Pack a lunch???? Yeah, right.

keriwolf75
keriwolf75 Posts: 2
edited November 11 in Food and Nutrition
Looked in my refridgerator this morning and couldn't find a (good) thing to pack for lunch today... Brought a yogurt, pear and 2 cuties.

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  • hopedangling
    hopedangling Posts: 56
    at work I am surrounded by the four food groups - Taco Bell, Wendy's,Subway and Pizza Hut - its AWFUL if I don't bring my own food.
  • Devlyn_P
    Devlyn_P Posts: 294 Member
    Tuna n salsa when all else fails lol. I have a can opener in my desk at work.
  • beckys19
    beckys19 Posts: 119 Member
    I would often forget to bring lunch in to work, so I had a small stash of healthy soups and those noodle/rice bowls you just add water to, microwave and eat. Marie Callendar has some, I know other companies have them, usually in the pasta isle. Asian ones are yummy too. Usually not exactly the healthiest and the sodium is way high, but relatively speaking it's way better and cheaper than fast food. If I had enough time on my way in to work sometimes I would just run in to a grocery store (or even pharmacy) and pick up a frozen dinner.
  • Mom0fTwo
    Mom0fTwo Posts: 326 Member
    at work I am surrounded by the four food groups - Taco Bell, Wendy's,Subway and Pizza Hut - its AWFUL if I don't bring my own food.

    At least there is a subway, but you can only eat a turkey and ham on 9 grain so many times before you wanna puke
  • Graciecny
    Graciecny Posts: 302 Member
    I've started to make sure I have something in my desk (crisps, small soups you add water to, nuts, fruit that keeps for a while) and fridge (greek yogurt, carrots) just so I don't get the "gotta go buy a pizza and wings" feeling in the middle of the afternoon! I hear ya, though, some days it is tough to scrape up enough for lunch!
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    Maybe you should be planning ahead a little better.
  • SaraTN
    SaraTN Posts: 536 Member
    Try making a simple chili, soup, pasta salad, tuna salad or grill some chicken breast or and throw it on some mixed greens and veggies. Pack for the week. A little weekend prep will save you calories, fat, sodium, and time wasted standing in line.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    My work stash includes:

    Pack of crackers - usually ryvita, maybe rice cakes
    Tinned fish - sardines. mackerel, tuna
    Single portions of baked beans
    Nakd bars
    wasabi peas
    roast soya beans

    In the office fridge I usually keep some babybels, spready cheese triangles, a boiled egg, and some soya desserts.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    I HAVE to pack a lunch. I work in an industrial park where there is every fast food joint known to man (all the unhealthy ones anyway). I too keep soups, oatmeal packets, lower sodium V-8, no sugar added applesauce .... in my desk just in case.

    I'm not a morning person, so I pack my lunch the night before & stick it in the fridge (breakfast is "packed" too).
  • darkling_glory
    darkling_glory Posts: 239 Member
    I keep a box of rolled oats, a jar of peanut butter, a bunch of soups (with the pop top) and a bag of frozen veggies in the freezer. This gets me through those days I have nothing at home!
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    Yeah, I've had trouble getting food to magically appear in my fridge, too.
  • chubbychristianchick
    chubbychristianchick Posts: 217 Member
    Eveyone orders take out where I work daily plus we have catering on site. In the event of the on forseen 'crap I have no lunch' moment. I usually order a salad with nothing but meat and veg. I try not to do that too much because portion control is a huge down fall for me. When it does happen I do my best to plan better. At least for a few weeks until I forget again!
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    Maybe you should be planning ahead a little better.

    Agreed. I also do the desk emergency stash. I keep a can of soup on hand as well as dried fruit, just in case I forget to bring my lunch. It keeps me out of the vending machine.
  • keriwolf75
    keriwolf75 Posts: 2
    I can not gut another can of soup, I would rather not eat. I went through a period in time where all I could afford was soup for lunch (I lost a ton of weight, too) but now I literally can NOT eat it. It makes me feel sick. I KNOW I need to plan better for the week, but sometimes when you open the fridge everything just "sounds" gross. Therefore, I walk away with yogurt and fruits because I know I "have" to eat them.

    Tomorrow shall be a better lunch day.
  • BAMFMeredith
    BAMFMeredith Posts: 2,810 Member
    Maybe you should be planning ahead a little better.

    Agreed. I also do the desk emergency stash. I keep a can of soup on hand as well as dried fruit, just in case I forget to bring my lunch. It keeps me out of the vending machine.

    I do this too. I have some random things (natural almonds, dried fruit, some soup) in my desk just in case I'm running low on groceries at home or something. But I do try to make sure my fridge is stocked with at least enough to get me by until I can go to the store again.

    Another thing I do to ensure that I have lunch the next day is make an extra portion of dinner the night before, and put it in a plastic container. That way I don't even have to think about it, I can just grab it in the morning and pop it in the microwave at work.
  • hopedangling
    hopedangling Posts: 56
    hahahaha - yes! There is a grocery store too - but unless I spend like 16 bucks for healthy ingredients for a meal - I'm skrewed. I did go to subway lastnight...290 cal sandwich...no cheese...no mayo...blech.
  • hopedangling
    hopedangling Posts: 56
    at work I am surrounded by the four food groups - Taco Bell, Wendy's,Subway and Pizza Hut - its AWFUL if I don't bring my own food.

    At least there is a subway, but you can only eat a turkey and ham on 9 grain so many times before you wanna puke
  • mrsjennifermaffei
    mrsjennifermaffei Posts: 469
    Today's work lunch includes 2 cups of salad, a banana and water.
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    Yeah, I've had trouble getting food to magically appear in my fridge, too.

    lol
  • tlinval
    tlinval Posts: 175 Member
    This happens to me, too. I work Tues-Sat, and on Mondays I usually make a crockpot something for my lunches. Package it all up and everything. But honestly, by Friday, sometimes I sooooo don't want to eat it anymore! I open the fridge and think "Shoot...guess it's yogurt and saltines for me!" (Note to self...restock office stash!!)
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    hahahaha - yes! There is a grocery store too - but unless I spend like 16 bucks for healthy ingredients for a meal - I'm skrewed.
    Get a roll and some sliced meat. Or some vegetables and hummus. Nuts. Maybe a veggie burger. If you have access to a grocery store, you don't have to spend a fortune to get a decent lunch. They might even have a deli section where you could get a sandwich or some hot food.
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