What do you eat for lunch at work?

So i go through phases ... i'll be good and make healthy sandwhiches/salads/fruit for lunch and then i'll get into pre-packaged Smart One's type meal mode.

I am currently in pre-packaged mode :yawn:

So let's here what you all eat for lunch at work so i can get some ideas and jump start my healthy make your own lunch mode again! Also, i'm not a left over person so that's not really an option for me since when i cook the night before or make something i make just enough for that moment in time.

Thanks everyone for the ideas!! :drinker:
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  • allysonvb
    allysonvb Posts: 236 Member
    I was going to post the same question. I'm bored with my packed lunches and want to stay low sodium, so many frozen meals aren't good. Any ideas would be helpful. I'm currently doing celery w PB, hummus and pita, string cheese and a piece of fruit.
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    Eat Some Sushi!
  • Leftovers from fabulous low-cal dinners. That way you always know the nutritional counts. I always make extra portions to freeze as lunches. Works for us.
  • n0ob
    n0ob Posts: 2,390 Member
    600 cal bag of steamed edamame (don't be hating on soy), precooked frozen meats and canned veggies.

    Sometimes I'll pop a can of salmon and some veggies.
  • Mummyadams
    Mummyadams Posts: 1,125 Member
    Big salad and I add a can of tuna or chicken to it. Boring but easy. If I'm lazy I will buy some salmon sushi.
  • metzlerjn
    metzlerjn Posts: 57 Member
    I normally bring some slightly steamed veggies to heat up to go with a precooked black bean burger or a healthy sausage link of some kind. Or I'll make a big batch of some kind of whole grain pasta dish with meat and veggies in it and bring some all week.
  • honkytonks85
    honkytonks85 Posts: 669 Member
    So i go through phases ... i'll be good and make healthy sandwhiches/salads/fruit for lunch and then i'll get into pre-packaged Smart One's type meal mode.

    I am currently in pre-packaged mode :yawn:

    So let's here what you all eat for lunch at work so i can get some ideas and jump start my healthy make your own lunch mode again! Also, i'm not a left over person so that's not really an option for me since when i cook the night before or make something i make just enough for that moment in time.

    Thanks everyone for the ideas!! :drinker:

    Sometimes I take leftovers from dinner last night, eg. today I had chicken curry

    Other times I might get a fresh bread roll, some ham and salad and make a sandwich.

    It might be a good idea to cook up a big pot of something you like and take it to work if you have a microwave you can heat it up.
    It should be something you'd be happy to have every day :) I like to do chilli con carne and bring that for lunch.
  • sally_jeffswife
    sally_jeffswife Posts: 766 Member
    Soup or even the Soup in a Can is a good one and a bag of grab apples
  • monietrojan
    monietrojan Posts: 45 Member
    Homemade tuna is always good. You control what you put in it
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
    roast beef with crunchy veggies (jicama, lettuce, peppers) on a high fiber tortilla
  • 2gabbee
    2gabbee Posts: 374 Member
    I love lettuce wraps with deli turkey & tomato, or lettuce with tuna little mayo, homemade Cobb salads, steamed vegies, leftovers to name a few.
  • purpadillo
    purpadillo Posts: 45 Member
    I have no issue with leftovers, so I always make certain I make extra of a healthy dinner so both myself and hubby have lunch.

    If I don't have leftovers, I love the Lean Cuisine Spa meals. I hardly add salt to anything else when I cook, so even though I'm unhappy with the amount of sodium in them, I figure I'm not really getting it anywhere else (and MFP usually tells me I'm under my limit)

