For those of you who bring lunches to work - Give me a list

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  • syl312
    syl312 Posts: 31 Member
    non-fat yogurt plain with blueberries, raspberries or blackberries and add plain granola..
    Yummy and healthy snack.
    I usually bring 3 boiled eggs, spinach , cucumbers, carrots and tofu for lunch! or brown rice with veggies.. I alternate days!!
    I'm not into lean cuisines or those freezer foods.. goodluck and enjoy!
  • whouwannab
    whouwannab Posts: 350 Member
    Today I had the Michelina's Lean Gourmet Buffalo Chicken Snacks with some fresh broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots. For snacks I have Blue Diamond Chili Lime Almonds, Honey Crisp Apple, Great Value FF blueberry yogurt.
  • skinnyhopes
    skinnyhopes Posts: 402 Member
    Today I brought a whole wheat soft taco size tortilla and filled it with a quarter cup of white rice, some black beans, corn, and diced tomatoes with green chilies. YUM!

    That sounds SOOOO good.
  • sophiajackson99
    sophiajackson99 Posts: 90
    Kashi meals are my fav. Sometimes I add an extra serving of veggies to them.
    Single serving hummus with chopped veggies too.
    Lindt chocolate ball. ;)
  • atomiclauren
    atomiclauren Posts: 689 Member
    Salads, lots of salads (but I love them!). Sometimes I'll couple them with soup or a frozen meal (Amy's usually - once I went Amy's I couldn't go back to the others...!). My diary is public - feel free to check it out.
  • nolachick
    nolachick Posts: 3,278 Member
    bump!
  • astovey
    astovey Posts: 578 Member
    PB2 (powdered peanut butter)
    sugar free plus fiber preserves
    Sara Lee 45 cal 100% muli grain bread

    reduced fat cheese sticks
    Pretzels
    Apples
    Rice cakes (chocolate)
    berries
    Fiber one yogurt (least sugar I could find)

    Check out my diary for more info :)
  • appleofmyeye
    appleofmyeye Posts: 94
    Lots of leftovers! My hubby and I pretty much always cook meals that make 4-8 servings so that we can eat them for dinner that night and then lunch(es) later in the week. It keeps us from getting bored eating the same things for lunch every day, it gives us options besides cold stuff like salads or sandwiches and frozen dinners (we avoid processed foods), and we already know the calorie counts because they're always the same as the previous night's dinner. :smile:
  • superwmn
    superwmn Posts: 936
    I eat a bunch of times throughout the day. Samples of the items I bring to work include:

    - Make Egg Bake (message me for the recipe), cut into 6 servings and reheat at the office.
    - Greek Yogurt with cinnamon and sugar free maple syrup
    - Turkey, humus and bean sprout roll ups
    - String Cheese and an apple
    - 28 roasted, unsalted almonds
    - Cottage cheese with my favorite fruit cup (in water) mixed in (water drained as much as possible before mixing)
    - Bake a pork tenderloin, cut into 3oz servings and eat with the portioned out servings of the massive trays of veggies I roast each Sunday
    - Pot roast with veggies cooked ahead, portioned out and reheated at the office
    - Any recipe cooked ahead and portioned out, really :)
    - Your favorite lettuce/veg/protein in a fit and fresh salad shaker (the most amazing invention ever!) with 2oz of your fave dressing.

    Charmagne
  • TubbsMcGee
    TubbsMcGee Posts: 1,058 Member
    last night's dinner! I love left overs :)

    Salad ideas: field greens with nuts, fruits, chicken, boiled egg, bacon (go lightly), cheese (again, in moderation), and light vinaigrette dressing-if any

    Hearty sandwiches loaded with vegetables

    Homemade soups (I love vegetable soups with lots of spice)

    non fat vanilla Greek yogurt with added berries

    sushi

    Endless possibilities!
  • Lyndseyj81
    Lyndseyj81 Posts: 1
    I would love a couple of homemade soup recipes. I really need to fill my quota for veggies. I don't like peppers or stewed tomatos very much though.

    Thanks!
    Lyndsey J.
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    If it's not leftovers, it's a sandwich.

    Deli Select turkey or ham (6 slices is one serving) on a multi-grain sandwich thin/round with mustard.
    Baby carrots or pea pods
    Banana, orange and/or apple (with lunch or snack)
    Chobani or Brown Cow greek yogurt (for afternoon snack)

    And I usually keep a box of snack bars handy in case my sweet tooth starts acting up
  • BrendaBlis
    BrendaBlis Posts: 165 Member
    Thanks everyone for posting, I needed ideas too! :)
  • thkelly
    thkelly Posts: 466 Member
    Some times I bring a grocery bag of frozen lean cuisines and keep them in our freezer at work, its cheap and easy to keep track of your calories that way. If you pack enough you won't have to worry about lunches for the rest of the week.

    i do this too except i forget about them and then 2-3 weeks later i find them, but i'm not sure of they're mine or not. same with yogurt i put in the fridge. as dumb as it sounds i think i'm going to have to start writing my name on my stuff....or get a new memory
    LOL
  • MeganH81
    MeganH81 Posts: 38
    I don't work but I don't like to cook but I have a few very easy meals....

