Packing a lunch

I still have trouble with this sometimes...

I make a wrap with LOTS of fresh veggies, a couple tablesoons of hummus spread over the wrap... then add shredded or julliened carrots, cucumbers, spinach leaves, bean sprouts, diced tomatoes, etc. and if I want to add more protein, the packs of pre-cooked chicken strips work pretty well for that... after all the veggies, etc. you only need a couple strips of meat to 'flesh it out' (pardon the pun.)
You can even grill or bake the chicken breast yourself. Or cut it in strips and stir fry it quickly then pre-portion into zip-loc bags to help make sandwich building easier.

Hi,

I try to pick up healthy things to snack on during the day and mix up for lunch.

bananas
sandwich thins
100 calorie almond packs
Planters Nutrition mixed nuts
Yo cruch 100 calorie yogurt with granola
sugar free dole fruit gels
fresh fruit such as apples, blueberries, strawberries, kiwi
oatmeal, hot ceral or boiled egg for breakfast
Chicken breast...you can use in salad, wraps, etc
Tuna salad
Egg salad


I hope this helps! :flowerforyou:

Good luck!

I'm having trouble packing a lunch (snacks, too) that has enough calories and isn't either very high in sodium or just filled with carbs/sugars and fats. I like to have lean protein in every meal, but sandwich meat is just so freaking full of sodium.

Any ideas? Or do I just have to eat leftovers every day for lunch? Not always possible, though...

I eat leftovers when I have them. If no leftovers, I usually bring fruit and greek yogurt, cottage cheese with tomatoes, hummus with whole grain crackers or veggie sticks, sandwich wraps with hummus or other bean dips, onions and leafy greens, whole grain pasta salad with veggies & beans can be made ahead and good for 2 or 3 lunches in a week, celery or carrots with peanut butter dip.

Sundays... or whatever day off you have during the week, are your friend. You have to prepare for the week, and prepare for lunch the night before. This is probably my greatest weight loss struggle, but it is also the one that works the best. I work in a job that requires that I am on the road for sometimes up to 10-12 hours per day, without much of a chance to stop. With this, I also ususally don't have somewhere to stop and heat things up... If you don't want to have to worry about it every day, make a couple days' worth of lunches at a time... ex: On Sunday night I may cook a pork chop, a small steak, and a chicken breast. I cube everything so that it is bite sized and I don't have to worry about having a knife handy. I toss a tablespoon of BBQ sauce in the tupperware container with the chicken, and a little (sp) Worshishire sauce in with the pork. I then cook a bag of steamed corn and a bag of steamed peas and divide them up into portions (in tupperware containers as well.) A salad each day, plus usually a cup of cubed fruit (melon) or a whole fruit (apple or banana). I also keep on hand fruit cups in light sauce/water because they are portable, and I am almost always carrying an oz or two of nuts. Oh... and LOW FAT STRING CHEESE is awesome! It's portable and easy, and full of protein. Tupperware is your friend in this battle... good luck!