Best work lunches?

I just had a tomato sandwich on whole wheat bread and a whole cucumber! I my garden!! :bigsmile:

I mostly do leftovers from dinner. So some kind of meat and some kind of veggies. I think these are tastier and healthier than things like Lean Cuisine or Healthy Choice because they have a lot less sodium and a lot less carbs.

Peanut butter sandwiches, low sodium lunch meat sandwiches, low sodium soups, chili, salads, whole grain crackers and/or veggies with cheese or hummus, cottage cheese, tuna, grilled chicken breast, whole wheat pasta with olive oil and veggies. I try to keep the processed frozen dinners to a minimum but once and awhile I like Lean Cuisines and MorningStar veggie burgers.

I mostly do leftovers from dinner. So some kind of meat and some kind of veggies. I think these are tastier and healthier than things like Lean Cuisine or Healthy Choice because they have a lot less sodium and a lot less carbs.

Same here. Last night I made soup beans w/ham and fresh biscuits and a side of asparagus. Today for lunch - nice serving of the beans, 1 biscuit, last of the asparagus. About 400 calories, all real, all mine, and good good good. :happy:

Do you have a Trader Joes there? Their salads are great and they have a lot of low-fat varieties. Today i'm having their reduced fat chinese chicken salad....310 calories with dressing.

But i swear by their low-fat greek - 140 calories including dressing!

But where is your protein? Protein helps maintain the sugar levels, so you don't crash later from all the carbs.

I'm pretty boring, I just do oatmeal every day for lunch. But it helps me to keep more calories for dinner.

How do you keep the ham & beans good for the next day? Mine always turn out mushy.

I make a low-fat version of chicken salad at home on the weekends, using low-fat mayonnaise, virtually sin free with curry powder, chopped raisins and celery!!! Egg salad also works.

Cut up veggies with hummus and 1/2 of a chicken breast cooked.

Wash it down with water

also cheap! yogurts are on-sale lately for like 50-60 cents a cup! Bananas at 59 cents a pound!

My husband and I like making salads with chicken and fruit. I do a few cups of spinach (or other lettuce), shredded chicken (I buy premade packages), diced apples, diced strawberries, and whatever else sounds good. Other stuff I've added: sliced grapes, carrots, tomatoes, dried cranberries & almonds. With strawberries I like it so much I can skip the cheese and dressing but if you choose to use them just pick healthy versions. I like fat free feta cheese and Kraft Fat Free dressings. Then I usually cut up a bunch of fruit to take also (just watch the sugar content of some fruits.)

Another recipe I like is 2 slices of wheat bread with a slice of low fat or fat free cheddar cheese and sliced tomatoes and red peppers (even better if you can put it in the oven for a few minutes).


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Whole Kernel Corn, Canned, 0.25 cup
Joseph's -Oat Bran & Whole Wheat Flour wrap
Black Beans, 1/2 cup
San Pedro's - Fresh Mild Salsa, 2 tbs
Handful of lettuce
50% Reduced Fat Cheddar - Cheese,
Joseph's -Oat Bran & Whole Wheat Flour wrap

so filling, and so tasty.. only about 300 calories and 25 grams of protein!! tastes almost as good as a burrito. You could always take the cheese out to make it a little better for you.

I like toasted tomato or cucumber sandwiches with fat free cream cheese on country harvest flax bread. I find I am full afterwards and am not tempted to snack.

the other lunch i like is plain rice cakes with roasted garlic hummus and carrot/celery sticks (That one is a bit easier to pack)

i'm a wap fanatic......and smart and delicious wraps with olive oil is definately DELICIOUS.... very good for u too the one i have has 13 grams of fiber 90 calories and then i put some all natural turkey breast on it with a slice of cheese lettuce and tomatos....either mustard or plain :bigsmile: