What do you take to work for lunch?

I eat a can of albacore tuna with light mayo, relish and mustard with Nut Thins pecan crackers. Very high in protein so you remain full for a few hours. I also make homemade protein bars that I eat for snacks during the day and some fruit maybe.

Mostly take progresso light soup, vegetables and fruit,
At least for the winter time.
Not sure what the plans will be for later in the warmer weather.

salad greens, and chicken breasts? its lots of volume.

Today was a bad day but for a snack I had one hard boiled eggs and orange.
Lunch was a store bought salad with cheese/bacon/chicken and Cesar dressing.
After lunch I'm having a can of Campbells veggie soup.

I have to switch it up as well, but my go-to lunch is the Taylor Farms veggie tray. It has broccoli, carrots, almonds, cheese and a little ranch for about 370 cals. Love it!

For a long time, i would do two or three tablespoons of hummus and a huge bag of chopped veggies for lunch. It's really amazing how quickly it filled me up!

I did get kind of bored with the same thing day in and day out, so I started mixing it up a little. Lately, I've been doing a 2oz chicken breast, 1/2 cup Uncle Ben's rice, and two servings of some kind of vegetable. Usually ends up being around 250 calories. I really like to roast my own baby carrots...but if I'm strapped for time, I'll just do the steamable frozen veggies.

I eat anything I want. If I plan to eat out during lunch, I have a lighter dinner and breakfast. If I bring my lunch from home it's normally very healthy (calories calculated already, generally 300 calories or less).

Typical Foods: Tuna sandwich, Taco Bell Tacos without cheese, Steak and Cheese sandwich, Fruit, Yogurt (plain, nonfat), Kashi Cookies (very filling & 130 calories), Nuts (pistachio, almonds), Vegetables steamed or stewed with lamb or beef.

Baby Spinach (2 cups)
Red Onion
Slivered Almonds (1 Tbsp)
Dried Cranberries (1 Tbsp)
Raspberry Vinagrette (1 Tbsp)

This is a yummy salad. With it I would have soup of some kind that is usually under 250 cals. for 2 cups. I also have 3 cups of water. Stuffed full when done.

Progresso light soups (or better yet, homemade soups) are great...hooray for the office microwave! Today I had a homemade soup with beans, kale and peas and 3 ounces of leftover chicken from last evening. It has lasted until 3:30pm and now I'm snacking on yogurt and a piece of fruit. the 3:30-4:30pm hour is a killer for me.

For 392 calories I have a hot turkey and Swiss sandwich on whole grain ciabata bread with spinach and a side of raw carrots. I keep all the ingredients in the office fridge and I heat it in the toaster oven. Nothing wrong with sandwiches.

Not sure what your work is like but we started something at our work last spring and it is still going on!

4 of us got together and said, we are going to loose weight. A couple of us used weight watchers and a couple used MFP.

So the idea came, each one of us cook lunch 1 day a week for 4 people. 4 days a week and you only have to worry about 1! The 5th day we are on our own (We work a 5 day work week).

Whatever is brought for lunch has to be healthy but really its open. We all share recipes, find them on WW, Skinnytaste, etc. Or we even make family favorites and try to lighten them up with lower calorie ingredients such as low fat cheese or greek yogurt in lieu of sour cream, lean meats, etc.

The other key is portions. We eat the proper portion. Typically we have a main dish and a side of vegetables, fruit or salad. The side item was not required but we have been incorporating in a side each day even if it is just a can of green beans and add garlic salt.

Lower calorie recipes and Portion Control have been key. We all eat slower and less food than we use to and have found to be full each day.

Not everyone can do this but if you can and you have any questions, feel free to send me a message and/or friend me!

I bring salads and chicken breast - boring, I know. Or I bring whatever I had leftover from dinner the night before. I also bring baby carrots and hummus to snack on. And, I make a "parfait porridge" which you will find on the FoodBabe's blog. It is just oats with almond milk plus frozen fruit (which thaws by the time I eat it).

I keep a stash of Clif bars, both the energy and the protein ones, in my office. I also try to have some fresh fruit and greek yogurt there as well, but those work better if you have your own mini fridge.

I try to take left overs from the night before if I have them, but sometimes that doesn't work. Today I brought some cut up vegies and 8 ounces of grilled chicken breast. The beauty of the chicken is I can eat it right out of the baggie cold if I don't have access to heat it up. My favorite, Costco Basil Pesto Talapia..160 calories per fillet, so you can have two and some veggies. Cook at home or you can microwave at work. People get jealous when I bring it. It makes 1200 calories looks easy

Today I had 4 oz crock pot teriyaki chicken breast, 1 cup snap pea stir fry mix and 1/2 cup brown rice. Tomorrow I'm having a salad (lettuce mix, tomato, colorful pepper blend, cucumber, carrots) and either 4 oz low sodium turkey breast or a can of tuna or a leftover chicken sausage on the side. This week for dinner I'm making the honey chicken I found here on MFP and I'll pair that was 1/2 cup brown rice and a cup of deluxe stir fry veggies and bring it for lunch.

I'll usually bring left overs, soup or a big salad.