What do you take to work for lunch?

mad00had00

Protein Shake

cwyneken

I make roll ups with ham or turkey and use lite Flatouts, which have lots of fiber. I always pack a couple of lite yogurts in case I get the muchies during the work day - mine are only 90 calories. Also, you can sauté a bunch of veggies with tofu or ground turkey - the fiber from the veggies and protein keep me feeling full. I also drink gobs of water.

Lisa__Michelle

I cook a lot so I mainly bring leftovers.

Richie2shoes

I grill or broil a couple chicken breasts on the weekend and freeze them. I'll chop one up and mix it with a box of Green giant vegetables. Either that or left overs.

BalmyD

I use those Green Giant 2 serving veggie packs for lunch quite a bit. The ones with cheese sauce (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, cheese sauce) are great with a can of tuna mixed in. Otherwise I also like the Healthy Weight one with 120g of lean deli ham or turkey breast. I also end up taking smaller portions of leftover dinners or soups.

Kynzmomma09

tuna with light mayo, 10 unsalted crackers and an apple on certain days, other days i do whole wheat sandwich bread with 45 cal turkey meat and fat free borden cheese with carrots and grape tomatoes instead of chips.. may not be the healthiest but it works for me

kimberly728

i take leftovers quite often, but i really like to make soup on sundays, and take a canister of soup and a side salad with raspberry vinagrette. i make my soups in the crock pot and there are tons of crock pot recipes online...

Hamtrish

My favorite is a piece of cheese rolled with chicken (deli fresh meat) and a pc of lettuce. I have them cut the deli chicken at 2.5 so it is thicker and can be rolled. Great snack and you can do two for lunch.

ValerieMartini2Olives

I basically work out of my car all day, so I have to pack stuff that's sustainable to sit in a car all day. My typical lunch bag is this:

Ice pack
Container of soymilk and container of dry cereal for breakfast
Crackers and peanut butter
Hummus and pita chips
Cheese sandwich
Greek yogurt
and if I'm still hungry, I keep an Atkins-style bar in my bag.
In between stores on my route, I'll usually pick up a banana or an apple

liya368

Lately it has been a Morningstar veggie burger and a serving or two of veggies. Today I have tuna and celery.

skcardiog

Salad with 1/2 a chicken breast or grilled salmon .

ajhumbird

We have the advantage of having a fridge at work. I go shopping at the beginning of the week at Walmart and get a big box of Spring Mix lettuce, light balsamic dressing, some time of cheese like Feta or shaved parmasan. As for the rest of the toppings I vary that, sometimes its bananna peppers, tomoatoes, mushrooms, cucumbers and last week it was Tuna. They make the perfect lunch portion of tuna and it's high in protien. Also I try and cook healthy big meals over the weekend and if there is leftover I will bring that too.

capnlizard

On Sunday night, I cook an extra, full-sized meal and my husband and I both take it to work all week for lunch (I make this meal in addition to whatever dinner was on Sunday, so that we have two sets of leftovers and don't end up sick of whatever we are eating...so that second one is usually something crock pot-able )

This week, lunch will be black bean and sweet potato chili. Last week it was Mexican pulled chicken over a salad, and the week before it was curried quinoa with baby spinach, butternut squash, and grilled chicken. I like to mix it up so I don't get bored and start "cheating." All are easy to pack, full of protein, and different options than your standard salad (nothing wrong with a salad, but VERY easy to get bored with that!)

AliciaStaton

Depends.
Today is Ryvita with low fat cheese spread and a yogurt
Tomorrow will be leftover chicken with a salad

lauren3101

I normally have either a chicken breast or a salmon fillet with a hard boiled egg and a salad. High in protein, low in cals and keeps me full for ages.

NutellaAddict

Salad with kindney beans, chick peas, shredded cheese, croutons and vinegar.

JulieBGoood

for lunch I like a salad made with broccoli slaw, raisins, one clementine, sliced almonds and raspberry vinaigrette. This is good with a simple ham sandwich or cottege cheese

tekwriter

This week for me it is mixed lettuces and spring greens with whte tuna and avocado along with a balsamic drizzle and an orange for dessert.

