For those of you who bring lunches to work - Give me a list

Lyndseyj81

I would love a couple of homemade soup recipes. I really need to fill my quota for veggies. I don't like peppers or stewed tomatos very much though.

Thanks!
Lyndsey J.

MinnieInMaine

If it's not leftovers, it's a sandwich.

Deli Select turkey or ham (6 slices is one serving) on a multi-grain sandwich thin/round with mustard.
Baby carrots or pea pods
Banana, orange and/or apple (with lunch or snack)
Chobani or Brown Cow greek yogurt (for afternoon snack)

And I usually keep a box of snack bars handy in case my sweet tooth starts acting up

BrendaBlis

Thanks everyone for posting, I needed ideas too!

thkelly

Some times I bring a grocery bag of frozen lean cuisines and keep them in our freezer at work, its cheap and easy to keep track of your calories that way. If you pack enough you won't have to worry about lunches for the rest of the week.

i do this too except i forget about them and then 2-3 weeks later i find them, but i'm not sure of they're mine or not. same with yogurt i put in the fridge. as dumb as it sounds i think i'm going to have to start writing my name on my stuff....or get a new memory
LOL

MeganH81

I don't work but I don't like to cook but I have a few very easy meals....

Ole - Tortilla Shell (Soft Taco), Great Value - Reduced Fat Finely Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese, 1/3 cup, and Great Value Chunk Chicken Breast In Water - Canned Chicken Breast, 2 ounces

lay tortilla on plate, sprinkle cheese on entire tortilla, add chicken, microwave 30 sec, and roll it up

~about 250 calories~

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Salad - Mixed Greens 1/2 cup, Great Value Real Bacon Pieces - Bacon Bits, 0.5 tbsp 7g,Great Value Chunk Chicken Breast In Water - Canned Chicken Breast, 2 ounces, Great Value - Reduced Fat Finely Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese, 1/3 cup, Kraft - Free Ranch (Fat Free Ranch Dressing), 1 tbsp (34g), Texas Toast - Croutons - Seasoned, 2 tbsp (7g)

(warm the chicken in the microwave before adding to salad)

~about 235 calories~

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Granola Bars - Nature Valley, 1 bar, Blueberries - Raw, 0.5 cup, Red Grapes - Red Seedless Grapes, 0.5 cup, Banana - Medium, 1 banana, Milk - Nonfat (fat free or skim), 0.5 cup

break up the granola bar into just a granola mix instead of bar, top with the fruit and milk
(fills you up and keeps you full for a lot longer than you'd think)

~about 315 calories~

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other easy ideas- baby carrots w/ Kraft fat free ranch, 100 calorie snack packs, Activa yogurt, Walmart unsweetened diced peaches in the little single serve bowls, bananas, sliced apples with Marzetti fat free caramel dip, etc (I could go on forever)




I have a whole lot more if you would like help.... most of all, just be creative and use calorieking.com for reference

fromaquasar

Morning Snack: fruit. or celery and peanut butter
Lunch: Pita with hummus, falafel and salad. OR vege fritters and a salad OR left overs, normally vege risotto, soup, curry etc from the night before.
Afternoon snack: a yoghurt, a protein bar, some mixed raw nuts, vege sticks etc

bparr

bags of frozen green giant steamers. I eat the whole thing.

stormieweather

I eat the same thing every day...it fits my calories, keeps me full, and is healthy.

Morning snack - berries or grapes
Lunch - La Tortilla low carb wrap, organic turkey, organic cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, spicy mustard, side of jalapeno or tabasco peppers
Afternoon snack - baggie of baby carrots
Snack at home while cooking - 4 oz greek yogurt

Amanda_Runs

I bring in a lot of leftovers from dinner...I make extra on purpose.
Lots of chicken with a veggie and a carb
Sandwiches
string cheese
crackers
fruit
veggies in single serving portions
Soup
I had a banana with oatmeal for lunch today
for snacky items:
the Kelloggs Fiber Plus bars are great
raw almonds

Jamie2007

Today's food:

Snack 1 - banana and a special K 90 calorie chocolatey pretzel bar (my absolute favorite)!!!
Lunch - 2 pieces wheat bread, 1 pc 2% cheese, banana peppers
Snack 2 - whole wheat bagel with natural peanut butter

Sarahr73

Lately it's been a sandwhich and some snacks.

1 sandwhich thin multi grain
90 g (2 slices) Di Lusso reduced sodium turkey
20 g (1 slice) Di Lusso provolone cheese
Ingelhoffer sweet and hot mustard
tomato slice
onion slices
spinach

Snacks to go with the sandwhich:
Quaker quakes sweet chili flavor
Pink Lady apple
Chex mix 100 calories caramel chocolate for desert

Cbeth80

Special K Fruit and Yogurt for bkfast
Salad and small chicken breast for lunch
or either a turkey, or tuna wrap with lite mayo, red onion, and spinach spring salad mix
Special K bars for a snack

peanutrenee

hot tea for bfast. - zero cal
Snack when i get to work lo cal kettle corn 170 cal
lots of water
dinner/lunch light pb & j

kkatamy

Todays lunch:

spinach leaves (about 1.5 cups)
quartered cucumber (about a cup)
1 oz reduced fat feta cheese
1 hard boiled egg (sliced)
1 TBSP avacado
few spritzes of wishbone balsamic vinagarette spray dressing

along with a half a whole wheat pita with sliced turkey and tomatoes (no condiments)

clw_888

Love this topic and all the great ideas!

bespatter

Today's lunch was: (2) homemade red lentil patties with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, and a spicy yogurt sauce, rolled up in a low-carb/high fiber tortilla (La Tortilla Factory tortillas are the bomb!), with a few strawberries. That filled me right up. It was just like baked falafel.

Somedays I'll have half a can of Jyoti Indian food (I like the madras sambar and toor dal) with leftover roasted potatoes or brown rice.

I also like to take sandwiches or tosadas (they're flat so they fit in the lunchbox) with refried beans, salsa, and guac.

It's really handy if you have containers of varying sizes. I have some small ones, about a half-cup size, that I used to put nuts, condiments, dry-roasted edamame, etc. in.

girliegirl1822

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