Make ahead, portable lunch ideas?

[spaghetticat]

I know we are talking about food a lot lately. When I go back to work, I would like to prepare my lunches for the week on Sunday night. I was thinking about salads in a mason jar, but I feel like I would be hungry afterwards. I'm also going to be pumping during lunch, so the easier the better.

Any suggestions?

[katfco]

quesadillas keep well, and if you let them cool before putting them in the fridge they don't get soggy

[carawestt]

I used to buy those salad kit bags and I'd just mix them and eat them right out of the bag.

Veggies, pita bread and hummus?

[charlielove]

You could make a pasta salad for the week. I also make a sweet potato salad at the beginning of the week sometime for my lunch. It's really filling. 

[jfh]

I used to pack marinated tofu, a cup of plain yogurt, and a carton of blueberries for lunch pretty often.

[careyalis]

I tend to make a big pot of soup and ladle it into individual containers.

[lynzee21]

We grill a bunch of chicken on Sundays and then do one or two sides each night for the next day. Many times the sides are steamer bags / frozen veggies. I do that and yogurt for lunch, but also have grapes, an apple, almonds, or kind bars as snacks.

[formerlyllizzyb]

Chicken salad lasts a few days. I make mine with plain Greek yogurt, grapes, almonds or walnuts, and red onion. (I forget though, are you dairy free again?)
I often made a pot of soup on Sunday evenings for my lunches, but that could be hard to eat while pumping.

[kandrze1]

I used to make turkey burgers on the weekend and make lettuce wraps or just burgers during the week. You could do a lot of different flavors. Last year I liked a lot of different pasta salads, yogurt, kind bars, etc. Amy's organic frozen meals (the burritos and veggie pot pies) were my favorite on days I didn't actually make a lunch, but needed something quick.

[spaghetticat]

Sept 18, 2014 19:58:24 GMT -5 formerlyllizzyb said:

Chicken salad lasts a few days. I make mine with plain Greek yogurt, grapes, almonds or walnuts, and red onion. (I forget though, are you dairy free again?)
I often made a pot of soup on Sunday evenings for my lunches, but that could be hard to eat while pumping.

Nope, not dairy free again, thank God. Stool sample came back negative for blood

[formerlyllizzyb]

What about burrito bowls? Brown rice, black beans, corn, etc. You could heat up at work and add cheese, lettuce, salsa, tomatoes.

Honestly though, I bet half the time my lunches would be a protein bar, some fruit, and a yogurt. I did that a lot when working.

[artgal84]

The chili and soup is a good idea!

Sometimes I cut up lots of veggies and put them in containers. Then I buy the individual sabra hummus cups. I bring that with some pita chips, some cheese (baby bel or sharp cheddar) and a yogurt.

I also like to put tuna or chicken salad in a container and bring crackers to put it on.