Cheap, Filling, At Work Lunch

[nast70]

Been cutting back on going out for lunch at work for the last couple months. Let me tell ya, it makes a difference in the pocket book and the beltline. I've dropped a few pounds and eating better food helps the energy level through the day. No more afternoon drouziness (?).
So far my fav is Costco sized Healthy Choice soups. I add a bag of Uncle Bens Bistor express wild rice and voila. Eight cans of soup, eight bags of rice all for less than $20 for over a week of lunches.
Anyone else have good ideas for hot lunches?

 

[Bogger]

Bissell center is good bang for the buck.....

 

[whoDEANie]

Great thread, nast70. I've also been looking for ideas since I've also found it makes a huge difference when I eat nutritional, balanced lunches. I feel better, have more energy, am more mentally alert, and deal with stress WAY better. However, I also try not to fall into the trap of eating the same thing every day since variety seems to be the best way to get most of what you need without getting too much of what you don't (IMO). Unfortunately, even knowing this, I choose not to make time to treat myself right and very quickly fall back to my self-destructive fast food ways.

Overall, I prefer leftovers for lunch but just don't cook often enough these days. Safeway rotisserie chickens are cheep and make great sandwiches for 2 or 3 days. I also usually supplement whatever lunch I bring with a fruit cup and a V8.

When I do cook for myself, I'll often make a ton of food and package it into lunch size portions that I can freeze (lasagna, meat loaf, soup, etc.). I just hate how time consuming it is.

 

[Bnorth]

Great thread, nast70. I've also been looking for ideas since I've also found it makes a huge difference when I eat nutritional, balanced lunches. I feel better, have more energy, am more mentally alert, and deal with stress WAY better. However, I also try not to fall into the trap of eating the same thing every day since variety seems to be the best way to get most of what you need without getting too much of what you don't (IMO). Unfortunately, even knowing this, I choose not to make time to treat myself right and very quickly fall back to my self-destructive fast food ways.

Overall, I prefer leftovers for lunch but just don't cook often enough these days. Safeway rotisserie chickens are cheep and make great sandwiches for 2 or 3 days. I also usually supplement whatever lunch I bring with a fruit cup and a V8.

When I do cook for myself, I'll often make a ton of food and package it into lunch size portions that I can freeze (lasagna, meat loaf, soup, etc.). I just hate how time consuming it is.

You sound a lot like me, know what you should do and the benefits but it's so easy to get busy and then make an excuse to take the quick and easy route lol. Leftovers are my favourite lunch or I like to get a bunch of stuff for fresh sandwiches (bunwiches, screw bread) and make a fresh toasted sammich at work. The bigger struggle is to find something delicious and nutritious for a mid afternoon snack to combat the 3pm doldrums.

 

[ferniesnow]

Not saying you guys are fat, but read the book "Wheat Belly". Great information and good food for thought!

Carbs, sugars, and salts are not good for the afternoon crunch. I find homemade soups are best; boil the remains of that chicken, roast beef, roast pork, and watch the salt addition. Veggies, barley, pasta (made from Durham wheat which is better than the GMO stuff) will add body to the soup. Lots of greens, fruit, and of course protein for other lunch portions.

The Healthy Choice soups have about 16% of your daily salt in-take/cup. If you have two cups for lunch that is nearly 1/3 of your daily sodium in-take.

It is a difficult choice and one must weight the balances. Also, a higher metabolism rate is a blessing. This will be an interesting thread. Great topic nast70...:d

 

[catmando]

I can sell you some milkshakes lol, just started up my Qivana thing again after being away from it for four months, easiest most healthy lunch a guy could ask for, tastes good too


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[DaveB]

Beer. It's what's for lunch.

 

[ferniesnow]

I can sell you some milkshakes lol, just started up my Qivana thing again after being away from it for four months, easiest most healthy lunch a guy could ask for, tastes good too


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Good thing Trashy isn't around or he would be directing you to the advertising/vendor thingy..........just saying

 

[catmando]

I have more seniority lol


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[eclipse1966]

I can eat the following 7 days a week and easy to make.

in a bowl, 1/2 cup of granola, hand full of mountain mix, 1 banana and one low fat yoghurt. Mix with almond milk and good to go for the rest of the day.

 

[Bnorth]

Beer. It's what's for lunch.

My employer has issues when I drink beer for lunch but I do find that when substituted for dinner it really reduces the amount of other calories I take in.

 

[arff]

At Work I eat whatever the crew makes.


Days off usually fruit, yogurt, granola, cheese and ham.

Homemade soups

Or left overs,,

 

[Trashy]

I rarely eat lunch from home, or buying out. But I have noticed a difference in not stopping for a coffee 3 times a day, and bringing a thermos with me.

 

[007sevens]

Not saying you guys are fat, but read the book "Wheat Belly". Great information and good food for thought!

Carbs, sugars, and salts are not good for the afternoon crunch. I find homemade soups are best; boil the remains of that chicken, roast beef, roast pork, and watch the salt addition. Veggies, barley, pasta (made from Durham wheat which is better than the GMO stuff) will add body to the soup. Lots of greens, fruit, and of course protein for other lunch portions.

The Healthy Choice soups have about 16% of your daily salt in-take/cup. If you have two cups for lunch that is nearly 1/3 of your daily sodium in-take.

It is a difficult choice and one must weight the balances. Also, a higher metabolism rate is a blessing. This will be an interesting thread. Great topic nast70...:d

I sure you mean Durum Wheat but please explain what GMO stuff your referring to.

 

[DaveB]

I sure you mean Durum Wheat but please explain what GMO stuff your referring to.

Genetically Modified Organism....like drought tolerant corn...that has fed and saved the lives of millions. Nothing wrong with GMO....I'm on THAT side of the issue. Fernie is on the other side....LOL.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_food_controversies

 

[007sevens]

Genetically Modified Organism....like drought tolerant wheat and corn...that has fed and saved the lives of millions. Nothing wrong with GMO.

I know what it means. It my business that's what I do. As far as I know there are no GMO wheat allowed in Canada. So I asked what GMO he was referring to

 

[DaveB]

I know what it means. It my business that's what I do. As far as I know there are no GMO wheat allowed in Canada. So I asked what GMO he was referring to

You British spies are into everything...LOL.

 

[007sevens]

you british spies are into everything...lol.

lmfao

 

[ferniesnow]

I sure you mean Durum Wheat but please explain what GMO stuff your referring to.

Yes, I got caught with misspelling, hehehehehe.........DaveB is on the ball.

It isn't that I am on the other side but some of what is written makes sense to me. Particularly, the changes in some of the genes. When I read the book, and the Dr. Davies mentioned that the GMO wheat is what is causing a lot of the obesity, I thought about other things that eat wheat. Geese eat wheat and have since it was available to them (early 1900's) and you don't see any obese geese around these days from the GMO wheat!

 

[ferniesnow]

I know what it means. It my business that's what I do. As far as I know there are no GMO wheat allowed in Canada. So I asked what GMO he was referring to

That is an interesting statement. I did not know that. Referring to the book and the information, what have found, getting back to the original topic, is that by cutting out the "wheat flour" in my diet, I have lost weight and have more energy. I don't have those sluggish times like I used to.