Easy Stuff to Make for Lunch

themissbgirl
themissbgirl Posts: 15
edited September 24 in Food and Nutrition
What are some things you pack in your lunch for work/school? I'm not a real fan of salads during the day, but I guess I better get used to it...I've been packing Smart Ones and Lean Cuisines, but I'm trying to stop doing that...and also Tuna and Chicken Salad. Then I throw in a granola bar and some fruit, sometimes veggies. Throw out some ideas of what I can pack for lunch this week! :)

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  • grouch201
    grouch201 Posts: 404 Member
    I had them seperately, but they are things I routinely pack when I go hiking: Whole wheat tortillas, tuna, and string cheese. You could also pack bannanas, celery, I like mix of almonds and craisins to just name a few things.
  • QueenRee
    QueenRee Posts: 28 Member
    whole grain tortilla or one of the yummy flavored pitas spread light cream cheese sprinkle with seasonings of choice and add sliced lean turkey or ham. Its kinda like a pinwheel in a sandwich form, just not cut up.
  • FreyaDH
    FreyaDH Posts: 31
    If I am cooking something like sausages or a curry one night, i tend to cook a little extra and then pop it in a tupperware tub and eat it cold for lunch the next day, or heat it up if you have access to a microwave/oven. I tend to pack a bit of salad with it too but sometimes cereal bars, sometimes yoghurt, whatever takes my fancy. If you're not a fan of salad but you want to start eating it more often, try and think of ways to make it more interesting. I have the bog standard lettuce, tomato and cucmber every day but I will add different 'extras' each day like a few olive or some feta/salad cheese (which actually isn't too many calories if you shop around) to make it less dull.
  • Max_Power
    Max_Power Posts: 84 Member
    I usually bring a chicken wrap. On Sunday nights I cook 2-3 chicken breasts in the oven and cut them up into bite-sized pieces and put it all in a storage container for the whole week. Then each day/night before I make a wrap with either a whole wheat tortilla or a Flat-out wrap, chicken, leaf lettuce and other ingredients. My two favorites are either Franks Red-hot buffalo sauce, 1tsp light ranch, 1/8 cup 2% shredded cheese - OR hummus and feta. Add an apple, 5-6 celery sticks, and a yogurt and it's a pretty decent lunch.

    suthrynchocolate has the same idea, I will have to try a whole grain pita sometime in place of my tortilla.
  • mishamae
    mishamae Posts: 307 Member
    I usually try to make everything myself the night before whether it's for me, my son or my hubby. That way the sodium content is cut out and I know there isn't any processed stuff in it :D

    Homemade lunch ideas :smile:

    -Hummus and Veggies
    -Pita filled with veggies (usually store these seperatly and assemble at lunch)
    -Whole wheat wrap with turkey and veggies
    -Fruit Salad
    -Leftovers from the night before such as roast veggies
    -Soup
    -Grilled chicken breast
    -Stir fry (just heat it up at work, school, etc)

    Those are a few I could think of that we do besides salads. I recently have been getting tired of salad too, i need to start kicking mine up a notch or two!

    Good luck! :)
  • warriorprincessdi
    warriorprincessdi Posts: 617 Member
    I too, love the dried cranberries and almonds!!
    other ideas are single-serve green tea bags, rice, apples, yogurt, make a big bowl of fruit salad and take a serving per day. Also, you could try boost, granola bars (careful though, some out there are just chocolate bars in disguise...) small baked potatoes, chili... annnd I can't think of any more on the spot. :)
  • jljohnson
    jljohnson Posts: 719 Member
    I've been loving veggie steamer bags (Green Giant has a bunch of varieties so you don't get bored). 100-150 calories for a whole plate full of seasoned veggies.
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