MeanSophieCat

I'm not great at the main dish (leftovers, frozen meals) - but my snacks are lowfat string cheese, greek yogurt, almonds, and protein bars (just started making homemade).

I found lots of different protein bar recipes online. I tried to make the easiest one with the fewest ingredients. You can always add chia/flax seeds. Here's my modified version:

2 cups natural peanut butter (can sub high protein if you want more protein)
1 cup organic honey
1 cup oats (I like the taste of quick oats but rough cut/steel cut would be better for you!)
2 cups protein powder (I like chocolate but vanilla or even banana works)

Mix the PB and honey in a saucepan over low/med heat. When combined, stir in the oats. Remove from heat and slowly stir in the protein powder. Smooth into a 9x13 pan.

Makes 24 servings. 236 cals, 14g protein.

palmerar

Turkey sandwich on wheat, greek yogurt and a fruit or veggie.

Morning Snack: Granola bar and fruit

Afternoon/ Pre-Gym Snack: Oatmeal or unsalted mixed nuts

da_bears10089

I've started doing protein shakes for breakfast and lunch. It's called ProComplete One Titan. There are 45 g of protein in each serving so it definitely keeps me full until later in the day. Then i don't have to worry about deciding what to eat daily.

lisanume

Lately I take tuna salad and a couple apples.

My tuna salad:
1/4 fat free cottage cheese
1 tablespoon light mayo
1/2 cup dry old fashioned oatmeal
Onion powder to taste
1 can tuna in water

I mix the first four ingreadents together than add the tuna with the water. Mix well. By the time I eat lunch (about 3 hours later) the oatmeal has absorbed all the liquid and the resulting tuna salad is really dense. It's not gourmet, but it keeps me from getting hungry most afternoons.

This sounds interesting... Might have to try it!

kittybitz79

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ohtobe140

This is my full menu for today

B - 3 oz frozen hash browns
3 egg whites scrambled
1 slice velveeta cheese
grapefruit
chocolate rice cake with 1 wedge laughing cow strawberry n cream cheese

AM Lunch - 1 cup FF Greek Yogurt
40 grams dry oatmeal
1 tsp blueberry jam

mid-day lunch
3 cups napa cabbage
cucumber dressing (1/4 cup ff greek yogurt, crushed cucumber, garlic salt and tiny amt of ff milk to thin it out)
4 oz baked chicken (chicken breast baked in a sweet jalepeno sauce)

PM Lunch
1/2 cup quinoa
30 grams ff feta cheese
5 finely chopped kalamata olives
rice vinegar

Dinner -
2 corn tortillas
75 grams spaghetti sauce
28 grams low fat shredded mozzarella
1 tsp parmesan
3 clementines

kristyw76

My usual go to lunch is a whole wheat pita pocket with either 1 tbsp of peanut butter and half a medium banana or 3 oz chunk lite tuna with a 1 tsp of mayo. I always have fresh fruit to curb my craving for sweets. Sometimes I do bring in leftovers, but between my hubby and the two boys there is usually nothing left at dinner!

strickland8052

I DESPISE sandwiches and salads.. yuck! Sometimes I take soup, either canned or homemade vegetable minestrone. Sometimes there are left overs like brown rice and beans or veggies. Other times a lean cuisine. Then sometimes I just take a bunch of snacks like fruit, a boiled egg or 2, a couple of low fat graham crackers, almonds, low fat string cheese, greek yogurt with berries.

meadow_sage

I'm glad I read this because now I am going to make some homemade soup. The canned stuff just has way too much sodium.

walker137

I like tuna salad made with avocado instead of mayo. Sometimes I spread it on whole wheat bread for a sandwich, but I'll also just eat it as it is. Really filling and tasty!

dmaloof2013

Today is a salad with tuna and italian salad dressing, pineapple, pretzle crips, and seltzer. Some days its progresso soup and salad. A nice deli sandwhich and salad. Nuts are good too.

gardendolly

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