Published Jul 28, 2012
CRNBSN18
373 Posts
What will everyone be doing for their lunchtime? I know I will be packing a lunch most days. I just have no clue what to pack! Any ideas are appreciated.
Thanks :)
ER(notso)n00b, ASN, RN
184 Posts
I pack about 75% of the time. When I do, I will take a salad with grilled chicken and veggies (I bag it all up separately and then mix it right before I eat), sandwiches or wraps, cubed chicken and cheese, or leftovers from the previous night's dinner. If I'm feeling especially lazy or running late, I'll grab a Lean Cuisine and heat it up at school. I almost always bring fresh fruit and veggies, and sometimes trail mix or a granola bar for snack. Yogurt has been good too. When I'm feeling bored with the same old stuff I will eat out. The last hospital I was at had the BEST cafeteria and I ate there practically every day. I also gained about 10 pounds during that clinical rotation, so I wouldn't recommend that!
SunshineDaisy, ASN, RN
1,295 Posts
The only classes I have during lunch are my 2 clinicals. I will probably bring snacks and then eat when I get home. My 2 lectures are end right around dinner time, so I'll be home to make dinner then as well!
littlemammanurse, BSN, RN
185 Posts
I bring oatmeal,a hard boiled egg,tuna,fresh fruits,veggies,leftovers,salad,nuts and I love popcorn!I.also love to bring soups and chili's during the winter months.I try to be as creative as possible so I don't get bored with the same old things over and over again.
BostonFNP, APRN
2 Articles; 5,582 Posts
When at clinical try and avoid foods with pervasive smells: fish, garlic, other ethnic foods with powerful smells.
Thanks, everyone! I think i will make a list of easy lunches :)
sharpeimom
2,452 Posts
bite-sized cheese cubes cracker assortment
mini low na pretzels laughing cow cheese and/or peanut butter
grapes and banana slices apple or pear slices
juice box jello cup
pudding or jello cup 2 or 3 mini chocolate bars
mini chef salad grilled cheese (wrap in several foil layers)
crackers thermos of tomato soup
drink fruit ??
egg salad sandwich frozen grapes (in a thermos) in cold drink like 7up
veggie assortment/dip melon bites on a toothpick
pretzels veggie assortment
hard boiled egg cut into wedges
i have blue ice
i use a blue thing that you microwave and it keeps things hot
i have 3 sizes of small thermoses
i have baby wipes in my reuseable lunch bag
i reuse sandwich boxes and salad bowls
i always kept tuna salad, ham salad, chicken salad cans in my locker
i always had luna and clif high protein bars in my locker as emergency back-ups
use my ideas as jumping off points and go from there.
bite-sized cheese cubes cracker assortmentmini low na pretzels Laughing Cow cheese and/or peanut buttergrapes and banana slices apple or pear slicesjuice box jello cuppudding or jello cup 2 or 3 mini chocolate barsmini chef salad grilled cheese (wrap in several foil layers)crackers thermos of tomato soupdrink fruit ??egg salad sandwich frozen grapes (in a thermos) in cold drink like 7upveggie assortment/dip melon bites on a toothpickpretzels veggie assortmenthard boiled egg cut into wedgesI have blue iceI use a blue thing that you microwave and it keeps things hotI have 3 sizes of small thermosesI have baby wipes in my reuseable lunch bagI reuse sandwich boxes and salad bowlsI always kept tuna salad, ham salad, chicken salad cans in my lockerI always had Luna and Clif high protein bars in my locker as emergency back-upsUse my ideas as jumping off points and go from there.
mini low na pretzels Laughing Cow cheese and/or peanut butter
I have blue ice
I use a blue thing that you microwave and it keeps things hot
I have 3 sizes of small thermoses
I have baby wipes in my reuseable lunch bag
I reuse sandwich boxes and salad bowls
I always kept tuna salad, ham salad, chicken salad cans in my locker
I always had Luna and Clif high protein bars in my locker as emergency back-ups
Use my ideas as jumping off points and go from there.
Wow!! Thank you SO much!! :-)
jhopper
36 Posts
I wonder what the proper plural form for "thermos" is? Thermosis Thermice Thermoseses
Google it. :-)
PirateArrrNnnn
99 Posts
Thermos is a brand name. So maybe Thermos containers. Like Target. I went to 3 Target store to find by 5 Thermos containers. I don't know. Google it.
help! i'm being picked on! moooooooooooooooom! the other kids are picking on me!:rotfl:
thermooses maybe?
thermoseseses?
i just took a flying leap and guessed when i originally posted.