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Easy Meals to bring to Work

curiouslyphantasmagorical
curiouslyphantasmagorical Posts: 11 Member
edited January 9 in Recipes
I work at a small retail establishment that does have a mini fridge and microwave but normally I am the only one there and thereby dont get breaks and have to eat my meals in front of customers. I'm interested in any easy to prepare or premade meals that I could grab and go for a long shift. I've tried lean cuisines and deli meat sandwiches but figured someone out there would have something nice to change up the monotony.

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  • JudithEssex
    JudithEssex Posts: 34 Member
    I'm not sure this would help, but I keep 200 Kcal packs of almonds at work, as well turkey jerky. I can take two hard boiled eggs, and string cheese, if I have a fridge. This type of dense food keeps my hunger at bay. An apple with 2 TBS of peanut butter also helps. These are more in the range of healthy snacks, but have saved me some days!
  • meangrl29
    meangrl29 Posts: 40 Member
    although I don't do weight watchers, I make weight watchers one point chili. it has less than 100 calories per cup. you can find the recipe. just google it. I use lean ground beef instead of turkey. it has 98 calories that way.
    I also precook chicken breasts & keep them in the frig at home. you can do alot with chicken. if i'm really in a rush I just eat the chicken breast plain. * a trick I use with chicken breast: I cut them in half. it cooks faster, you get 1/2 the calories. I even fool my family. they think they are getting a whole breast but it's actually cut into 2.
    edemame (shelled) is great. I take it out of the freezer & put it in a little bowl. leave in frig at work. microwave about 1 1/2 minutes. put some salt on it & eat like nuts. has very few calories & tons of protein.
    cuties are a good snack if you like sweets.
  • tracygolden
    tracygolden Posts: 94 Member
    I make a salad each night before bed so I can just run with it the next day. I also keep a pack of toastie bread (u know , the small thin slices that are best for weight lost and diabetes) at work as well as deli meat. I can make a sandwhich if I have time to eat that day in private, if not , I grab wheat crackers from the box in the desk drawer. Keeping it there allows for choice and keeps u only grabbing ur salad in the morn .
  • Nikki582
    Nikki582 Posts: 561 Member
    I'm about to make myself some hot pockets
    http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2010/04/homemade-hot-pockets-calzones-recipe.html
    There's a recipe of sorts, bu what I'm going to do it make a wholemeal pizza/bread dough, roll it flat and thin, make pretty much a pizza (using pureed vegetables as the base, then healthy toppings, I'll also do a mexican one) and then slice it RAW - roll it up like a croissant, and bake.. then freeze! Does that make sense? That way I have something to grab and throw in my lunch box for work - when I have nothing else, and it's a heck of a lot cheaper than the local bakerie's salad sandwiches (as much as I like them..)
  • takumaku
    takumaku Posts: 352 Member
    1) Can of beans + yogurt and carrots
    2) "Protein cereal" -- Seapoint Soy bean Infusion Blends (whole packet) topped with whey protein as the milk
    3) Trail mix
    4) Bag of popcorn (it's whole grain ^_^) and whey protein drink
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