[Boyders]

I've been in the restaurant industry for 6 years and am now moving out. I will be working in an office and sometimes on the road. Do you guys have any tips and tricks to make it easier for me to eat every 3 hours and get in all my protein and all that stuff? Anything would help!

[Royd The Noyd]

Obviously protein shakes are helpful. I drink a lot of powerade zero so I save the bottles. Add a scoop of protein then just fill them up with water and shake whenever I need one. If you want to add fat to it bottle of ENOVA, EVOO, safflower, grapeseed, etc oils are pretty mobile.

For a meal cans of tuna...and now they make the pouches if your not too cheap like me.

[LiveWire224]

Pack a lunch, I would make it the night before. Canned chicken is good to bring..its easy and quick...protein bars..PBJ's..anything good for ya quick that ya can eat at your desk...almonds...shaker cup..mix up a shake in the office kitchen(they should have one)..you can prob. bring in bulk of food and stash it in the cupboards and kitchen at work

[Xodus]

Tupperware and Ziploc baggies. Make large batches of food twice a week. Organize it in your fridge so you just grab and go.

Every time your co-workers go for a coffee/smoke break, you eat.

[lennoxchi]

Originally Posted by Xodus

Tupperware and Ziploc baggies. Make large batches of food twice a week. Organize it in your fridge so you just grab and go.

Every time your co-workers go for a coffee/smoke break, you eat.

VERY good suggestion, i spend about 3 hours on Sunday making protein pancakes, 2-3 lbs. of chicken, brown rice, tuna fish, protein brownies and turkey sometimes, i even weigh out my ceral....yea i'm a bit sick. but I'll tell you what, when i get up, i pack my cooler with everything i need for a workday in about 5 minutes. and your very right about the ziplock bags and Tupperware, my life would suck without them.

[mrchristian]

Originally Posted by lennoxchi

VERY good suggestion, i spend about 3 hours on Sunday making protein pancakes, 2-3 lbs. of chicken, brown rice, tuna fish, protein brownies and turkey sometimes, i even weigh out my ceral....yea i'm a bit sick. but I'll tell you what, when i get up, i pack my cooler with everything i need for a workday in about 5 minutes. and your very right about the ziplock bags and Tupperware, my life would suck without them.

I 100% agree. My kitchen turns into a restaurant on Sundays preparing food for the week. It is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to hard to cook during the week when you are at a desk all day, drive to the gym after work, and then dont get home till 8pm. Who wants to cook after all of that? It sucks having a desk job, but planning is the key. I pack my breakfast lunch and dinner the night before, and then Im out the door super quick in the am without ever having to worry about what to eat during the day. OH! And I discovered that they make ready to serve microwaveable little containers of brown rice. Very nice. Also, Oscar Meyers makes precooked chicken breast strips too if you are ever in a pinch.

[Xodus]

A crock pot and a rice cooker will give you back some free time as well.

[LiveWire224]

Originally Posted by mrchristian

I 100% agree. My kitchen turns into a restaurant on Sundays preparing food for the week. It is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to hard to cook during the week when you are at a desk all day, drive to the gym after work, and then dont get home till 8pm. Who wants to cook after all of that? It sucks having a desk job, but planning is the key. I pack my breakfast lunch and dinner the night before, and then Im out the door super quick in the am without ever having to worry about what to eat during the day. OH! And I discovered that they make ready to serve microwaveable little containers of brown rice. Very nice. Also, Oscar Meyers makes precooked chicken breast strips too if you are ever in a pinch.

Yeah ive had the OM chicken strips, not bad. The canned chicken is aight...its hit or miss..some cans our good..some are not...lots of garlic powder

[Boyders]

That's great guys thanks to you all!

[CopyCat]

Protein shakes obviously, but I eat sliced turkey breasts quite often as a snack along with raw veggies, nuts or I sometimes cook those veggie steamers that you can microwave. If you want to prepare your own veggies for the week just don't cook them all the way. Leave them a bit crisp that way when you re-heat them they finish cooking and do not become over cooked.

[Australian made]

it'l be even easier once your in the office. im assuming your office will have a fridge. YOu can store food and shakes and have them every 2-3 hours. i dont see what the problem would be besides the annoying coworkers asking dumb questions like "what is that, what does it do, are you trying to bulk up or something, does that stuff even work" blah blah blah.

[Boyders]

Yah I'm already used to that but now I'm going to have to break in a new batch of people :P

[Hurleyboy05]

Beef jerky - it's your friend!

[LiveWire224]

Ive also been know to crush a twelver of Albacor Tuna in a can in a days work.

[Nacho1545]

Protein bars (fav are Pure protein (low cal and carbs)). 100 cal packs of almonds.. Single serving yogurt. Pack a lunch the night before.. Protein shots... Make your own protein bars in bulk and eat one a day...

Basically anything you can fit into your lunch box should go with you.. I pack mine to the max and I just sit behind a desk for 8 hours.. Imagine if I went on a trip... lol...

[manicstudio]

get some whole wheat tortillas and make everything into a wrap lol...egg steak wraps, tuna lettuce wraps, chicken strips and brown rice wraps...its a good way to chow down a big high cal,carb and/or protien meal really fast in a non messy clean concealable fashion.