What do you eat for lunch at work?

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  • Boppinbird
    Boppinbird Posts: 76
    I alternate between 3 types of meals for lunch at work:

    Salad with chicken or tuna in spring water (drained) with a tbsp of low fat mayo
    1 weight watchers wholemeal pitta bread with chicken or tuna salad
    Wholemeal bread sandwich with tuna and low fat mayo, cucumber and lettuce leaves
  • cjhart81
    cjhart81 Posts: 200 Member
    I always take in a home made wrap.. just chicken, cucumber slices and mustard.. and have either a banana or low fat yoghurt with it..
  • usera1365
    usera1365 Posts: 146 Member
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  • amy1612
    amy1612 Posts: 1,356 Member
    All sorts, we have a microwave, so in winter I can brings soups etc. Today is tuna nicoise salad made with sweet potato cubes, tuna, 2 eggs, rocket and olives. Ive also got an apple and almond butter and some date bites (I blended some dates in the food processor, rolled into balls and rolled in sesame seeds) :)
  • Amberchalon
    Amberchalon Posts: 207 Member
    I generally will eat leftovers from dinner or just get a salad. I always pre-plan but of course there are times when I just can't do that. I also like soup for lunch. I read something before that says eat like a king for breakfast, a prince for lunch and a pauper for dinner.
  • MissCheese
    MissCheese Posts: 195 Member
    For lunch most days I have the following:

    80g Strawberries
    80g Raspberries
    80g Blueberries
    85g Vanilla low fat Yoghurt
    20g granola mix
    2 fresh apricots or another piece of fruit
    2 ginger snap biscuits

    Easy, tasty and I find quite satisfying.
  • Di3012
    Di3012 Posts: 2,247 Member
    For lunch most days I have the following:

    80g Strawberries
    80g Raspberries
    80g Blueberries
    85g Vanilla low fat Yoghurt
    20g granola mix
    2 fresh apricots or another piece of fruit
    2 ginger snap biscuits

    Easy, tasty and I find quite satisfying.

    Dang! I seriously want to try that myself!!!
  • mistylovesmusic
    mistylovesmusic Posts: 147
    I started drinking Arbonne protein shakes. Just add water. I usually throw a banana in mine. Same calories as a lean cusine and it tastes a lot like a banana milkshake or banana pudding. I'm still learning variations of it but it's very filling and quick. I'm not a big fan of shakes but these are sweet and very good. Some days I can't wait to drink them. Thanks for posting this. It's given me some ideas to change things up. Can't do shakes all the time.
  • Mayor_West
    Mayor_West Posts: 246 Member
    My lunch is always 5oz of grilled chicken breast with 4-5 oz of baked sweet potatoes. I don't have a lot of time during the week to prep my food for each day, so I spend a few hours on sunday baking my sweet potatoes, grilling my chicken and then portioning everything out into seperate containers. That way, I know I'll be getting the macros I need each day and the night before, I simply load up my cooler bag with the next day's lunch so that way I'm good to go.

    I do on occasion, however, find myself working at a different location, and in that case I try to either find a Subway (turkey on wheat) or Chipotle (salad with steak, hot sauce and cheese), but those days are rare and don't affect my diet all that much.

    I also avoid all of the frozen meals like the plague. They're loaded with sodium, don't provide me with enought protein for my needs and the taste on them is hit or miss as well.
  • propskat
    propskat Posts: 191 Member
    I usually prepare my meals on a Sunday for the week ahead. This week I've grilled chicken breast on the George Forman and put a portion of it in with 1/2 cup of brown rice. At work, I'll get a tablespoon of peanut butter, cayenne pepper and a teaspoon of soy sauce and mix it with some boiling water. I then have the most delicious satay sauce ever which I then pour over the chicken. I'll also have some frozen veges with it too.

    Tuna and rice is another favourite.

    OMG that sounds YUMMY!!
  • propskat
    propskat Posts: 191 Member
    For lunch most days I have the following:

    80g Strawberries
    80g Raspberries
    80g Blueberries
    85g Vanilla low fat Yoghurt
    20g granola mix
    2 fresh apricots or another piece of fruit
    2 ginger snap biscuits

    Easy, tasty and I find quite satisfying.

    Minus the ginger snaps, that's pretty much my late-night go-to snack!
  • 75Juniper
    75Juniper Posts: 376
    I hate to prep/cook, so I usually bring easy things. These are the items I rotate through:

    leftovers
    oatmeal
    hardboiled eggs
    low-sodium cheese sticks (by Sargento)
    almonds
    trail mix
    baby carrots or other raw veggies
    hummus & pretzel chips
    protein shake
    cottage cheese
    fruit

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