what do you pack as meals when you go to work

cinico

Hello I will be starting a 8-5 job after being a homemaker for several years! I was hoping you all could share what you tend to pack to take with you to eat at work?
Thanks

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louiseyanne

I tend to pack lots of little things that will keep me full so I can snack throughout the day.
Apples, grapes, melon.

I love to take a can of tuna and some salad with me to work too.

BrentGetsFit

I pack a mid-morning snack, usually trail mix or almonds or raisins but lately string cheese. A sandwich, usually turkey on whole wheat with some lettuce, tomato and sometimes avocado. An apple or orange to go with my sandwich. And finally an afternoon snack of more trail mix or nuts. I also put in a bottle of water to drink

MarieNevada

It varies. right now this is my schedule at work. 10 am, brown rice and chicken, sometimes with veggies. or scrambled eggbeaters with one whole egg and 1 cup of yams. at noon it's brown rice with chicken and green beans. at 3 pm it's a can of tuna, nonfat miracle whip, and 1 cup of cucumbers, or 12 grain bagle with 1 tbsp of natural unsalted crunchy peanut butter and 1 tbsp of no sugar added three fruit jam. i'm kind of over the tuna right now so probably next week it'll be the bagle. sounds boring, i know, but it works for me, takes me 5 minutes to prepare the night before and i'm not hungry. once a month or so i might have some whole wheat pasta with a marinara sauce.

JustBreathSB

I don't work, but I'm a full time student and as you can imagine, campus food isn't necessarily the healthiest. I like to pack a turkey sandwich with lettuce and mustard and some fruit (grapes, strawberries, watermelon, etc.)

cillytilly

I do both breakfast and lunch at work because I can wth my job. We have access to a microwave and a fridge which is helpful. Right now I do a homemade flavored turkey burger and an english muffin toaste with mustard. For lunch my curent favorite is 4 oz of chicken 1/2 cup brown rice and veggies. For snacks I like veggies and some fruits like apple cherries depending on what is in season I always keep raw almonds in my desk. I prep my breakfast adn lunch for the week on sunday.

SuperHeroRipped

I got one of those six pack bags and had it packed with protein powder, shakeology and 3 full meals.
96% lean burger, steam-able broccoli and either rice or a sweet potato

av8rblond

I am lucky enough to own a restaurant so I have food at work, but I would say salad...you can constantly change up what you put in it.
Also, I tend to always have kids snacks...cheese strings, granola bars, tubes etc. then I "graze" all day and never get ravenous.

baisleac

I make an extra portion of whatever we're having for dinner, and pack that up for lunch the next day.... usually.

Oh... and I keep unsalted almonds and "hint of salt" trisquits in my desk for snacks.

JulyHummingbird

Boca burgers with deli thins and a laughing cow spread on them.
Yogurt
Atkins shakes
Green salad (bought special salad bowls at the container store with a sealing well for dressing)
Pacific organic soups
Kashi Go Lean with almond milk (for breakfast)

The real key is to plan and pack the night before so you don't stress, and possibly skip, in the morning.

fiberartist219

I usually pack leftovers from the night before. Sometimes, if I'm lazy, I'll eat a Lean Cuisine or a Hormel ComplEats, but honestly, those get old after awhile.

I also keep snacks in my drawer, such as canned fruit (in juice, not syrup), craisins, peanut butter crackers, and nuts.

brattyworm

some kind of frozen thing lean cuisine, smart ones or left overs, a premade protein shake and snacks. nuts, pretzels, a piece of fruit, mini babybel cheese. just something to munch on protien or carb wise and water... lots of waters

cabul3

do you have access to a fridge/freezer?

i did at my work, and often left a couple frozen meals as options. also sandwiches, bagels, or an assortment of snack foods that could add up to a meal: yogurt, fruit, granola bars, etc.

congrats on the new job!

Jill_newimprovedversion

BEST WISHES on your new chapter in life!

I pack a smaller flexible cooler w/ light string cheese, yogurt, fruit and rice cakes w/ various flavor of light laughing cow cheese wedges.

It's always fun to peruse other people's public diaries and get ideas from them...that's where I got some of those ideas myself
since I was prone to skip breakfast and lunch most of my adult life.

PS DON'T SKIP breakfast- some light muffins w/ natural PB are a fast on the go breakfast, as are smoothies.
If you like almond milk, mix some Carnation Instant Breakfast w/ almond milk ( lower in sugar than reg milk)

robertf57

I take nuts (pistachios and almonds usually) PB2 (the chocolate kind, YMMMM!) A protein (Rotisserie chicken that I prepare in batches. Turkey breast, eggs, etc) and vegetable (I currently am on a broccoli and cauliflower binge. I have been having it everyday for a week. I microwave it in the bag and add a little salt and pepper and sometimes Molly McButter butter solids. Also yummy!) Berries are also nice and I have also been taking a lot of low sugar yogurt.

ncwingnut71

A banana
Cereal and almond milk
Whatever we had for dinner the night before for lunch
Sliced apples and peanut butter
hummus and cucumbers or carrots

Newkell

I usually take an Ohyeah! protein bar for a mid morning snack about 10:00 and for lunch it varies from maybe a sandwich or something I have left over from dinner. I like to have a protein and a complex carb. I also have another protein bar later in the afternoon as my afternoon snack. I use the protein bars mainly so there is not a lot of thinking or planning. I rarely go out to lunch anymore.

jg627

Sometimes nothing. I'm lucky. My work has a kitchen with a fridge always stocked with milk, orange juice, cheese, cereals, fruits, etc... The downside is a lot of people leave their dirty dishes in the sink thinking that somebody else will clean it for them.