    Tuna or egg salad (make with Greek Yogurt for better nutritonal value than mayo) on wheat bread.
  • Christabelle79
    Christabelle79 Posts: 80 Member
    On the weekends I will cook a few chicken breasts. Then I chop them up and add them to a container that can be frozen then microwaved. I usually add veggies and starch like rice or noodles. Then I add different sauces like marinara, teriyaki, sriacha, or whatever sounds good. I pop them in the freezer and then on the workdays I bring them in. I pop the top and toss them in the microwave for 2 minutes or so. I bring these and a container of veggies and a cut up apple. It's like a Lean Cuisine without being a Lean Cuisine. (not that I won't grab a mac n cheese Smart One when I'm in a hurry) :laugh:
  • Charmainedelaney
    Charmainedelaney Posts: 46 Member
    I go for a chicken & salad wrap or sandwich & fruit. I take two snaks to work & always make one a fruit.
    Keeps the hunger pangs away for me & the calroies down.
  • I always pack a lunch...Actually my girlfriend does..LOL..Mostly healthy choice dinners, protein bar and a yogurt. I'll purchase a fiber bar out of the vending machine a few times a week. I still drink a can of coke with my lunch..
  • Wannabeachday
    Wannabeachday Posts: 122 Member
    Campbell's to go soup pouches! They are so good and satisfying.
  • Just started today and took the easy way out by eating a Lean Cusisne :smile:
  • I make a homemade salad, put lettuce in a tupperware container then in snack sized zip loc bags (seperate bags) I put shredded parmesan,and croutons. Then mix it all up at lunch so its fresh. I measure everything out so I stay healthy and in my calorie range. Also string cheese and an apple for afternoon snacks
  • 600 cal bag of steamed edamame (don't be hating on soy), precooked frozen meats and canned veggies.

    Sometimes I'll pop a can of salmon and some veggies.

    Love the already shelled edamame beans from WalMart. Makes a great meal and they are good for you.
  • MENichols5
    MENichols5 Posts: 176 Member
    homemade chicken salad: canned chicken, light mayo or avocado, veggies (i like onions and jalopenos), pepper....I mix a bunch up and then I portion it and bring it to work to put into a pita pocket with some yogurt and berries on the side or maybe some portioned out chips :) It makes enough to eat a few days in a row.
  • I've been heating a ham and cheese wrap with lettuce and green onion with a few sun chips.... OH and a mandarin orange.

    I don't mind eating the same thing over and over right now heh.
  • I take instant oatmeal, some raisins or apples, almonds, and a little brown sugar in a bowl. Heat up some water, add it to the oatmeal and I have a nice hot nutritious lunch.
  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    Usually leftovers from last nights dinner.. if any.. or no may egg salad (simple hard boiled egg, garlic, pepper, red onion, avocado) on healthy bread... or i'l throw together a salad. Umm.. i'm pretty boring for lunch. that's all i do. Or if I cooked ham or something recently i'll slap that on bread with avocado and tomato or salsa.
  • I usually take either leftovers or a turkey sandwich. Sometimes a veggie burger and a roll. Once in a while I get into a "breakfast foods" kick and will take yogurt and cereal, with fruit.
  • cassienoe
    cassienoe Posts: 126 Member
    I have been taking my left over low cal dinners. Tomorrow I will have caprese chicken (chicken breast topped with fresh mozzarella cheese, basil, and a tomato and a side salad. If my meals don't yield any left overs I have healthy choice frozen lunches with a side salad or some veggies. I opt for left overs if possible because I know frozen foods contain a lot of sodium and aren't all that nutritious.
  • melissawebb432
    melissawebb432 Posts: 9 Member
    Well since i work at Wawa, i eat soup and salad or soup and grilled cheese. :)
  • Most days I make a green smoothie in the morning to take to work for lunch. I spend my lunch hour walking in the park and then go back to work and drink the smoothie at my desk.
    I try to save my calories for dinner because I tend to be a late night snacker.
    On days when I got out to lunch with co-workers I get a salad with oil and vinegar dressing on the side, sometimes with chicken.
  • rose_ruby
    rose_ruby Posts: 37 Member
    I nearly always have Soup during winter. Fills me up for the rest of the day and warms you up. During the summer it is more "salady' type lunches.
  • lilmisfit
    lilmisfit Posts: 860 Member
    I pack a lunch every day. Mostly leftover from the previous night's dinner, but will sometimes make tacos, salad, vegetarian faux meat with veggies, or a veggie burger with a can of veggies (I'm a vegetarian).
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