Packing lunch

champcpa
champcpa Posts: 12
edited December 19 in Food and Nutrition
I am doing insanity, want to pack a lunch a be in the guidelines of healthy foods if possible. I just don't have any ideas on what to bring to work with me. Please give some examples of lunches that you take to work?? Thanks

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  • yarmiah
    yarmiah Posts: 325 Member
    I don't do insanity, but do some "insanity-esk" exercises, compliments of my trainer who do Insanity.

    I RARELY eat lunch out anymore, as it's too difficult to figure out the calories and other nutritional info.

    Typically, my lunch bag is packed with:
    -Protein: chicken breast or tuna salad, (made from scratch with light mayo)
    -Veggies: broccoli, garden salad, or left over veggies

    -light string cheese, cottage cheese, almonds, greek yogurt, and/or almonds for snacks

    Tyson has a frozen bag of already cooked and seasoned chicken breasts @110cal each - yummy and convenient!
  • Polly758
    Polly758 Posts: 623 Member
    PBJ, cottage cheese, and fruit. Just about every day unless there's supper leftovers.

    It may sound boring, but it's nice to have one easy plan-free meal every day. Just slap it together the night before and go.
  • kcoftx
    kcoftx Posts: 765 Member
    I need this thread so I will contribute.

    I buy the precooked chicken (looks like fajita strips) and add sides. Examples:
    Pumpkin Seeds
    Fruit
    Yogurt
    String Cheese
    Goldfish Crackers and Laughing Cow Cheese

    See...I need ideas too.
  • susannahcooks
    susannahcooks Posts: 293 Member
    always a protein (usually chicken breast or a pork chop or part of a steak - fish doesn't travel well)
    and almost always a salad - if you get a good sized container, put the dressing at the bottom, then your veggies (tomatoes, mushrooms, bell pepper, etc.), maybe some sunflower seeds for crunch and B vitamins, and then your greens (spinach whenever possible but sometimes a mix for higher fiber) on top - the greens won't get soggy as the day goes on.
    string cheese, hummus and cucumber or zucchini slices, nuts or jerky become snacks for mid-afternoon
  • va_va_voom
    va_va_voom Posts: 467 Member
    Salad mix, one 5 oz can of tuna, a topping or veggie (tortilla strips or tomato), and dressing. Sometimes I throw in a string cheese and/or a fruit. It depends on how many calories I am looking to consume.
  • beanerific518
    beanerific518 Posts: 152
    My favorite lunch is something i can make ahead on the weekend and it feeds me all five days. I bake a bone in turkey breast (rubbed in EVOO and herbs) on a bed of veggies (carrots, celery and onion) with dry white white to keep the veggies and turkey moist. This is the recipe I used for the most part: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/herb-roasted-turkey-breast-recipe/index.html. Then I carve it up and save the skin and carcass to make a turkey stock. So for each lunch I throw some turkey, veggies, some quinoa and some raw kale in a container. Finish it off with an orange for "dessert". YUM!!
  • fitforlife34
    fitforlife34 Posts: 331 Member
    lately iv'e been eating yummy salads. topped with feta cheese, black olives, black or garbanzo beans, green/red peppers, cuclumbers, and even imiatation crab! i love it. i top with some lite ranch dressing, or you can use red wine vinegrette if u want to save on fat and calories, i just prefer a tastier dressing.

    I also bring like celery with peanut butter, trail mix, apples, grapes, peaches, baby carrots, beets etc. NOt all of course. But I notice if you pack a healthy lunch before hand (even if it takes a long time to prepare, which mine always does), you will less likely overeat during the day. And the fiber and protein makes me full. hope that helps!!
  • jenj1313
    jenj1313 Posts: 898 Member
    breakfast: smoothie with almond milk, peanut butter, egg whites, unsweetened protein powder, banana/berries and cottage cheese (to thicken).

    snack: 4 oz low sodium deli turkey

    lunch: 2-3 cups broccoli, green beans, etc; PBJ sandwich with low glycemic bread (Ezekiel 4:9), organic PB (just ground peanuts), and no-sugar added jelly

    snack: edamame with some chicken breast.

    Water: lots... I bring sliced lemons and basil to put in it b/c the water at work tastes awful.

    Good luck!
    Jen
  • PaleoPath4Lyfe
    PaleoPath4Lyfe Posts: 3,161 Member
    I am doing insanity, want to pack a lunch a be in the guidelines of healthy foods if possible. I just don't have any ideas on what to bring to work with me. Please give some examples of lunches that you take to work?? Thanks

    Leftovers from the previous night (salad, meat and green vegetables)

    Salads topped with grilled steak, chicken, tuna or shrimp
  • LongLiveJen
    LongLiveJen Posts: 18 Member
    usually leftovers from the night before, particularly since I have a problem with portion control.

    When I get feel the need for new ideas I buy a Clean Eating Magazine, it has a two week clean eating plan and I often get good ideas out of it.

    For example my favorite recipe from them: two hardboiled egg-whites (chopped), mixed with 2 tbsp hummus, spread on crisp bread, bagel thin or your other favorite type of edible utensil.
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