    Ole - Tortilla Shell (Soft Taco), Great Value - Reduced Fat Finely Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese, 1/3 cup, and Great Value Chunk Chicken Breast In Water - Canned Chicken Breast, 2 ounces

    lay tortilla on plate, sprinkle cheese on entire tortilla, add chicken, microwave 30 sec, and roll it up

    ~about 250 calories~

    Salad - Mixed Greens 1/2 cup, Great Value Real Bacon Pieces - Bacon Bits, 0.5 tbsp 7g,Great Value Chunk Chicken Breast In Water - Canned Chicken Breast, 2 ounces, Great Value - Reduced Fat Finely Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese, 1/3 cup, Kraft - Free Ranch (Fat Free Ranch Dressing), 1 tbsp (34g), Texas Toast - Croutons - Seasoned, 2 tbsp (7g)

    (warm the chicken in the microwave before adding to salad)

    ~about 235 calories~

    Granola Bars - Nature Valley, 1 bar, Blueberries - Raw, 0.5 cup, Red Grapes - Red Seedless Grapes, 0.5 cup, Banana - Medium, 1 banana, Milk - Nonfat (fat free or skim), 0.5 cup

    break up the granola bar into just a granola mix instead of bar, top with the fruit and milk
    (fills you up and keeps you full for a lot longer than you'd think)

    ~about 315 calories~

    other easy ideas- baby carrots w/ Kraft fat free ranch, 100 calorie snack packs, Activa yogurt, Walmart unsweetened diced peaches in the little single serve bowls, bananas, sliced apples with Marzetti fat free caramel dip, etc (I could go on forever)




    I have a whole lot more if you would like help.... most of all, just be creative and use calorieking.com for reference
  • fromaquasar
    fromaquasar Posts: 811 Member
    Morning Snack: fruit. or celery and peanut butter
    Lunch: Pita with hummus, falafel and salad. OR vege fritters and a salad OR left overs, normally vege risotto, soup, curry etc from the night before.
    Afternoon snack: a yoghurt, a protein bar, some mixed raw nuts, vege sticks etc

    :)
  • bparr
    bparr Posts: 246 Member
    bags of frozen green giant steamers. I eat the whole thing.
  • stormieweather
    stormieweather Posts: 2,549 Member
    I eat the same thing every day...it fits my calories, keeps me full, and is healthy.

    Morning snack - berries or grapes
    Lunch - La Tortilla low carb wrap, organic turkey, organic cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, spicy mustard, side of jalapeno or tabasco peppers
    Afternoon snack - baggie of baby carrots
    Snack at home while cooking - 4 oz greek yogurt
  • Amanda_Runs
    Amanda_Runs Posts: 169 Member
    I bring in a lot of leftovers from dinner...I make extra on purpose.
    Lots of chicken with a veggie and a carb
    Sandwiches
    string cheese
    crackers
    fruit
    veggies in single serving portions
    Soup
    I had a banana with oatmeal for lunch today
    for snacky items:
    the Kelloggs Fiber Plus bars are great
    raw almonds
  • Jamie2007
    Jamie2007 Posts: 169
    Today's food:

    Snack 1 - banana and a special K 90 calorie chocolatey pretzel bar (my absolute favorite)!!!
    Lunch - 2 pieces wheat bread, 1 pc 2% cheese, banana peppers
    Snack 2 - whole wheat bagel with natural peanut butter
  • Sarahr73
    Sarahr73 Posts: 454 Member
    Lately it's been a sandwhich and some snacks.

    1 sandwhich thin multi grain
    90 g (2 slices) Di Lusso reduced sodium turkey
    20 g (1 slice) Di Lusso provolone cheese
    Ingelhoffer sweet and hot mustard
    tomato slice
    onion slices
    spinach

    Snacks to go with the sandwhich:
    Quaker quakes sweet chili flavor
    Pink Lady apple
    Chex mix 100 calories caramel chocolate for desert
  • Cbeth80
    Cbeth80 Posts: 49
    Special K Fruit and Yogurt for bkfast
    Salad and small chicken breast for lunch
    or either a turkey, or tuna wrap with lite mayo, red onion, and spinach spring salad mix
    Special K bars for a snack
  • peanutrenee
    peanutrenee Posts: 179
    hot tea for bfast. - zero cal
    Snack when i get to work lo cal kettle corn 170 cal
    lots of water
    dinner/lunch light pb & j
  • kkatamy
    kkatamy Posts: 4
    Todays lunch:

    spinach leaves (about 1.5 cups)
    quartered cucumber (about a cup)
    1 oz reduced fat feta cheese
    1 hard boiled egg (sliced)
    1 TBSP avacado
    few spritzes of wishbone balsamic vinagarette spray dressing

    along with a half a whole wheat pita with sliced turkey and tomatoes (no condiments)
  • clw_888
    clw_888 Posts: 157 Member
    Love this topic and all the great ideas!
  • bespatter
    bespatter Posts: 73 Member
    Today's lunch was: (2) homemade red lentil patties with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, and a spicy yogurt sauce, rolled up in a low-carb/high fiber tortilla (La Tortilla Factory tortillas are the bomb!), with a few strawberries. That filled me right up. It was just like baked falafel.

    Somedays I'll have half a can of Jyoti Indian food (I like the madras sambar and toor dal) with leftover roasted potatoes or brown rice.

    I also like to take sandwiches or tosadas (they're flat so they fit in the lunchbox) with refried beans, salsa, and guac.

    It's really handy if you have containers of varying sizes. I have some small ones, about a half-cup size, that I used to put nuts, condiments, dry-roasted edamame, etc. in.
  • girliegirl1822
    girliegirl1822 Posts: 164 Member
    bump
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