Lunch ideas please

[chubbychickwillbeslim]

Hi guys



I am having problems deciding what to take to work for lunch. At the moment I keep buying meat at lunch time but it’s costing me a small fortune so I need to be taking my own stuff to work with me.



I don’t really like salad unless I can cook it (mushrooms, onions, garlic etc) which I cant do at work. Also I’m quite a big lunch time eater, I tend to eat more at lunch than Breakfast or Dinner. Anyone have any ideas?



Thanks!

[Miss Phode]

Re: Lunch ideas please

Lately, I've been having the same think for lunch every day, because it's easy and it takes the guess work out of lunch.

On Sunday nights I cook a large filet of salmon that I buy at Sam's Club. I cut it into 5 pieces, and each day I take a piece of salmon with a small salad to work. I've been having this for almost 3 weeks in a row, and so far, I'm not getting tired of it, but I think that's because I really love salmon.

[apple]

Re: Lunch ideas please

For me, I've cooked up chicken breast on the grill and then made either chicken salad (w/mayo, seasoning, and pickle), sliced chicken to go on top of a salad and put in a ziploc bag to eat on the go, fajita's using large leaf lettuce.

Sometimes I just heat up left overs, or even grill up burgers, chicken, and even steak on the grill to eat during the week. On occasion I mix up tuna and eat that with celery and cream cheese w/cherry tomatoes.

Best wishes!

[Jerzaka]

Re: Lunch ideas please

Right now, I'm hooked on low sodium Albacore tuna with celery, mayo and lots of pepper. Bring or wrap it in Romain lettuce - delicious!

[not2late]

Re: Lunch ideas please

If you have access to a microwave at your place of work, you can make a 'real' meal---cooked meat and cooked veg---pack it into a microwave safe container and heat it for lunch.

IF you don't have a microwave oven, you can find Thermos jars that will keep your food hot. So dishes that combine the meat and veg (like stir-fries or stews) would be ideal for this.

[justkeepswimming]

Re: Lunch ideas please

I always make a little extra for dinner, then bring leftovers for my lunch the next day. Makes it easy.

Preparing the night before makes it so much easier. Make a bunch of tuna or chicken salad or egg salad.. Slice up veggies to dip in ranch or blue cheese dressing. You can dress up a salad w/ some hardboiled egg or shredded cheese, or even a few slices of bacon for a cobb salad.
When I am in a huge rush, I grab a few slices of pepporoni in a baggie and some veggies. The pepporoni heated up in the microwave makes them tasted delish!

[chubbychickwillbeslim]

Re: Lunch ideas please

Thanks, I like the stew/stir fry idea and the pepperoni and veggies sounds goooood! I shall start with a stew tomorrow I think