What do you pack for lunch at work?

[mugen112]

Bringing salad for my coworkers and me.

[Iron Warrior]

Hard boiled eggs, scrambled eggs with ham, brown rice with chicken, protein shake with oats.

[Tboz]

PBJ. protein bar,,, yogurt.. Gatorade i usually make 2 burgers before i go and bring one with.

[HondaV65]

I normally don't pack a lunch ... there is a BBQ place down the road and I get a half chicken ... nothing else. I go to the window and the guy doesn't even ask me what I want - just throws the chicken at me. :P

[LilPsychotic]

Hey, I'm 5'7" weigh 70kg train 4/5 times a week my daily food intake is for breakfast porridge and a protein shake, at 10am 1 ham sandwich on wholemeal bread with a handful of grapes and strawberries then at 1pm another ham sandwich with a yogught, an orange and 300gs of cottage cheese then a shake after the gym then a meat based dinner and a shake before bed and can't put any weight on!! Can u help?! Cheers

Count the calories you are consuming and consider that your maintainance... Up it by at least 500 cals try it for 6 weeks... You will put on some weight...

[brackett666]

3 8- 10 ounce chicken breasts, Lean turkey sandwich with fat free sharp cheese, Natty PB on whole wheat, 2 protein shakes, I try and get eggs in the AM if im running late Ill take a protein shake and a Natty PB sandwich and I try to get some kind of lean ground beef for the day.

[kaikara]

I use those Asian seasoning packets at the grocery store. For lunch, I have half pound of diced chicken breast with 1/4 cup of white rice and veggies to suit in the Asian seasoning. Kung Pao Chicken is my favorite.

For my snack at work between breakfast and lunch, I have half pound of ground beef (or turkey depending on the price) cooked in taco seasoning, topped with shredded cheese, salsa, and spinach. Wrap it in tortillas when ready to eat.

[AaronJP1]

I use those Asian seasoning packets at the grocery store. For lunch, I have half pound of diced chicken breast with 1/4 cup of white rice and veggies to suit in the Asian seasoning. Kung Pao Chicken is my favorite.

For my snack at work between breakfast and lunch, I have half pound of ground beef (or turkey depending on the price) cooked in taco seasoning, topped with shredded cheese, salsa, and spinach. Wrap it in tortillas when ready to eat.

Good ideas

[swollen87]

sliced organic london broil- `1 bag mixed veggies, sweet potato all smothered in olive oil

turkey/quinoa meatballs ... organic ground turkey, chopped garlic, basil and quinoa

chicken breast chopped up and cooked with stir fry and in a cheese sauce

chopped veggies, shredded cheese, 4 hardboiled eggs sliced, 2 cans of tuna with apple cider vinegar/olive oil dressing

[AustrianOakJr]

6 oz. Venison roast, 10 oz. spaghetti squash with 14g of smart balance/salt, and a 4 oz banana today.

[mugen112]

Pork chops and rice

[monstermash]

Staples- Hard boiled eggs (2-6), natty PB, packets of plain oatmeal, stevia packets (Now Foods), organic cinnamon and Whey isolate (in case I can't get a real meal in).

varying meals-

White meat chicken w/ taco seasoning w/ either a high fiber wrap or wild rice and steamed Brocc/cauliflower.

Steak tenderloin w/ steamed brocc/cauliflower

Chunk light tuna (packets or canned), apple or apple sauce, half a bell pepper, and a couple baby carrots.

On rare occasions I'll bring in a couple pork chops, turkey meatballs, veggie pasta, whole wheat pasta, shrimp, rice&beans, almonds, walnuts or whole wheat pitas.

[MuscleGauge1]

Just trying to get some new ideas for lunch when im at work..

I would get some fresh deli-cut meat(lowest sodium possible) usually oven-roast or gold and make sandwiches on whole wheat or multigran bread with some light mustard, lettuce and tom. You can get 1-2 pounds of cut chicken or turkey for less than $20 and that makes about 5 sandwiches or so. I get 2 pounds of chicken two of turkey and just do a little of both meats. Def saves money on the lunch tab at restaurants.

