What do you eat for lunch at work?

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  • SDHudgins1976
    SDHudgins1976 Posts: 140
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    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.
  • jstxrcize
    jstxrcize Posts: 1
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    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
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    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.
  • kadoozieK
    kadoozieK Posts: 4
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    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
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    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
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    Well since i work at Wawa, i eat soup and salad or soup and grilled cheese. :)
  • FitChimi
    FitChimi Posts: 41
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    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
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    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
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    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).
  • MNA76
    MNA76 Posts: 1,541
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    Today I packed a homemade roasted beet salad with goat cheese and balsamic vinegar and a wrap with hummus, black bean dip and spicy alfalfa sprouts. Also blueberries, blackberries and a Wallaby's vanilla bean yogurt (snacks).
  • mandy_lee86
    mandy_lee86 Posts: 103 Member
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    I usually eat a Lean Cousine (approved by my trainer) It's between 250-300 calories and the sodium is low. Good eating!
  • jneenie
    jneenie Posts: 2 Member
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    I like to cook on the weekends. I will make a big pot of chickidilla soup (tortilla soup) or sixteen bean soup. During the week I don't have to think about lunch planning it is ready to go
  • jneenie
    jneenie Posts: 2 Member
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    MMMmm sounds good!
  • LusciousLady
    LusciousLady Posts: 43 Member
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    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:


    I have this same issue.. Good to see some of the comments. As I type this I'm battling with the face that I brought a lean cuisine for lunch.
  • Chloe0602
    Chloe0602 Posts: 93 Member
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    I usually eat either a Lean Cuisine, cup of soup, sushi or a sald along with either a banana, half of a large apple, or celery and pb.
  • stunningalmond
    stunningalmond Posts: 275 Member
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    I have fun throwing different things together. Like a banana wrapped in a slice of bread with peanut butter on it, pulled pork sandwich with leftover pork tenderloin, sometimes cheese on a bun with pickles on the side... mmmmm... lol.
  • purplegoboom
    purplegoboom Posts: 400 Member
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    Sometimes leftovers from my meal the night before, or what I also like to do is buy bags of those frozen steamfresh vegetables and a rotesserie chicken from Kroger or Walmart, cut the chicken up and portion it out in baggies. Take a baggie of chicken and pack of steamfresh vegetables to work and eat that (yes, the whole bag of veggies). If you don't want to eat the entire bag, take a tupperware with you and put half in there for the next day. Or potion some frozen veggies and a sweet potato to microwave. Raid fast food places and chinese places for things like soy sauce and hot sauce packets if you don't want to pack seasonings.
  • sarahharmintx
    sarahharmintx Posts: 868 Member
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    1. Big salad with some kind of chicken (either popcorn chicken or rotisserie chicken). Usually consists of spinach, romaine, feta, cucumber, light raspberry viagrette, baby carrots, chicken and maybe craisins. Its a lot of food for not a lot of calories and it takes a long time to eat so it feels like Im eating even more.
    2. Healthy Choice meal. I know they arent exactly healthy but to me its better than fast food or vending machine if I cannot plan ahead. Some are quite tasty.
    3. Tuna with light mayo, relish, boiled egg and apple. Either with a few crackers or a sandwich thin (if I think ahead).
    4. Canned soup with crackers and maybe an apple.
    5. Leftovers (although that is rare and I tend to send leftovers with my husband).

    PS. I typically aim for 350-500 calories depending on the rest of the day. If I go really light, I tend to feel sick in the afternoon.
  • stunningalmond
    stunningalmond Posts: 275 Member
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    And there are lots of microwave meals that don't have preservatives in them :) I'm tellin' ya, the Lean Cuisine has come a long way! :D

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