Tips for eating healthy at work?

What options are available to u at work if any... a cafetetaria? fast food? deli? Or do u want everything to be brought in from home?

We r lucky at my work our cafetaria can be healthy if u work hard to make the right choices...

LIke go the salad bar.. make a salad filled with greens, cucumber, tomatoe, cottage cheese, quinoa, then dress with balsamic vinegar only... no oil or mixes. No nuts, or seeds, or avocado, or meats, or prepared salads.

I work an office job as well, and we don't have nearly as many options with bringing in kitchen electrics so I usually eat:

Cottage cheese with triscuts
Apples or celery with peanut butter - my current favorite
Almonds
Greek yogurt
Granola Bars
Hard Boiled Eggs
Veggies and hummus
Cut up cheeses and meats

I am always intrigued when somebody says they hate vegetables as a block of food. There are so many out there, with different tastes and textures.

My eldest and my husband like veg as much as I do except for a few (son hates parsnips, hubby won't eat raw tomatoes or cucumbers).

My youngest will only eat a very limited range of veg (the curly bit of broccoli but not the stalk, green beans, asparagus tips, kohlrabi yellow peppers, cooked tomatoes, cucumber, courgettes and aubergines) - he thinks carrots are poison.

Maybe you can help me understand my youngest's dislike of vegetables outside his "acceptable" range by telling me what it is about them you don't like, is it a texture thing, are they more acceptable if they are crunchy or if they are boiled within an inch of their life, does seasoning make a difference, are there some that taste less bad than other to you, is it a bitterness thing?

Well hate to break it to you... but reality check... you can lose weight by eating bread and a vitamin pill. But if you want to 'Be healthy' like your home page states... you're going to have to suck it up, and eat a variety of fruits and vegetables. There are just far too many nutrients, vitamins, anitoxidents, minerals and fibres (and dare I say even flavours) you are missing out on for you body to be healthy without them.

I only bring good stuff with me to work and stick to the plan.

Do you like vinegar? I've been doing just straight up balsamic on my salads for 10 calories for 2 tablespoons. I sprinkle my salads with italian seasoning, garlic and rosemary seasoning, crushed red pepper whatever I have to give it an extra kick. Maybe this will help your veggie issue. Also sweet potatoes are delish, good for your and you can cook them in the micro at work.

I am always intrigued when somebody says they hate vegetables as a block of food. There are so many out there, with different tastes and textures.

My eldest and my husband like veg as much as I do except for a few (son hates parsnips, hubby won't eat raw tomatoes or cucumbers).

My youngest will only eat a very limited range of veg (the curly bit of broccoli but not the stalk, green beans, asparagus tips, kohlrabi yellow peppers, cooked tomatoes, cucumber, courgettes and aubergines) - he thinks carrots are poison.

Maybe you can help me understand my youngest's dislike of vegetables outside his "acceptable" range by telling me what it is about them you don't like, is it a texture thing, are they more acceptable if they are crunchy or if they are boiled within an inch of their life, does seasoning make a difference, are there some that taste less bad than other to you, is it a bitterness thing?

It depends. Some vegetables I don't mind, if they're basically cooked until they're no good for you. Some, I don't like the texture of (like tomatoes, they're squishy and weird), and some I just don't like the taste. Like onions, my most hated food ever. If I even detect onion taste, I will spit out whatever is in my mouth and have to try and keep myself from vomiting.

I'll snack on carrots, if I'm desperate. It's tough to not douse them in dressing though. Same with salads. I don't enjoy them without dressing. I feel like I'd be better off with just blending them all together and chugging them.

Your best bet is probably soups then - youngest will eat most veg if they are in soup (as long as we go easy on the carrots because they are the root of the devil as far as he is concerned). They are nice and easy to reheat.

Since the veg texture is part of your dislike you could make a big batch of the veg part (peel + chop + cover with boiling water + cook till mostly tender, doesn't have to be mush since you are going to blend it), you can vary the "thickening" agent, potatoes and red lentil work best in my experience, about a couple of handful generally do the trick but put more if you think it's too runny for your taste. If you struggle digesting lentils, try to find asafoetida (shops which sell curry ingredients should have it in the spice section), it does something to the lentils to make them more digestible but beware, it's very pungent so less is more, a tiny little pinch is enough.
Once you have your blended "base", you can vary it by adding different extras, like chilli sauce, shredded chicken or pork, a handful of tinned chick peas, grated cheese, whatever you fancy really to add flavour and texture and make it more of a meal. I don't know if you eat bread but a nice slice of toasted sour dough goes well with it.
If you add pearl barley, make sure you don't add it straight to the big batch of base as the soup won't keep as long in the fridge. It has a tendency to ferment so unless you are a fan of the sour style you get in Turkey and Eastern Europe its probably best not.

Are you ok with garlic? If you are, tzatziki will overpower almost any salad veg and makes an alternative to dressings, although your colleagues will probably not thank you if you make the whole place smell like you are hunting vampires.

I bring in a week's worth of food every Monday and prepare it daily. Of course, this week my boss treated us to Olive Garden a few times so I ate half portions of that all week But a wrap is easy to do - yes, it's got veggies, but I also put hummus and sometimes cheese in my wraps, and of course you could put meat in there.