Healthy on-the-go lunches?

[Bernadine]

H moves around on job sites, and is getting tired of turkey sandwiches and salads.  Any other good ideas, that don't need to be heated up?  He can keep food cold with an ice pack.

[CloudBee]

I would probably go the bento box route.

Toss things in like:
- prosciutto wrapped around mozz / string cheese
- cold pesto, pasta, chicken
- grape tomatoes
- carrot sticks, cucumbers, hummus
- whole wheat wraps with a chilled Mexican filling (beans, deli or leftover meat, cheese, veg)
- nuts
- peanut butter
- compartment with fruit salad (make on Sunday, use for the week)
- berries
- diced grilled chicken

[juliachild]

Wraps or pita bread with hummus, feta, and veggies.



ETA an apple with cheese slices or peanut butter

[honeychai]

My h would be horrified by this lunch, but this is what I eat everyday (prepare yourself, it is lame):

Cottage cheese with cinnamon and a touch of apple butter.

Half a cup of fresh pineapple chunks

Handful of raw almonds

And I also bring a hard boiled egg and string cheese for snacks

Sometimes if I'm feeling really crazy, a little square of dark chocolate

[karmasabiotch]

Protein bars
cheese sticks and almonds
pita with veggies

[pitta12]

The stainless steel thermos food containers are great for things like pasta, rice and beans, and of course soup. They keep things warm for a long time.

[who22]

DH works various job sites too. He requests pinwheels (basically a wrap cut up) and cold pizza usually when he wants a change. Sometimes he'll take cold quesadillas.

[lissaholly]

Black olives
Thick cut ham (turkey) slices cut into squares
Cheese cut the same
Whole wheat crackers
Grapes

Hummus
Pita cut into triangles
Apple slices
Almonds

Carrots
Boiled egg
Turkey jerky sticks

I like adult lunchables

[stellas]

I love toasted sandwiches that are cooled on a drying rack the night before. They stay crisp.

Cold paninis and quesadillas are awesome
too.

Pita bread with tapenade or hummus.

Peanut butter and apples, cheddar cheese on the side.

[Deleted]

If he can keep it cold, I'd do things like pasta salads, quinoa salads, even lettuce/green salads with chicken, etc.

[EmilieMadison]

May 19, 2015 14:23:10 GMT -5 honeychai said:

My h would be horrified by this lunch, but this is what I eat everyday (prepare yourself, it is lame):

Cottage cheese with cinnamon and a touch of apple butter.

Half a cup of fresh pineapple chunks

Handful of raw almonds

And I also bring a hard boiled egg and string cheese for snacks

Sometimes if I'm feeling really crazy, a little square of dark chocolate

I'm feeling famished just thinking of this lunch. Well, really I'm feeling famished thinking about how I'd feel after eating this lunch LOL! 

[EmilieMadison]

I really love toasted bread with avocado, grape tomatoes, salt/pepper and balsamic vinegar. I take this to work often, unassembled, and then put it all together when I eat it.

[trafficgirl]

Lately for lunch I've been having an antipasti plate of sorts with a lot of the things CloudBee mentioned. Typically it consists of:

cucumber
kalamata olives
cherry tomatoes
prosciutto
mozzarella (or some other cheese)

Sometimes I'll add avocado if I have a ripe one at home, though then I have to use a fork to eat it which annoys me. You can use grilled chicken breast in place of the prosciutto too.

[ginger]

May 19, 2015 14:23:10 GMT -5 honeychai said:

My h would be horrified by this lunch, but this is what I eat everyday (prepare yourself, it is lame):

Cottage cheese with cinnamon and a touch of apple butter.

Half a cup of fresh pineapple chunks

Handful of raw almonds

And I also bring a hard boiled egg and string cheese for snacks

Sometimes if I'm feeling really crazy, a little square of dark chocolate

you meant breakfast right?

[honeychai]

Listen, guys!!! It's rather satisfying.
Haha
I swear.

Plus, I'm at that point in pregnancy where I'm so big, I can only do small meals.

I fill up quickly, okay?!!

[lightyears]

my typical lunches are usually just leftovers from the previous night's dinner.

example:

-fajitas last night = rice bowl or fajita salad tomorrow
-salad last night = add tuna and/or grilled chicken on top, some cheese for protein*


i also am one of those people that preps a ton of stuff on sunday, like cutting up fruit and putting it into little containers so in the morning when i am getting myself and a 10-month-old ready, i can just grab a bunch of stuff and throw it in a bag to go.


(*cheese needs no reason)

[lobstertail]

I make my own version of Starbucks' Protein box: sliced apples, grapes, wedges of cheddar cheese, multi-grain biscuit, almond butter. Or you could just buy it from Starbucks!

[Captain Serious]

Believe it or not, cold hot dogs. I may like them better than warm dogs.

ETA: Oops, I just saw that you were looking for healthy options, not just variety.

[Captain Serious]

May 19, 2015 14:26:07 GMT -5 pitta12 said:

The stainless steel thermos food containers are great for things like pasta, rice and beans, and of course soup. They keep things warm for a long time.

I use a plastic thermos container for the boys and send all sorts of leftovers for their lunches. Often its rice and with some kind of meat/chicken/beans. They say the food is still warm at lunchtime.

[nightandday]

I'll make some chicken salad on Sunday so H and I have lunch for Monday and Tuesday. The rest of the week it's usually leftovers from the previous night's dinner. I'm actually looking for some good ideas, too. Thanks, ladies

[lilafowler]

May 19, 2015 16:54:49 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I said:

Legumes

What the fuck is a legume?