Whats in your brown bag today???

Gurlyknockout
Gurlyknockout Posts: 115 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Im just wondering what everyone else bring to eat for lunch at work. Currently Im stuck at turkey, cheese sandwiches or PB&J. I really need to think outside the box or something. I tried bringing left overs but I seem to get tired of eating the pot roast or chicken breast more than 2 sittings.

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  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    A sandwich thin whole wheat pita stuffed with avocado egg salad, lettuce, and provolone cheese. A side of cauliflower in cheese sauce.
  • TheArmadillo
    TheArmadillo Posts: 299 Member
    Today I had some leftovers from yesterdays lunch (I was at home then) - roasted tomatoes and feta with basil (they were good cold), tinned tuna mixed with red onion and harrisa (the one I buy skips the red pepper part and is just chilli paste with spices), and rocket (arugula) leaves. It looked a bit odd but was delicious.

    Tomorrow I am having leftover chicken curry from the other day (we have a microwave to reheat stuff) and probably rocket or some kind of salad with that. I used up a lot of 1/2 portions of dinner for lunches.

    Otherwise I have a lot of salads or homemade soup. Sometimes jacket potatoes (I do them at home in the oven so they are crispy and then reheat in the microwave) with various fillings. I don't like sandwiches particularly so I tend to avoid them, they're ok as a one off but not everyday - too boring.
  • TheArmadillo
    TheArmadillo Posts: 299 Member
    Also with leftovers to stop getting bored - freeze them as kinda home made ready meals and then you can have big gap between having them for dinner and having them for lunch. Takes a while to build up stock in your freezer though.
  • kcdough
    kcdough Posts: 8
    salad with grilled chicken or protein bar or drink. fruit... healthy foods with less carbs and sugar. K.
  • xunleashed
    xunleashed Posts: 82 Member
    Brown bag today: 1/2 cup of almonds, 2 one liter bottles of water, some baked tilapia and fluke, banana and a protein shake.
  • therealangd
    therealangd Posts: 1,861 Member
    I brought oatmeal for breakfast, banana and protein shake for snack, leftovers from last nights supper for lunch (quinoa and roasted vegetables) and greek yogurt and mandarin oranges for snack.
  • jynxxxed
    jynxxxed Posts: 1,010 Member
    Three small burritos with spinach, chicken and black olives.
  • eileen7316
    eileen7316 Posts: 72 Member
    Thai-style chicken with coconut rice, broccoli, peaches.
  • Gurlyknockout
    Gurlyknockout Posts: 115 Member
    They all sound so yummy!! I need to amp up my cooking styles.

    I should do more fish, chicken over salad for work.
  • mama2mila
    mama2mila Posts: 92
    I had roasted broccoli and potatoes, chopped up a small chicken breast and mixed it in, with some melted cheddar on top. And a cup of watermelon. Morning snack was a hard-boiled egg and some berries. Afternoon snack will be some baby carrots and a small apple.

    I generally have leftovers or a salad for lunch. I never get bored of it though, as I love to cook and make many different meals!
  • tararocks
    tararocks Posts: 287 Member
    try eating the leftovers as a different meal than it was at dinner, for example, grilled chicken breasts and grilled asparagus, zuccini, and peppers is a staple for dinner, howere those grilled veggies dont hold up well on a reheat, and it gets old, so i dice the grilled veggies, dice the chicken , cook some whole grain pasta and toss in a little light or ff italian dressing-great lunch-using leftovers. Or again with the grilled chicken, i dice it up, mix with romaine, a tiny bit of cheese (or sometimes not), a little light cesar dressing, and a low carb tortilla or flat out wrap and ta-da a grilled chicken cesar wrap, again using the leftovers. beef or pork pot roast can be shredded, tossed in 2 tbl of bbq sauce and again a wrap, bread, or pita stuff with some coleslaw tossed in vinegar for some crunch and another yummy lunch using leftovers but much better than reheating dried out pork and potatoes. just a few ideas, i am good with leftovers but i like to mix it up a bit too.
  • Batemama
    Batemama Posts: 9 Member
    Today it's lasagna and a spinach salad with grapes for a snack later (why are red grapes so good?). I can't eat the same leftovers all week either, so I freeze them in single portion containers. It's wonderful for when you are running late. Also, take your pot roast or chicken and turn it into something else and freeze it-taquitos, burritos, bbq chicken pizza. There are tons of websites out there to get inspiration from. My favorite two are skinnymomskitchen.com and budgetbytes.blogspot.com. Easy, healthy, and cheap meals. :)
  • Gurlyknockout
    Gurlyknockout Posts: 115 Member
    Thanks for the great ideas!! These are going to be very helpful!
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