Do you pack a lunch?

Wraps are a good sandwich swap and easy enough to put together. I pack hummus in a little Tupperware and fill a bag with veggies I want. Tortilla or light flat out, maybe some veggie bacon or lean protein.

I also like salads, which requires fewer separate bag / containers. A go to-- spring mix, salsa, black beans, 2 oz diced chicken breast, tomatoes, onion, cucumbers, sugar snap peas and carrots.

I have to pack a lunch-- if I am too hungry when I walk in the door at home, I make bad choices and overeat.

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Hi - just bought a new George Foreman grill (with removable plates - that was key for me). In the morning before work I grill a chicken breast or a piece of tilapia or swai fish on the grill while I'm making breakfast. I take this for lunch along with some steamed veggies and Chobani yogurt. The fish/chicken usually cooks in about 7 minutes from frozen. It's fast and it's real food when lunch time rolls around. Hope this helps - Great ideas from other posts too!

I bring a container of lentils and brown rice, and put Cholula hot sauce on it. It's a complete protein and very high in fiber. You could use other beans too. I like lentils because they taste good and they're easy to prepare. I usually add a piece of fruit or some Greek yogurt. I don't really care much if I eat the same thing every day, but that's at least one thing you could add to make for some variety.

I pack a lunch at least 4 of the 5 days a week for work. I'm not a gourmet chef (if I cook, my husband adds spices to it when I leave the room). I'm a picky eater (not big on veggies but getting better and I'm a big texture eater). I sometimes bring left overs. Other days, I'll pack a half sandwich - turkey or chicken on a grainy bread, along with frozen green beans that I "steam" in the microwave. Most days I bring some form of fruit as a snack or an individual bag of baby carrots with out dip (don't like dips either) and for that 3:00 "I need a munchie" moment a Fiber One Chocolate & Oats bar or 6 honey wheat pretzels (1/2 serving for 55 cal - sweet and salty).

Not very exciting, but its working for me! It's cheaper and better for me than ordering out with the sales floor.

I always pack my staple foods, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, or snap peas, and then usually throw in a salad or a bean burrito, or a leftover, or pb and j, or a deli sandwich.

grilled chicken along with rice and broccoli, stirfry, wraps (there are so many you can make) Salads with chicken or steak, talapia.. soo much you can do as log as you have a microwave handy.

When I make dinner the night before I always make enough for the next day lunch. I also occasionally have a sandwich or salad.

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Cook a bunch of chicken one night and bring it to work to eat. Cans of tuna also work really well. Whatever you make for dinner, just make plenty of it and then bring some for work the next day. This is what i usually do and it serves me just fine.

Make recipes that are (habitually) made for dinners as your lunch. I like my sandwiches (for now), but you could do anything in the cookbook.

I also bring a lunch to work everyday. I get bored so I alternate between sandwiches, frozen dinners (healthy ones of course), wraps, salads, etc. I only started bringing salads recently actually and have found that they can be delicious and enjoyable instead of bland and boring! I put sliced apple, pear, strawberries, cheese and a low cal dressing. You can add fish or chicken too if you want some protein!

I also usually bring about 3 or 4 snacks for the morning and one for the afternoon. I eat things like hard boiled eggs, cheese strings, apples, bananas, green olives, applesauce, etc. My afternoon snack is usually cut up vegetables, sometimes with a dip. Lately I've been loving sliced bell peppers!

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I find that I am very happy and very full when I eat small snacks througout the day and not necessairly a "lunch". Lately I've been eating a lot of grapes. Yumm! I eat every couple of hours and sometimes have a frozen meal if I'm hungry.

On Monday I went to Subway on my way to work and got an english muffin with egg whites and vegies. I heated it up for lunch. Sooooo good and only $2.50! Low in calories and filling.

I love the lean cuisine steamers. They seem expensive, but its actually less than eating out for lunch. I have a few on hand all the time in case I didnt have time to pack a lunch.

I bring different things, sometimes a protein bar and fruit. today I brought a small banana for a morning snack then a serving a salad in a bowl with a lid and i keep my salad dressing her at work (I'm not sure if you have that option) and i just bring a couple slices of turkey or chicken breast and cut it up on my break and shake it all up in my bowl. very low calorie and usually i just throw it all in a bag and go. I wake up at 5am so this is convenient for me. I also bring serving size containers of either yogurt, apple sauce and sometimes i just bring a whole container of cottage cheese because it is sooo filling. My boss happens to keep a food scale here so i can measure everything here too. They are pretty cheap and mobile so that way u can have that at work too.



Things I take to work to eat:
Fruit
can of vegetables
oatmeal
cereal bars
almonds
pickles
tuna
boiled eggs- you can cook a lot at a time and be good for a long time, assuming you wouldn't eat them everyday. and good to take for your salad too.
Lunch meat- sometimes i will eat straight deli meat for my whole lunch. just a larger portion but its filling and great for you. Plus it can curb your hunger for longer.

A lot of what helps me is that i have a small cabinet where i can keep a couple food items for back ups in case im too lazy to make something or if im in a rush and forget. i keep a bowl, box of oatmeal and a box of cereal bars and that way i only have to worry about bringing the food to work.

When I get bored with lunches I bring daily, I take imitation crab meat and cocktail sauce instead of a sandwich or salad.

I could not read through all the posts, so I am sure some of this will be redundant, but here goes!

- Homemade soups/chilis--if you don't want to eat all week, freeze half in freezable containers you can eat a few weeks later
- Wraps are a nice alternative to sandwiches....spread the inside with hummus and stuff with veggies and lean meats; wrap your salads!
- Tuna salad (doesn't smell great, but high in protein) or tuna in salad/wrap (white meat, no oil)
- Grill chicken, and put together fillings for tacos/fajitas---tomatoes/salsa, lettuce, avocado, a low-fat/high-fiber tortilla

Hope this helps!