What do you bring for lunch? (easy packed lunches)

Sandbug

I have a lunch bag that actually looks like a purse that I purchased at Target. It goes with me to work every day and always has the following main stay items in it that I may or may not eat but it's there if needed: one 3oz can tuna, mini luna bars, single serving oatmeal and some sort of fruit.
The reason I do this is because where I work free food comes in for lunch. The free food is not on my life style plan. (It's usually from the local mexican, chinese, italian restuarant). I figure I can add my tuna to a tossed salad if this is brought in from one of the restuarants and still feel like I am eating like my co-workers.
However, I do pack a healthy meal along with main stays in my lunch bag.

goldninja

This is what I brought to work with me today and I worked a 10 hour shift.

red beans and rice with turkey sausage 1 serving
a 100g golden delicious apple
1 80 cal light and fit yogurt
3 oz carrots
1/2 bag of light butter popcorn pre-popped
1 cup of frozen no-sugar added strawberries thawed
some fat free cool whip

All of this was right under 700 calories. Kept me full all day. I'm lucky that I have an opportunity to graze my lunch if time permits. Hope this helps.

coolsmartygirl

Tonight I just made three tupperware dishes with salad and chicken strips, one that had some baby carrots in it. Then two other baby carrot containers and three cute little containers of croutons. I have a bunch of small pineapple cups that I haven't started eating yet, so that is my goal for the next three days!

weeze_h

When I'm making dinner at night time I often make the next days lunch at the same time whether it's just a little more of the dinner I'm making so I have leftovers or shoving a baked potato in the oven to heat up the next day in the micro. Good fillings for the potato are tinned baked beans, tinned sardines or mackerel, tuna, even just a salad with some mixed beans in.
Another favourite is pasta - throw in any mixture of veg with some pesto sauce or half a tin of tinned tomatoes and that too can be heated up the next day.
I try to have salads, sandwiches and soups along with the baked potatoes and pasta in the one week to keep variety up so I'm not having the 'same old' day in day out.
Oh - do u have a kettle? I also make couscous straight from the packet just add boiling water. Once u get into a routine that suits u it all becomes easier :-)

justavoice1989

im terribly picky and dont like peppers or pickles, but what i think would be easiest is tuna ( i prepare mine with very little mayo-approx 45 cal for half a tbsp, i add red wine vinegar, onion powder and garlic powder, some black pepper and enjoy^_^) or what i have also done in the past is precook about 5 chicken breasts and i take one, slice it up in strips and add to a sandwich or a salad.

Crystal817

I bring a side salad, some sort of protein (chicken usually) and some brown rice or couscous and a veggie. When I can, I will save leftovers from dinner and freeze or put in the fridge (depending when I will eat it) and bring for lunch.

I like baked chicken with BBQ sauce or with salsa and some low fat cheese.

ak_in_ak

I usually bring wraps but keep the contents separate until it is time to eat and wrapping the tortilla in plastic wrap. Today I made a curry chicken salad with half a serving of crasins, half a serving of cashews, some mayo, onion, and curry powder, then topped with lettuce, it was great!

purplepollypops

I have a microwave, fridge and toaster in my office and I'm lucky that I'm the only one here so I can leave stuff and not risk it getting nicked!
I have a stash of packet cup a soups which I have at any time of day when I'm feeling hungry and it takes the edge off it. I also have a packet of dutch crispbakes (29 cals each) and some cheese triangles (29 cals each) and will have them when I'm feeling peckish too.
I always have some fruit with me and I usually eat that for breakfast as I'm here at 7am and then I'll have an apple around 12 just before lunch which is usually a salad. I just chuck a load of salad veg in a box and bring it in everyday. I have tuna or chicken with it and then I always have a sweet treat like a weight watchers rice pudding or a sugar free jelly.

Articeluvsmemphis

Deli-sliced Honey Turkey (Jennie O, or Sara Lee {or} pre-packaged), Blue Diamond Almonds, organic very vanilla soy milk, or organic horizon milk (in the cartons), FRUIT (all kinds: strawberries, blueberries, pineapple, etc. . .) grapes too, pb&j, celery stalks and peanut butter, "my recipe":(spinach, strawberries, grapes, balsamic vinigarette, sunflower seeds) pecans, water (flavors like crystal light pure in your water), pre-made salads, fiber one bars, SO MANY OPTIONS, I need to find more myself, lol {I've had all these as lunches b4)