Easy lunch ideas to take to work that don't have bread?

I try to deconstruct the sandwhich. So ham cheese and cucumber. Add lettuce and make a salad, or replace with thin crackers.
I found it really hard too because I love bread but in the end the best way to cut out bread is to physically leave it out. LOL. I feel your pain.

I really like this bread, it's only 40 calories a slice - http://www.naturesownbread.com/products/ReducedCalorieBreads/40CalorieWheatBread/

Other ideas are:

Yogurt - I get Dannon Light & Fit Greek 2X protein that's only 80 calories.
Carrot sticks with hummus
Light crackers with Peanut butter (I keep crackers and PB in my desk at work. Helps if I forget lunch!)

I try to make enough dinner to feed my family, with one serving left over, that way I can freeze one for work days. I get a lot of variety that way, and I don't have to think about it if I don't have time for a salad.

Soup, salad, low carb options. Grilled veggies are filling. Cook your meat/veggies the night before and enjoy the salad dressing.

A microwave will greatly expand your options with everything from a baked potato to a teriyaki chicken bowl. You can think of absolutely anything you like and you can find a way to make or reheat it in the microwave.

A 300-calorie lunch is not heavy so your options include most snacks as well, like celery and peanut butter or a few slices of cheese with grapes or an apple. Protein shakes and bars are good go-tos for these situations as well, if you find the right one (not too much sugar, filling, tasty, natural, etc.)

As for the question, I like to make slowcooker recipes, chicken or beef stir frys, and chili as well. My mother replaces her bread with leaf lettuce...but I can't quite get into that one.

Make enough for leftovers for lunch the next day or skip a day if you don't want the same 2x in a row. Just think of your Mum's lunch as North American version of sushi - use the leaves for roll-ups - also works well if you don't have quite enough leftover from last night - roll it into the leaves

My go to lunch is a bell pepper, hummus and prepacked chicken breast peices

I have a great turkey meatloaf recipe; if you want it send me a PM.

Another suggestion is to make an egg casserole. I use egg whites, a couple of whole eggs, and throw in what I have on hand - frozen veggies, chicken sausage, cheese, etc. Combine, put into a glass casserole dish, bake, cut into the desired number of pieces. You can control the calorie amount really easily, too.

I just bought stuff and containers for this very thing! What I bought was:

Variety pack of ultra thin, low sodium deli meats for lettuce wraps or ham rolls
Low sodium Turkey pepperoni sticks (50 cals for one stick)
Large block of marble cheddar that I cut into cubes
Baby carrots and celery sticks
100 calorie hummus packs (Garden Fresh brand from costco)
Wildroots 100% Natural Coastal Berry trail mix


Weigh and portion everything, put it in the fridge and you've got lunches for a whole week you can grab and go. Very high protein and low carb. If you don't want the fat from the trail mix, just substitute with more veggies or a piece of fruit.

I get tired of sandwiches for lunch too and I've done some experimenting in this area. Besides, bread can sometime be a "waste" of calories.

One of my faves for lunch at work is a bag of microwavable vegetables and some left over meat, tuna or any kind of lunch meat. Broccoli and cauliflower with some tuna or chicken is good, mixed veg is good with most anything. You can throw in a little low fat margarine and some seasonings.

Try this: Nuke a bag of green beans, then add some real bacon bits and onion salt. close the bag up and let it sit for a minute. It's very good, not quite southern style but quite good none-the-less.

If you not trying to avoid starches and can eat a 500 cal lunch: Nuke mixed veg than add to ramen soup, which you can also nuke.

I sometimes buy fresh vegetables in the nuke bag in the produce department. Broccoli is particularly good when it's cooked from fresh rather than frozen.

Starches: Oatmeal is very good when made savory instead of sweet and also easy to make in a microwave. you can use oatmeal or rolled oats, depending on your preference for texture. Note: Use a bigger bowl because it's prone to boil-overs! Instant cereals such as oatmeal, cream-o-wheat and grits are good in the same way. Use salt and pepper or seasoned salt to start then, if you like the way it tastes, you can get really adventurous. My Indian friends make this stuff with curry!

Ball Park makes these turkey hot dogs that are very high in protein, 45 calories and 98% fat free. They are also a good thing to have with vegetables.

I don't mean to prattle on and I hope this helps you.

I like to make tuna or chicken salad and instead of eating on bread, I use carrots, celery, and/or cucumber to scoop it up. Very yummy and extra veggies is always good!

I do the same thing but with egg salad.

Looking at your diary. 700 calories is never a good ideal. Eat. The. Bread.

EDITED TO CORRECT:
I looked at the OP's diary as well. It looks like her usual allotment is 1200 calories and she tends to eat them so I don't want to get overharsh on this one day.

That being said, if the calories are remaining...particularly if you pre-plan the whole day and you know you have some extra calories still,....EAT THE BREAD