Re: Spinoff to 100 dollar budget for groceries. What do you pack for lunch?

Message edited 8/5/2011 9:34:11 AM.

Re: Spinoff to 100 dollar budget for groceries. What do you pack for lunch?

I bring a salad with Trader Joe's Just Grilled Chicken strips.....

I make a huge pot of WW Mexican-Inspired Vegetable Soup and bring some everyday.

Re: Spinoff to 100 dollar budget for groceries. What do you pack for lunch?

mostly leftovers but sometimes I go on a sandwich kick.

Re: Spinoff to 100 dollar budget for groceries. What do you pack for lunch?

Posted by Tilde

Posted by Leb

Posted by hazeleyes33


Plain Chobani with Honey
Veggies with Hummus
Apple with Peanut Butter

Water

This or a variation of this is what I basically eat every day (sometimes I add cinnamon to the yogurt though!). Or a laughing cow light swiss on my apple.

If I ate this for lunch, I would probably pass out way before dinner I am so amazed at how little people can eat!

Yesterday I had a tupperware of pasta with vodka sauce and cut up a chicken cutlet into it LOL Once my matabolism slows down, I am totally screwed!

Re: Spinoff to 100 dollar budget for groceries. What do you pack for lunch?

When Smart ones or lean cusines are on sale I bring those.

Or light bread/sandwich thin with some turkey and mustard

salad with beans and grilled chicken.

Hummus with pita/veggies.

then I usually throw in a string cheese and piece of fruit or small yogurt.

Re: Spinoff to 100 dollar budget for groceries. What do you pack for lunch?

I forgot hummus and veggies! So easy, quick and CHEAP! I probably make hummus in the magic bullet quicker than I can make a sandwich.

Re: Spinoff to 100 dollar budget for groceries. What do you pack for lunch?

Normally left overs from dinner the night before.

If I dont cook:
Sandwiches
Wraps
Salads

Re: Spinoff to 100 dollar budget for groceries. What do you pack for lunch?

I make DH 2 PB&J sandwiches everyday. Once in a while he will ask for bologna and cheese. He won't eat leftovers at work and doesn't eat any other cold cuts.

I either bring a salad, leftovers, make a sandwich, or bring a frozen meal.

Re: Spinoff to 100 dollar budget for groceries. What do you pack for lunch?

i don't have kids, so it's just me and DH.

I make a big pot of soup on Sunday and split it into portable containers for the week so I can grab and go. I usually take a piece of fruit too--something easy like an apple or a banana that doesn't need any preparation. DH will usually take leftovers or frozen food.

Re: Spinoff to 100 dollar budget for groceries. What do you pack for lunch?

Posted by Linda1003

Posted by Tilde

Posted by Leb

Posted by hazeleyes33


Plain Chobani with Honey
Veggies with Hummus
Apple with Peanut Butter

Water

This or a variation of this is what I basically eat every day (sometimes I add cinnamon to the yogurt though!). Or a laughing cow light swiss on my apple.

If I ate this for lunch, I would probably pass out way before dinner I am so amazed at how little people can eat!

Yesterday I had a tupperware of pasta with vodka sauce and cut up a chicken cutlet into it LOL Once my matabolism slows down, I am totally screwed!

I TA how do yo last until dinner on that lunch!! wow!!!!

I usually..bring a sandwich or leftovers.

Re: Spinoff to 100 dollar budget for groceries. What do you pack for lunch?

Posted by Leb

Posted by Linda1003

Posted by Tilde

Posted by Leb

Posted by hazeleyes33


Plain Chobani with Honey
Veggies with Hummus
Apple with Peanut Butter

Water

This or a variation of this is what I basically eat every day (sometimes I add cinnamon to the yogurt though!). Or a laughing cow light swiss on my apple.

If I ate this for lunch, I would probably pass out way before dinner I am so amazed at how little people can eat!

Yesterday I had a tupperware of pasta with vodka sauce and cut up a chicken cutlet into it LOL Once my matabolism slows down, I am totally screwed!

I TA how do yo last until dinner on that lunch!! wow!!!!

I usually..bring a sandwich or leftovers.

Well I am literally eating all day long. So I'll have the greek yogurt for breakfast with decaff coffee or tea. Then at like 11ish maybe I'll have a Gnu bar or some nuts, then at 1ish the veggies and hummus, maybe 3:30ish the apple with pb or the cheese.

I llike little snacks all day long. Then I'll have dinner around 7-7:30 (Veggies, egg whites...) and sometimes some dark chocolate late night.

Then on the weekends I will eat a piece of pizza or a sandwich, maybe some frozen yogurt.

Re: Spinoff to 100 dollar budget for groceries. What do you pack for lunch?

Typically, I bring Weight Watcher/Lean Cuisine/Healthy Choice meals. Even when not on sale, I get them at BJ's. If not, I bring cold cuts- turkey breast or chicken breast on whole wheat bread. I also bring baby carrots and a piece of fruit.

If we have enough leftovers, I'll bring that.

Today I had tuna with veggies (carrots, celery, scallions) on toasted whole wheat bread with baby carrots & a laughing cow wedge.
Sometimes I will also bring hummus on a pita with veggies.

My lunch is so boring.

Re: Spinoff to 100 dollar budget for groceries. What do you pack for lunch?

I always buy a pound of BH cold cuts each week, usually I get what's on sale (roast beef, honey maple turkey, Everoast chicken, bologna, etc.).

The cold cuts my DH and I make sammies from, and most of the time, the kids are happy with PB&J, although they do eat cold cuts too. I stock up on WW or LC frozen stuff when they are less than $2 at Target or S&S, and I pair that with a salad. I always have heads of romaine home to make a quick salad.

Re: Spinoff to 100 dollar budget for groceries. What do you pack for lunch?

DH and I literally have PB&J every day. In the winter I will sometimes bring a soup or a Lean Cuisine or something. I do not like to sit at my desk though all day without a break so I will usually eat at my desk and then run out to get a coffee. Helps break up the day. Saves a ton of money and I don't miss buying lunch at all...

ETA I also bring breakfast! Usually a yogurt,

Message edited 8/5/2011 2:22:57 PM.

Re: Spinoff to 100 dollar budget for groceries. What do you pack for lunch?

DH takes pretty much the same thing every day -- a turkey and cheese sandwich on wheat bread, a string cheese, and either some kind of fruit or pistachios or something else.

I always take a string cheese and some kind of fruit (for morning and afternoon snacks), and for lunch I typically make something at the beginning of the week and portion it out for the whole week, typically soups.

For example, this week I did a simple tortilla-type soup, chicken broth, corn, dark red kidney beans, diced tomatoes, seasoning (could put chicken but I didn’t) and brought a couple of multigrain tortilla chips and some shredded cheese to garnish when I eat it. I have done quinoa veggie soup, spinach/lemon orzo soup, a turkey sausage stew, chili, standard chicken soup with veggies, tons of things. I prefer a hot lunch, and especially soups with beans in them are filling and pretty cheap to make.

Re: Spinoff to 100 dollar budget for groceries. What do you pack for lunch?

You guys are such healthy eaters!!!!!!! Not ONE person responded Pizza, grill cheese, taco bell!!!!!

I mix it up, I try to eat clean 4-6 a week, but I def have my pizza/panera/chipolte every week !

Re: Spinoff to 100 dollar budget for groceries. What do you pack for lunch?

I am able to go home for lunch so I usually have a wrap with chicken that I boil up on Sunday with a little bit of mayo and cucumber and lettuce, and finish it off with something chocolately

For DH I usually pack him cold cuts or he gets the leftovers from dinner the night before.