quick and filling lunches??

Thotful560 wrote:
|| does anyone have suggestions for quick and filling lunches?
||
|| I can eat eggs at 5 AM, but lunch at work is a challenge.
||
|| I often have little time to eat on the job, and when I do take a
|| break any number of interruptions occur.
|| I manage a busy High School cafeteria..and I am getting tired of
|| chef's salad or cold deli meats and cheese for lunch...not to
|| mention I rarely get to sit down and actually finish a meal!!
|| THANKS!

Maybe i'm jaded, but I really don't understand why people can't figure out
what to eat. Also, with all of these constraints, why expect others to be
able to figure out when/where/if you can eat this or that. I can't believe
you work for an organization that won't let you have time to eat.

If you're smart enough to manage a busy high school cafe, then I do believe
that if you put a little bit of thought into it you could figure out
something.

What about canned tuna or canned sardines, baked chicken, jerky, veggies etc
(in a thermal lunchbox)? Heck, can't you put your food in a frig somewhere?
And if you only get 5 minutes, then just eat parts of it when you can. Or,
if it really is that hard to find time to eat, skip lunch since you seem to
do that anyway.

Cold cuts and green salad are inexpensive and very filling. I roll up
slices filled with mayo and lettuce.

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I like chicken salad with a cucumber salad on the side. My most recent
idea is pickled eggs which are amazingly good and easy too.

5 eggs in the morning? Wow...

Anyway, after suffering almost a year without any bread at all, I
actually took the time to look around and found these 5 net gram of
carb tortillas that are great for sandwiches. I think the brand is
Joseph's. They're made with whole grain wheat and oatmeal bran or
something like that and taste great, especially if toasted in a frying
pan first.

I can fit a whole can of tuna salad and lots of lettuce in them, or
they're also great for egg and cheese sandwiches. Of course there's
the old meat and cheese and lettuce standby. I've thought of making
some sort of crispy salsa-dippers with them or quesadillas, but I
haven't tried that yet.

Maybe you can make yourself a sandwich at home with one and bring that
to work a couple times a week. Cut it into 3 triangles, and you can
eat parts of it whenever you get a chance. For only 5 grams, it's very
much worth it, IMO!

HTH.

thanks all, i realize my problem is twofold..time and variety.
it's tough to be creative in the kitchen at 5 AM.
i am going to try to make my lunches the night before, so at 5 AM all i have to
do is take it with me.

All of the beef products we serve at school are soy laden and I can't stand the
smell....and the chicken is ALL breaded.(crispy. plain and spicy ...all
breaded)

still, I have access to quality deli meats and cheese, and salad greens.
I have to bring my own mayo, as the mayo we use is *lite* ugh!!

the cost of tomatoes and cucumbers is insanely high right now
our local Baja Fresh no longer serves their pico de gallo.
I am going to try marinaded and roasted chicken legs...I need a filling lunch
so I am not tempted by the Hostess demons.
thanks again,
teresa

pickled eggs?? tell me more...I like eggs

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|| 5 eggs in the morning? Wow...

funny....I read it that way at first too.....

no!!
c'mon you two...i EAT the eggs at 5 AM
i can eat two easily..sometimes three, but 5??
no way.
thanks for the tips
teresa

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does anyone have suggestions for quick and filling lunches?

Soup in a small thermos? I'd second Susan's low-carb tortilla wrap idea too.
Bring a box of coleslaw & tuna, to make a change from salad? Raw veggies and
dip. Leftovers from supper is my favourite - frittata wedge tomorrow : )
You could do a batch of those egg/sausage muffins and take a couple in to
work.

Nicky.

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Thotful560 said:

does anyone have suggestions for quick and filling lunches?

I can eat eggs at 5 AM, but lunch at work is a challenge.

I often have little time to eat on the job, and when I do take a break any
number of interruptions occur.
I manage a busy High School cafeteria..and I am getting tired of chef's salad
or cold deli meats and cheese for lunch...not to mention I rarely get to sit
down and actually finish a meal!!
THANKS!

For me? Last night's leftovers, salad with a lean protein (tuna, salad,
egg, etc.) along with fruits and veggies. Yogurt. Cottage cheese.
Soup (have you tried the Black and White Bean soup for the SBD cookbook?
Good stuff!).

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jmk in NC