need some new ideas for packing work lunch
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JMCade
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Okay I am bored with the stuff I pack for lunch and breaks to go to work. :yawn: Tell me what you have please!
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bump....need ideas too!0
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hot pockets of course ! Yummmmmmmmmmm!0
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I am looking for some new ideas too... I brought microwavable meals but don't like all the sodium.
I was bringing chicken and sweet potatos for awhile... have you ever tried ziploc's zip and steam bags? Those work great!!0 -
Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers!!!! Made by ConAgra (apparently). LOL. The walmart diet frozen meals are good too! That and tuna salad...yummm0
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Make a salad in a to go plastic container
baby spinach, carrots, sweet pepper, cauliflower, craisins, feta cheese, chick peas, chicken or tuna, almonds if you want- use a low fat dressing or I make my own with olive oil, cider vinegar and truvia.
That's my go- to lunch0 -
I am looking for some new ideas too... I brought microwavable meals but don't like all the sodium.
I was bringing chicken and sweet potatos for awhile... have you ever tried ziploc's zip and steam bags? Those work great!!0 -
I love to have low fat cottage cheese and triscuits for snacks. For lunch what about a fat free refried bean burrito with some no fat cheese, salsa, and plain greek yogurt? That is always good. I have that with my veggie and I am good. Just be sure you use a whole wheat tortilla. You can also grill off extra chicken when you grill your meats and slice it to have with some broccoli or asparagus. The possibilities are endless.0
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I pack lunches from left overs mostly. Today I had home made Red Beans and Rice with steam squash and peppers. Yesterday was grilled pork loin with 1/2 twice baked potato. You can really get creative that way! I throw in an occasional traditional lunch of sandwich and chips just for variety.0
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Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers!!!! Made by ConAgra (apparently). LOL. The walmart diet frozen meals are good too! That and tuna salad...yummm0
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I hate packing lunch and snacks!
Lunch:
Boca burger on wheat bread with Laughing Cow cheese spread
spinach or lettuce salad with protein
leftovers from dinner
Snacks:
yogurt (my fave is Vanilla Greek with strawberries to dip!)
string cheese
fruit
veggies
it's so hard to get my act together in the morning to pack meals!0 -
Any Fit N Active brand is good and the cost is affordable. I make a salad using the salad mix (topped with trail mix). Leftovers are great, such as meatloaf, chicken or turkey. Don't forget your fruit.0
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I have been on a turkey kick lately. Sometimes I use whole wheat bread, other times I'll use a whole wheat tortilla and will fill it with lettuce, tomato and avocado.
I love the Sabras hummus individual packs (2oz each). I will cut up a cucumber and red bell pepper to go along with that.
Also love sunflower butter with honey wheat sticks! Yum.0 -
Lots of salads, pita sandwiches with roasted red peper hummus, lettuce, cheese, and black olives, yogurt, bumblebee easy peel sensation(tuna), peanuts, almonds....
I used to do the cafe steamers or the prepackaged food, but I just didn't find them as filling as having a smaller lunch and munching on nuts. Added to that, they were very high in sodium.0 -
Chicken Cranberry salad. Uber easy to make.
Take some shredded chicken breast add some dried cranberries, walnuts apples if you'd like, some low-fat mayo, a bit of mustard and some garlic salt and you are done.
You can make it into a sandwich or add a scoop to some greens.
It tastes really fresh and it's quick and easy to make.0 -
I love to have low fat cottage cheese and triscuits for snacks. For lunch what about a fat free refried bean burrito with some no fat cheese, salsa, and plain greek yogurt? That is always good. I have that with my veggie and I am good. Just be sure you use a whole wheat tortilla. You can also grill off extra chicken when you grill your meats and slice it to have with some broccoli or asparagus. The possibilities are endless.0
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Chicken Cranberry salad. Uber easy to make.
Take some shredded chicken breast add some dried cranberries, walnuts apples if you'd like, some low-fat mayo, a bit of mustard and some garlic salt and you are done.
You can make it into a sandwich or add a scoop to some greens.
It tastes really fresh and it's quick and easy to make.0 -
Homemade frozen dinners. Need:
Flat, sealable food storage containers (rubbermaid, ziploc, etc) preferably stackable ones.
Grain (Rice, quinoa, cous cous, etc), measure, cook, divide into single servings
Frozen veggies (combo veggies are awesome), measure out single servings
Protein (chicken, lean beef, tofu, etc. work great), measure, cook, divide up into single servings.
Sauce - Homemade, or prepackaged (just watch sodium).
Put a single serving of each component in a container. Label. Freeze. Grab on the way out the door. Profit! :bigsmile:
Rinse and repeat with different grain, veggie, protein, sauce combination for variety; assembly line style.
I currently have three varieties in my freezer and have another assembly line planned tonight.0 -
I do a sandwich, fruit and veggie. This is much less processed food than the frozen options. If you prefer hot meals then pre-bake a meal or two and divide into frozen meals for lunch or make a bigger dinner and use the leftovers for lunch.0
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Today I had 3 slices of Dietz&Watson Smoked Turkey breast; 15 Nabisco Wheat Thins Fiber Select Garden Vegetable crackers, Cabot natural cheese (50% reduced fat), 15 grapes, 1/2 cup cucumbers and tomotoes with 1 tsp. EVOO+balsamic vinegar. Yummo. All of that was only 327 calories, but I felt like I was getting to eat a whole lot.0
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* bump * off out now, but will totally give this a read later x0
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