What do you bring to work to eat during the day?
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What I do is cook chicken breast in some garlic and then cut it in to bits, put in a big container and put in fridge. Then take 150g and put in silverfoil in a container and cut 2-3 peppers into stripes and put it in there. Eat it like that
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You don't have to have a "lunch" you can just have a bigger snack. Since you don't eat meat or bread, sandwiches or wraps are pretty much out. Make yourself a bento box of finger foods: nuts, seeds, fruits (dried and fresh), veggies, and include a dip or two (hummus, almond butter, peanut butter, etc.). Really, with a variety of nice fresh foods that you can snack on, you should be able to keep yourself going.0
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I work 10 hr days so it always feels like I'm at work FOREVER! So I wind up bringing breakfast, lunch and snacks. I'm on a 1500 cal diet and I rarely eat out or buy processed foods, so for breakfast today I had mixed berry "overnight" or "refrigerator" oats, an egg white/spinach/mushroom egg cup (they're like baby quiches), and homemade juice (grapefruit/grape/celery/lime/apple). Today's snacks: fresh cut pineapple and an apple w/ maranatha almond caramel spread. Lunch was a vegan stuffed pepper (sooooo good)!0
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Similar to http://lunchinabox.net/links/ ... if you follow 100 Days of Real Food on Facebook, she takes a picture of her kids' lunches every day... they come in handy if I need some ideas! The portions are small because her kids are very young, so you'll need to adjust, but at least you can get some ideas and recipes! She also has plenty of ideas on her website, and everything is unprocessed or minimally processed.
I'm new to clean(er) eating as I'm slowly replacing things in my pantry and fridge with healthier and/or organic versions of food I used to eat. I'm excited to keep going though! I think the hardest part about preparing food for lunch is that what sounds good at night rarely sounds good to me the next day, so sometimes i have to put in extra food as I run out the door! Peanut butter & jelly is always my go-to, with some fruit to snack on.0 -
One of my go-to's is 1/2 cup cooked brown rice with 3-4 oz chicken breast and 1/2 cup of previously frozen veggies such as peas, carrots, corn, edamame, beans, etc. with salt, pepper and maybe some Liquid Aminos.
Yup! I love pre-frozen veggies! I've tossed them with S+P and olive oil and nuked them for an easy veg. Add some chicken or shrimp and it's a good meal.0 -
Now it's cold out I like soup with zero noodles really filling and warm.0
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Breakfast:
- hard boild eggs and a cup of cubed baked yams or
- oats, apple, almond butter and cinnamon
Snack:
-Apple with almonds or
- Vega smoothie (water or coconut milk)
Lunch:
Salad (broccoli, peppers, zucchini, kale, spinach) with quinoa and sometimes goat cheese or pumpkin seeds. I used fresh herbs instead of salad dressing
Snack: assorted veggies (whatever I couldn't fit in my salad)
Thats a pretty typical day at work.0 -
I usually bring a salad (usually spinach, mixed greens, or recently baby kale) with other veggies and any kind of grilled/baked/broiled protein (chicken, fish, turkey burger, or canned tuna). Or for a snack I'll bring baby carrots and hummus. If I'm on the go I'll bring my shake.0
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tonight it was cantalope, almonds, a little cheese (i know, most of you think its bad) and a cuties orange. 180 calorie dinner.0
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I've done the salad in a jar and it works awesome, very tasty. I usually bring a lean cuisine, healthy choice or a bag of frozen veggies & heat it up for lunch. It's just extremely easy for me to pack a lunch all week with those. I know they aren't the best, but they aren't the worst either! I0
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I eat a piece of fruit, greek yogurt & sliced almonds or walnuts for a snack. For lunch I generally will have 2-3 ounces of grilled chicken with brown rice & green beans or carrots/celery. It generally satisfies me. I also bring hard boiled eggs, remove the yolks, use a little mustard and eat it with a rice cake. I also like the single serving sized salmon or tuna with a slice of bread.0
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How do you take an omelet to work and store it until you are ready to eat it?
I make my omlette's the night before in a 7 inch pan. I refrigeratorate them until I am ready to leave for work. I mircowave them for about 2 minutes and they are good. I generally put lots of veggies in mine and about 1/8 cup of cheese.
I also make protien pancakes the night before - 3 egg whites, 1/4 cup of old fashioned oats, 1/4 blueberries - I put the ingredients in a blender then pour into a 7 inch pan. I heat them or eat them cold. I top them with either Agave or greek yogurt. Yum!0 -
Love the ideas. Definitely going to try the omelette wrap and the protein pancakes.
Thanks Ladies. I have to bring all my food to work usually five to six meals.
I work on trains and usually 12 hour shifts... So I am always looking for new better alternatives.0 -
If you don't eat bread you can make a very thin omelett to wrap things in. It actually works very well and is easy to transport and eat too. Here's an example:
http://aww.ninemsn.com/food/cookbooks/848129/omelette-wrap
Thanks so much for this tip...I tried it today with Ham and cheese....delicious! I am excited to see what other things I can try. 0 -
If you don't eat bread you can make a very thin omelett to wrap things in. It actually works very well and is easy to transport and eat too. Here's an example:
http://aww.ninemsn.com/food/cookbooks/848129/omelette-wrap
Thanks so much for this tip...I tried it today with Ham and cheese....delicious! I am excited to see what other things I can try.
Glad you liked it! It's perfect to have some in the fridge and you can fill them with almost anything.0