Rae6503

I bring left overs a lot. Either full meals, or I'll grab some left over steak or chicken and make it into a big ol' salad (I have 4.5 cup tupperwares and I literally fill the whole thing with yummy salad). Make sure you pack snacks too. I keep a box of 100 cal almonds and some string cheese at work. I'm also going to start bringing in protein shakes for snacks.

sarahlong09

I have an office job with a small fridge and microwave. I take fresh fruit like blueberries, cherries, bananas, and grapes, etc. to snack on and keep me out of the candy bowl.

I also take leftovers or sandwhiches. You can also get single servings of veggies now in the frozen section and canned section of walmart. Instead of chips i eat carrots or green beans.

I also take some cold snacks.... Yogurt and applesauce, for when im needing something refreshing.

I keep a few dry things in my desk as well for emergencies ( i get crazy hungry at different times of the day and i dont function well hungry)
I have instant oatmeal in my desk for mornings i dont have time to eat breakfast before work. I also have a bowl & spoon.
I like to keep almonds, wheat thins, and maybe baked chips from time to time in there.

livingonpurpose77

well, today I brought sweet and spicy tuna, 6 crackers, a cheese stick, fruit, and a caramel fiber one bar (to satisfy my sweet tooth). I also bring breakfast which was instant oatmeal, with 2 T of ground flax mixed in. I usually enter my breakfast and lunch info the night before to see how it looks, and make changes according to whether I like the calorie count or not.

kristinkt

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ladybg81

Leftovers
Tortilla shell, leftover chicken, salsa, cheese slice, veggie stick with dip, string cheese, fruit, nuts (this is for one day)
Sandwich, veggie sticks with dip, fruit, string cheese

bearsfan68

I take a mid morning and afternoon snack of a fruit and a protein like almonds, string cheese or low fat cottage cheese. For lucn I will take a turkey or ham wrap with veggies, minestrone soup, packet of pink salmon with a salad. I also take leftovers in one of those separated tupperwear containers to reheat. Homemade chicken salad (made with lowfat mayo) on bread or wrap.

Good luck!

reepobob

I pack breakfast and lunch...

Breakfast staple (every single day): a 250 calorie mix of Kashi Crunch cereal, dried cherries, and cashews...it's the perfect breakfast food...good mix of protein, fat, and carbs at the beginning of the day. I also couple that with fresh fruit, either a mix of fresh berries, an apple, a red grapefruit, or a fresh peach or nectarine.

For lunch, I usually pack a mixture of the following (typically depending on my planned workout in terms of calorie burn): sunflower seeds (in the shell), cold baked or grilled chicken, dipping sauce (have to have something to dip the chicken in), wheat thins (multigrain), string cheese or low fat cheddar or colby, a low sodium V8, a Chobani yogart (insert any flavor here...I love them all), and a protein bar, and hummus to put on the wheat thins...and always, always, plenty of Bigelow green teas packs (all flavors) and one or two 24oz bottled waters...

I travel for my job, so my variety tends to be limited due to what I can keep in my hotel room...

Troy67

I usually take salad fixins, 1 or 2 of my Nutrisystem entrees and snacks (depending if I'm working a single or double shift). Bottled water and crystal light or similar product.

michelec64

Because I work 10 hour shifts I pack both breakfast and lunch. For breakfast I keep a ziploc bag of cold cereal in my desk and to go with that I'll bring in a cup of lowfat yogurt, 50 grams of berries. I also bring an English muffin, which I spread with 2 tsp of whipped butter. For lunch I'll either have a salad with lowfat dressing and a can of soup, or a turkey/ham tortilla wrap with 1 oz. of potato chips. For snacks I'll bring 2 pieces of fruit (usually a plum, an apple, and/or a banana). I also keep a few packs of microwave popcorn in my desk if I want something salty (and I'm sure to stay away from the mega movie theater butter-type varieties to keep it light).

calibri

Breakfast: Bagel thin, small amount of mustard, egg white, and turkey. Think of it as a Starbucks breakfast sandwich but with less calories and not as large.

Lunch: Usually leftovers. Sometimes I bake naan and make mint chutney; sometimes I toast whole wheat pita and make tzatzki sauce with nonfat yoghurt.

I'm not big on snacks; maybe a spinach salad with a bit of shredded carrot and avocado if I had the urge.

all76

I usually pack a cooler and put my overnight oats with blueberries in it for breakfast, cottage cheese for snack, usually a grilled turkey burger with some veggies that I steam in a ziplock steamable bag, then usually one more easy snack like a protein shake or fruit. The girls at work always laugh at me for grazing out of my cooler all day while they are munching away on doughnuts or something!! Well we will see who gets the last laugh!