Lunches

runforfun · Jul 30, 2012

Ok, so your post sent me on a google search! Sorry for double-posting, but I have fallen in love with this blog, it has tons of great ideas.

The Brown Bag Brigade: Your One-Stop Shop for Work Lunch Ideas

staceym · Jul 30, 2012

Great ideas... I made a list of some of my favs so I can refer to it when my creativity is lacking. One that I didn't see mentioned for those that like grains such as quinoa is a quinoa salad. Just make a large batch of quinoa (preferably in vegetable stock for flavor) and mix it with your favorite beans and veggies. Quinoa is so versatile that you can try all kinds of flavors with it.

classicdame, MSN, EdD · Jul 30, 2012

probably thermoses.

Consider small boxes of frozen veggies with dip. I used to carry sugar snap peas that would be cold, but thawed, by dinner. WONDERFUL with ranch dressing.

Stephalump · Jul 30, 2012

I wonder what the proper plural form for "thermos" is? Thermosis Thermice Thermoseses

I don't know what the proper term is, but I like Thermosi.

So...I'll be sure to pack a bunch on Thermosi full of healthy snacks!

KLBatchelor · Jul 31, 2012

I don't know about y'all, but I am in a constant battle with my dryer about shrinking my clothes (ok ok maybe it's not so much the dryer, but my back side growing)! I take 2 diet shakes- the grocery store brand or Special K brand (bc the Slimfasts taste bad) for breakfast on the go and then lunch as well as fruit or granola bar or something along those lines for snacks. I've gained a pound or 2 (or 15) since I've been home for the past 7 months being a stay at home mommy and waiting for NS to start. This routine always helps me out!

HollywoodDiva · Jul 31, 2012

Boiled eggs, fresh fruits, soup and tuna.

studentnursepupmom · Jul 31, 2012

I don't know about y'all, but I am in a constant battle with my dryer about shrinking my clothes (ok ok maybe it's not so much the dryer, but my back side growing)! I take 2 diet shakes- the grocery store brand or Special K brand (bc the Slimfasts taste bad) for breakfast on the go and then lunch as well as fruit or granola bar or something along those lines for snacks. I've gained a pound or 2 (or 15) since I've been home for the past 7 months being a stay at home mommy and waiting for NS to start. This routine always helps me out!

Thanks for this idea! I have been trying to figure out how to pack healthy food and make myself get up even earlier to eat some sort of breakfast, and I didn't even think about those shakes! I used to love just drinking those is HS, but I just kind of forgot about them. I have definitely gained about 5 lb. since starting nursing school a year ago, and it would be nice not to be even 5 lbs heavier at graduation next year lol...

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sharpeimom · Aug 13, 2012

A local restaurant closed after almost four generations. The food was to die for! Homemade

Italian pastas, sauces, desserts, soups, breads, sandwiches...

I just tried what was in each of my favorite salads. No amounts, but what was in each salad.

They'd be fantastic for lunch! They turned their unused Italian, garlic, garlic/cheese homemade

breads into croutons.

I just remembered! It isn't on my list, but each salad had freshly planed asiago and parmesan

curls on top. I'm making myself hungry!

Papa's Antipasto Salad

lettuce

sliced salami

sliced ham

whole ripe olives

grape or cherry tomatoes

pepperoni slices

hot peppers (optional)

hard boiled egg wedges

swiss cheese

provalone cheese

green pepper slices

Italian dressing

Papa's Chef Salad

lettuce

salami

2 hams

pepperoni

hard boiled egg wedges

olives

grape or cherry tomatoes

green pepper rings

cheeses

carrots

celery

cuke slices

Papa's Spinach Salad

baby spinach leaves/stems cut out

hard boiled egg wedges

fresh orange sections OR mandarin oranges - seasonal

fresh raspberries OR fresh pineapple wedges - seasonal

pecan OR walnut halves/pref. sugared

bacon curls

add if fullsized meal salad:

more spinach

grilled chicken slices

more bacon curls

croutons

Papa's Taco Salad

lettuce

lots of taco meat/hot or mild

tomato/finely diced

3 kinds of shredded cheese

ripe olives

salsa/hot or mild

sour cream

coorificely crushed corn chips on top plus whole ones

refried beans

salad dressing of choice on the side

CRNBSN18 · Aug 14, 2012

A local restaurant closed after almost four generations. The food was to die for! Homemade
Italian pastas, sauces, desserts, soups, breads, sandwiches...
I just tried what was in each of my favorite salads. No amounts, but what was in each salad.
They'd be fantastic for lunch! They turned their unused Italian, garlic, garlic/cheese homemade
breads into croutons.
I just remembered! It isn't on my list, but each salad had freshly planed asiago and parmesan
curls on top. I'm making myself hungry!
Papa's Antipasto Salad
lettuce
sliced salami
sliced ham
whole ripe olives
grape or cherry tomatoes
pepperoni slices
hot peppers (optional)
hard boiled egg wedges
swiss cheese
provalone cheese
green pepper slices
Italian dressing
Papa's Chef Salad
lettuce
salami
2 hams
pepperoni
hard boiled egg wedges
olives
grape or cherry tomatoes
green pepper rings
cheeses
carrots
celery
cuke slices
Papa's Spinach Salad
baby spinach leaves/stems cut out
hard boiled egg wedges
fresh orange sections OR mandarin oranges - seasonal
fresh raspberries OR fresh pineapple wedges - seasonal
pecan OR walnut halves/pref. sugared
bacon curls
add if fullsized meal salad:
more spinach
grilled chicken slices
more bacon curls
croutons
Papa's Taco Salad
lettuce
lots of taco meat/hot or mild
tomato/finely diced
3 kinds of shredded cheese
ripe olives
salsa/hot or mild
sour cream
coorificely crushed corn chips on top plus whole ones
refried beans
salad dressing of choice on the side

Oh my word.. It is 11pm and I am now drooling! Thanks!! Sorry I'm just now getting back to this, I've been reading nonstop & doing my motherly duties lol. School starts Wednesday!! :| online actually started today for me. Statistics & us history II

sharpeimom · Aug 28, 2012

I found this online.