What do you bring for lunch? (easy packed lunches)

I've started packing sandwiches, because I don't have access to any type of cooling or warming device at my internship. I also like to pack some almonds, too.

I'd like to see some of the responses, as well!

healthy tortilla (or some kind of low cal bread) with a laughing cow cheese spread as a spread for the sandwich...i often use green peppers and cucumbers all chopped up. then i roll it tight and bring some low cal chips, crackers, or other vegetables on the side.

usually what ever i make for dinner (chicken, burger, fish) i make an extra and tak it the next day or wait a day and switch off

Greek yogurt, fresh fruit, babybell light cheese, Luna bars, apples and natural peanut butter, carrots and hummus, cottage cheese, lean meat (tuna or turkey), salads, lighter soups, leftovers...

I pack every day and I kind of like it. Most of my calories are eaten during the day while I'm at work so it really helps me stay on track.

one of the good sides of dieting, and bringing your lunch it ends up saving you alot of money in the long run from buying lunch every day

Only a fridge, freezer and microwave? What more could you want

I usually bring leftovers from the night before, or something like a casserole that we have cooked specially for lunches.
Usually we'll cook pasta, casserole, roast meat, chicken drumsticks or similar on a Sunday so that will do us for the next few days lunches and then I just cook extra of the evening meal and bring that.

If we don't have leftovers I'll usually bring a salad with whatever is hanging around in the fridge (baby spinach, sundried tomatoes, any veggies, cooked or raw, cheese, egg, tuna, left over chicken or beef, baked beans...... you get the idea!).

Another quick and easy idea is to make a roti egg wrap. Break a couple of eggs into a small non stick pan, scramble them around a bit (with some cheese if you have the calories) plus some baby spinach or mushrooms. When it's cooked, turn it out onto a roti or tortilla or whatever flatbread you like and roll it up. Add some cherry tomatoes or fruit or yoghurt and it's a yummy and filling lunch!

Or make a zuccini slice (crustless quiche) with lots of veges, or tuna/veggie patties and have these with some salad.

I've just made my lunch for tomorrow. A 20 oz water bottle that I can fill up at my place of employment, 1 tetley herbal tea infusion, 3 TBSP of 60 pepper hummus (in a resealable plastic container), 1 pita cut into wedges (you can either dip the pita in the hummus or spread in on with a knife), yogurt and a granny smith apple. I know this doesn't seem like a lot, but it fills you up and keeps you full. I have about 3 full water bottles during an 8 hour shift.

You can buy the prepackaged tuna lunches. Or make your own tuna with avocado no mayo needed. Salads with veggies or fruit lean protein, and oil and vinegar. Leftovers from the night before. Soup. Lettuce wraps with lean protein. Ect .

I usually make a big batch of something on the weekend, divide it up into 4-5 containers, grab a bag of apples, and take it in on Monday, that way I have my lunches for the entire week.

Some of the items I've taken recently are:
Quinoa with black beans, corn, zucchini, and grape tomatoes - http://www.mywalletisfatnotme.com/2011/06/quinoa-with-black-beans-corn-zucchini.html

Greek couscous salad (which I've made with Israeli couscous too, and is just as delicious!) - http://www.mywalletisfatnotme.com/2011/03/greek-couscous-salad-recipe.html

Stir fry - http://www.mywalletisfatnotme.com/2011/05/super-simple-stir-fry-recipe.html

Lentil stew - http://www.mywalletisfatnotme.com/2011/05/split-white-lentil-stew-urad-dal-recipe.html

All are low cal and filling, yet don't put you in a food coma after lunch, so you can still work.

I like to cook up a big pot of soup, and portion it out into containers. Then I just grab one from the freezer every morning. If I haven't been in a cooking mood, I'll do Lean Cuisine. I might take dinner leftovers too. Then I just add a fruit.

I have found for snacks I but a little peanut butter on a rice cake with a few sticks of celery. I also will use one or two of the laughing cows and bring about 15 rice crackers which together is about 130 calories. Those are two very easy snacks. As far as lunch goes, i try to make enough dinner for a left over or take salad and add some chicken into it.

I work at Target too! I'm in a tiny store, though, and we only have 6 aisles of consumables My days at work look like this: I take a turkey, ham, and cheese sandwich with mustard on a sandwich thin to eat right before I clock in, fat free greek yogurt (I prefer Chobani) for my first 15 minute break, a lean cuisine pizza and either a can of tuna over lettuce with fat free dressing or tuna mixed with 1 tbsp greek yogurt and 1 tbsp reduced fat mayo for my 30 minute lunch, and a 3oz bag of 94% fat free popcorn for my last 15 minute break. This puts me right at my 1200 calorie goal. I almost always close, and I sleep until I have to get ready for work, so I eat all of my calories for the day inside the bullseye! If i work out that day I snack at home

My "go to" lunches are usually sandwiches (preferably low sodium turkey breast) with lettuce, tomato, mustard on whole grain bread and an apple and baby carrots to go with it. It fills me up for several hours.

I have discovered that if you are having a sweet craving that 100 calorie pack of chips ahoy plus 60 calorie jello pudding makes an excellent snack. For lunch I normally bring turkey sandwiches, tuna sandwiches, or PB & J. Sometimes I also add a cup of pineapples or an apple.

I hate waiting for the microwave, so my lunches have to taste good cold.

- A pita pocket (wheat pita cut in half & opened) stuffed with couscous, veggies (olives, tomato, greens, sprouts, peppers), protein (egg, chicken, tuna) & dressing on the side
- Leftover veggie pizza
- Big premade salad: a base of greens, chopped veggies (roasted, raw, it doesn't matter), protein, cheese/nuts/dressing on the side (I like to add trail mix to my salads for a crunch)
- Salad w/ grains (couscous, quinoa, rice, farro, etc)
- Deconstructed taco salad: rice, black beans, corn, avocado, peppers, onions, tortilla chips on the side in lieu of croutons, salsa for dressing