[kaikara]

I would get some fresh deli-cut meat(lowest sodium possible) usually oven-roast or gold and make sandwiches on whole wheat or multigran bread with some light mustard, lettuce and tom. You can get 1-2 pounds of cut chicken or turkey for less than $20 and that makes about 5 sandwiches or so. I get 2 pounds of chicken two of turkey and just do a little of both meats. Def saves money on the lunch tab at restaurants.

Or you can buy chicken breast for $1.99/lb. Save a crap load of money and not eat processed meat. You can even cut it up and put it on sandwiches!

[mugen112]

Hell ya meat and rice FTW. Keeps me cut for sure

[dylangemelli]

It really depends upon what your goals are to decide what you take to eat with you at work...

Right now I take one big container (32 oz.) of greek yogurt - 520 calories 90 grams protein 0 fat
2 protein bars - 180 cal each 20 g protein each
1.5 servings of special k protein cereal 150 calories 15 grams protein
2 servings of green beans
1 serving of either chicken breast or tuna...

I normally eat the same thing everyday and it works great for me throughout the work day... depending on what you are trying to accomplish, I could give you some good ideas to help... let me know...

[Milspec]

I was doing baked chicken breasts every day, but last week I'd been using a Weber beer can chicken seasoning that was actually quite delicious, anyway, it gave me some gnarly farts, so this week, I've started up Yams again. I eat a plain small Yam MWF, and a plain turkey and pumpernickel sandwich on tues-thurs. The yams are actually pretty good, I just poke fork holes in them in the morning at the house, then wrap a wet paper towel over them and microwave for 5 mins at lunch time.

[MuscleGauge1]

I was doing baked chicken breasts every day, but last week I'd been using a Weber beer can chicken seasoning that was actually quite delicious, anyway, it gave me some gnarly farts, so this week, I've started up Yams again. I eat a plain small Yam MWF, and a plain turkey and pumpernickel sandwich on tues-thurs. The yams are actually pretty good, I just poke fork holes in them in the morning at the house, then wrap a wet paper towel over them and microwave for 5 mins at lunch time.

Plain Plain Plain! You gotta mix it up bro, throw some cinnamon or spices on some of that stuff or else your going to go crazy and eat like 3 whole pizzas one day! Remember to cycle those carbs on and off so your Leptin levels stay high and your body doesn't reach starvation mode aka the point of no return! ;-)

[Milspec]

Plain Plain Plain! You gotta mix it up bro, throw some cinnamon or spices on some of that stuff or else your going to go crazy and eat like 3 whole pizzas one day! Remember to cycle those carbs on and off so your Leptin levels stay high and your body doesn't reach starvation mode aka the point of no return! ;-)

Yes, yes! Makes sense, ok, so higher leptin levels will keep the feeling of satisfaction and less hunger from the hypothalamus? So does this mean that these carbs will lower leptin levels?? And if so, any carbs, or just complex...or high glycemic vs. low glycemic...good info, keep it coming.

[MuscleGauge1]

Yes, yes! Makes sense, ok, so higher leptin levels will keep the feeling of satisfaction and less hunger from the hypothalamus? So does this mean that these carbs will lower leptin levels?? And if so, any carbs, or just complex...or high glycemic vs. low glycemic...good info, keep it coming.

here you go bro, eat this for lunch

Turkey chili

1 tbs chili powder
2 tbs mexican oregeno
1 medium red onion, chopped
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
2 serrano peppers, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 lb extra lean turkey
1 4oz can tomato sauce
handful of cilantro, chopped
salt and pepper, to taste

Coat nonstick skillet with spray and toast chili powder and oregeno until fragrant. Add onion, bell pepper, serrano peppers, and garlic, season with salt and pepper, and saute until soft. Add in turkey, season, and brown completely. After turkey has cooked, add in tomato sauce and simmer on low for ~30 minutes. Add in cilantro and stir though. Season to taste, if necessary. Makes four servings.

Totals for entire recipe:

source grams cals %total
Total: 497
Fat: 5 44 9%
Sat: 0 1 0%
Poly: 0 4 1%
Mono: 0 1 0%
Carbs: 41 132 27%
Fiber: 8 0 0%
Protein: 76 305 63%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%