Packing lunch

champcpa

I am doing insanity, want to pack a lunch a be in the guidelines of healthy foods if possible. I just don't have any ideas on what to bring to work with me. Please give some examples of lunches that you take to work?? Thanks

yarmiah

I don't do insanity, but do some "insanity-esk" exercises, compliments of my trainer who do Insanity.

I RARELY eat lunch out anymore, as it's too difficult to figure out the calories and other nutritional info.

Typically, my lunch bag is packed with:
-Protein: chicken breast or tuna salad, (made from scratch with light mayo)
-Veggies: broccoli, garden salad, or left over veggies

-light string cheese, cottage cheese, almonds, greek yogurt, and/or almonds for snacks

Tyson has a frozen bag of already cooked and seasoned chicken breasts @110cal each - yummy and convenient!

Polly758

PBJ, cottage cheese, and fruit. Just about every day unless there's supper leftovers.

It may sound boring, but it's nice to have one easy plan-free meal every day. Just slap it together the night before and go.

kcoftx

I need this thread so I will contribute.

I buy the precooked chicken (looks like fajita strips) and add sides. Examples:
Pumpkin Seeds
Fruit
Yogurt
String Cheese
Goldfish Crackers and Laughing Cow Cheese

See...I need ideas too.

susannahcooks

always a protein (usually chicken breast or a pork chop or part of a steak - fish doesn't travel well)
and almost always a salad - if you get a good sized container, put the dressing at the bottom, then your veggies (tomatoes, mushrooms, bell pepper, etc.), maybe some sunflower seeds for crunch and B vitamins, and then your greens (spinach whenever possible but sometimes a mix for higher fiber) on top - the greens won't get soggy as the day goes on.
string cheese, hummus and cucumber or zucchini slices, nuts or jerky become snacks for mid-afternoon

va_va_voom

Salad mix, one 5 oz can of tuna, a topping or veggie (tortilla strips or tomato), and dressing. Sometimes I throw in a string cheese and/or a fruit. It depends on how many calories I am looking to consume.

beanerific518

My favorite lunch is something i can make ahead on the weekend and it feeds me all five days. I bake a bone in turkey breast (rubbed in EVOO and herbs) on a bed of veggies (carrots, celery and onion) with dry white white to keep the veggies and turkey moist. This is the recipe I used for the most part: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/herb-roasted-turkey-breast-recipe/index.html. Then I carve it up and save the skin and carcass to make a turkey stock. So for each lunch I throw some turkey, veggies, some quinoa and some raw kale in a container. Finish it off with an orange for "dessert". YUM!!

fitforlife34

lately iv'e been eating yummy salads. topped with feta cheese, black olives, black or garbanzo beans, green/red peppers, cuclumbers, and even imiatation crab! i love it. i top with some lite ranch dressing, or you can use red wine vinegrette if u want to save on fat and calories, i just prefer a tastier dressing.

I also bring like celery with peanut butter, trail mix, apples, grapes, peaches, baby carrots, beets etc. NOt all of course. But I notice if you pack a healthy lunch before hand (even if it takes a long time to prepare, which mine always does), you will less likely overeat during the day. And the fiber and protein makes me full. hope that helps!!

jenj1313

breakfast: smoothie with almond milk, peanut butter, egg whites, unsweetened protein powder, banana/berries and cottage cheese (to thicken).

snack: 4 oz low sodium deli turkey

lunch: 2-3 cups broccoli, green beans, etc; PBJ sandwich with low glycemic bread (Ezekiel 4:9), organic PB (just ground peanuts), and no-sugar added jelly

snack: edamame with some chicken breast.

Water: lots... I bring sliced lemons and basil to put in it b/c the water at work tastes awful.

Good luck!
Jen

PaleoPath4Lyfe

I am doing insanity, want to pack a lunch a be in the guidelines of healthy foods if possible. I just don't have any ideas on what to bring to work with me. Please give some examples of lunches that you take to work?? Thanks

Leftovers from the previous night (salad, meat and green vegetables)

Salads topped with grilled steak, chicken, tuna or shrimp

LongLiveJen

usually leftovers from the night before, particularly since I have a problem with portion control.

When I get feel the need for new ideas I buy a Clean Eating Magazine, it has a two week clean eating plan and I often get good ideas out of it.

For example my favorite recipe from them: two hardboiled egg-whites (chopped), mixed with 2 tbsp hummus, spread on crisp bread, bagel thin or your other favorite type of edible utensil.