the night before. (I'm super cheap and hate to waste food)

Need2Exerc1se

Usually leftovers. But lately I've been eating a lot of tomatoes and cottage cheese because the garden is doing well this year and I only have so much time for canning.

toxikon

Usually leftovers. Once or twice a month I'll make a big pot of soup and enjoy that for lunch for the week. I also stock sandwich ingredients at work in the fridge so I can slap together a quick sandwich as well. I keep snacks at my desk too, like Fiber 1 bars or nuts.

whitefoxu

I'm having trouble with lunch too. I figured out what to take for breakfast/morning break though. Small tin (smoked) tuna and small yoghurt. Seems to keep me going for 4hrs without getting grumpy from hunger.

I might try that guys suggestion of seasoned chicken, onion and pineapple on brown rice for lunches.. it actually sounded really tasty.

BruinsGal_91

In the winter I'll bring a portion of whatever I made in the crockpot at the weekend, which could be chilli, curry, or pulled pork. And in the summer I just make a sandwich or a wrap, or if I'm feeling a bit more organised I'll make up a salad the night before.

I also throw in a couple of pieces of fruit, a low-fat yoghurt, and a cereal bar.

It usually comes to anywhere between 600-700 calories.

Treece68

I make extra for dinner so I can freeze for lunches

bababs89

Leftovers from dinner usually, but sometimes salads or a sandwich and veggies

julieannridder891

crazyravr wrote: »

This week? This.

julieannridder891

This isn't my post sorry don't know why it popped up nice food prep!

julieannridder891

Left
over beef, veggies, avocado for healthy fat!
Cottage cheese and half a peach

cwolfman13

Sometimes leftovers from the night before...my wife and I also usually grill a bunch of chicken on Sunday to have for some lunches during the week and then I just have to add my veg and a starch or grain...sometimes a sandwich...sometimes, but rarely a salad.