lunch box ideas?

rdaraz
rdaraz Posts: 103
edited September 24 in Food and Nutrition
i commute to college everyday, and the campus food is so unhealthy! any ideas??

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  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
    look for a subway, pack a PBJ and banana, an apple, nuts and cheese stick, turkey roll up and chips, protein bars, kashi granola bars, the little low fat milks that don't have to be refrigerated, starbucks oatmeal is great if they're close.. add some nuts and protein and bam. Delish!
  • rose1617
    rose1617 Posts: 469 Member
    I take my lunch to work every day.

    Usually it has fresh fruit (banana, apple, clementines, oranges or a combo of those).
    Carrot sticks/celery sticks
    Yogurt
    Dried fruit/nuts (cherries, apricots and walnuts)
    Tuna in a pouch with Orowheat multi-grain sandwich thins
    string cheese
    and if I'm feeling like I need a dessert that day, I'll put in a sugar-free jello pudding snack

    Lunch can also be deli sandwich, seasoned chicken, salad with protein (chicken/turkey), PB&J if I'm feeling really uncreative, or left overs like spaghetti and meat sauce or pot roast (some from the last few weeks lol).
  • julwills
    julwills Posts: 286 Member
    I work in an office but I pack my lunch quite a bit. I bring cheese sticks, sandwich, granola bars, applusauce, baby carrots, yogurt, fruit, crackers. I also throw in an ice pack to keep it cool and then I just leave it on my desk until lunch time!
  • Pril2000
    Pril2000 Posts: 254 Member
    I use a bento box for my lunch. I am posting a link for it. It's like $40, BUT it's the best thing ever. If you pack your lunch the night before, you can put it in the fridge and you don't have to worry the whole next day. It will STAY cold until you want to eat your food. The containers are microwave safe and it's fabulous.

    I usually pack a lentil soup, some cut up fresh mango, brown rice, broccoli and a protein like salmon or chopped grilled chicken.

    It's been a life saver for me. I hate carrying a ton of containers to work and then having to tote them all back. The food slides around. Bleh.

    http://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-SL-JAE14-Bento-Stainless-Steel/dp/B000246GSE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1299689605&sr=8-1

    Good luck!
  • itsjustme77
    itsjustme77 Posts: 102
    I have one of those insulated lunch bags and I stick a freezer pack in it. I usualy bring a sald with some chicken in it, some fruit or a yogurt, a sugar free pudding, maybe a protein bar, maybe some crackers or a cheese stick. I am a teacher and I just throw it in my backpack with all my other stuff that I bring in everyday. I get a short amount of time for lunch and I always have 10,000 things to do, so I spead my food out throughout the day which is better for metabolism anyway.
  • s_waser
    s_waser Posts: 92
    I use the ziplock fresh and steam bags and I make chicken breast. I steam them in the bag and dice it up. Then I pack about 3 oz. in my lunch and eat it cold with carrots, cauliflower and cucumber on the side. I like to eat crunchy things so its nice to have the vegetables to crunch into instead of my favorite chips or wheat thins.
  • AggieCass09
    AggieCass09 Posts: 1,867 Member
    I pack my entire day's worth of food in my lunch bag every night...check out my diary for ideas
  • JennDoesKeto
    JennDoesKeto Posts: 244 Member
    i pack fresh stuff like veggies, fruit, and my meats and cheeses in my insulated lunch box throw in an ice pack and go!
    usually monday i bring in my bread for the week either sammie rounds or tortilla's and keep them in my overhead bin thing at my desk. in there i also have fruit cups, soup (in case i don't want what i brought) pretzels, raisins, stuff to make any kind of tea i could crave peanut butter for a quick protein boost, ginger in case i feel sick in the morning (happens frequently)and oatmeal. i like to be prepared.
  • dalscruf
    dalscruf Posts: 30 Member
    I try to bring a lunch everyday, or I hit up Subway. Packing my lunch usually consists of Turkey/Cheese on 100% whole wheat bread, a handful of grapes, and a handful of baby carrots. I always keep a box of Fiber One bars in my desk or on break I'll walk to Giant and grab an apple or banana.
  • BrianJLamb
    BrianJLamb Posts: 239 Member
    Pril2000 has a good suggestion. Bento boxes are useful, good for portion control, and they are super cute. I have looked at them a couple of times, but never purchased. I have a bento meal book at home. It is a very good way to get to know your food and what you are eating.

    Aside from that, and I might get some flack for this, but if you have access to a microwave and are on a budget, I am so down for Lean Cuisines. At 250 to 300 calories in a meal, they should stay cold enough until lunch if you pack them frozen, and they are a no brainer. Not the best on sodium, but if you are controlling your sodium all day, then these things are good in a pinch. You can generally get them on sale for like 2 bucks each, so lunch for the week is 10 bucks.
  • choley222
    choley222 Posts: 57
    I always pack a yogurt, a string cheese, a fruit and I make myself a wrap. I always keep granola bars or protein bars at work just in case I am having a day where I need something extra. You may just want to carry one in your purse since your at school. I personally love the luna bars.
  • itsjustme77
    itsjustme77 Posts: 102
    stuff to make any kind of tea i could crave .

    OMG I have like 8 billion kinds of tea in my desk. :)
  • Steph_135
    Steph_135 Posts: 3,280 Member
    Check out bento box recipes for ideas! I just bought a bento box, and I love it so much! Portion control! http://justbento.com/ You can literally back ANYTHING and take it with you.
  • astovey
    astovey Posts: 578 Member
    I also pack my lunch. I found the lowest calorie sara lee bread 45 calories per slice, sugar free preserves 10 cals, and reduced fat nautral peanut butter and make myself a sammmich. I also pack Fiber one yogurt for 50 cals because it doesn't have a gigantic amount of sugar in it. I pack a lot of fruit and usually a sargento reduced fat cheese stick. retzels are pretty good too becasue you can usually eat pretty many of them per portion. Check out my diary for my ideas. good luck!
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