Hey Arnold
I need something besides a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to take to work when I don't have access to a fridge!
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Answer
Choose the Right Lunch Bag
Brown paper bags may be traditional, but they don't do anything to protect your food until lunch time. Get an insulated lunch bag with a cool pack inside. Freeze the cool pack overnight and the frostiness will help keep your food cold. The insulation in the walls of the bag help prevent heat from getting in, further protecting your lunch. Buy individual plastic "ice cubes" and sprinkle them throughout the contents of your bag to chill it further.
Use a Thermos Jug
There's a reason you see construction workers pouring coffee from a thermos all day long: they keep the liquid inside piping hot for hours. Invest in a smaller version designed for soups and chilies. Pack leftover stew, casseroles, pasta dishes or hot sandwich toppings like pulled pork in the thermos. Add crusty bread or rolls to complete your lunch.
Peanut Butter Basics
You can indulge in the occasional peanut butter and jelly sandwich if you want to get nostalgic about your school days. After that, use peanut butter and other nut butters in a more adult way to add protein to your lunch. Add cranberries, bananas or other fruits to peanut butter on crusty whole wheat bread. Pack a small container of nut butter and use it as a dip for apple slices, celery sticks, pretzels and crackers.
Instant Lunch
Instant food at your desk no longer means noodles in a cup. Stock up on meals that only need a small amount of hot water to activate a heater, or dried meals that cook in the microwave with water if you have an oven at work. Bring a thermos of boiling hot water along with your lunch to cook ramen noodles or other instant pasta dishes. Pack tuna salad in a can along with a variety of crackers and cheese for small sandwiches.
Vegetables and Fruit
Add some variety to your menu by including different fruits and vegetables each day. Make a salad occasionally and include individual packets of salad dressing. Cut up slices of vegetables and pack some ranch dip. Bring whole fruits or cups of mixed pieces of fruit. Not only will the produce taste good, the additional foods will help fill you up without adding a lot of calories.
http://www.columbusparent.com/content/stories/2011/02/23/ntk-the-go-to-guide-school-lunches.html
Choose the Right Lunch Bag
Brown paper bags may be traditional, but they don't do anything to protect your food until lunch time. Get an insulated lunch bag with a cool pack inside. Freeze the cool pack overnight and the frostiness will help keep your food cold. The insulation in the walls of the bag help prevent heat from getting in, further protecting your lunch. Buy individual plastic "ice cubes" and sprinkle them throughout the contents of your bag to chill it further.
Use a Thermos Jug
There's a reason you see construction workers pouring coffee from a thermos all day long: they keep the liquid inside piping hot for hours. Invest in a smaller version designed for soups and chilies. Pack leftover stew, casseroles, pasta dishes or hot sandwich toppings like pulled pork in the thermos. Add crusty bread or rolls to complete your lunch.
Peanut Butter Basics
You can indulge in the occasional peanut butter and jelly sandwich if you want to get nostalgic about your school days. After that, use peanut butter and other nut butters in a more adult way to add protein to your lunch. Add cranberries, bananas or other fruits to peanut butter on crusty whole wheat bread. Pack a small container of nut butter and use it as a dip for apple slices, celery sticks, pretzels and crackers.
Instant Lunch
Instant food at your desk no longer means noodles in a cup. Stock up on meals that only need a small amount of hot water to activate a heater, or dried meals that cook in the microwave with water if you have an oven at work. Bring a thermos of boiling hot water along with your lunch to cook ramen noodles or other instant pasta dishes. Pack tuna salad in a can along with a variety of crackers and cheese for small sandwiches.
Vegetables and Fruit
Add some variety to your menu by including different fruits and vegetables each day. Make a salad occasionally and include individual packets of salad dressing. Cut up slices of vegetables and pack some ranch dip. Bring whole fruits or cups of mixed pieces of fruit. Not only will the produce taste good, the additional foods will help fill you up without adding a lot of calories.
http://www.columbusparent.com/content/stories/2011/02/23/ntk-the-go-to-guide-school-lunches.html
Paper bag lunches within these parameters?
Q. Hey! I want to pack my own lunches this year! Obviously, I'd like it to be pretty portable (ex: no soup)
My diet specifications are: No nut butters, no dairy, no chocolate, nothing to high in salt or sugar.
My ideas so far are a homemade burrito, roasted veggie sandwich, salad, and homemade burrito bol.
Thanks a million for your help!!!
My diet specifications are: No nut butters, no dairy, no chocolate, nothing to high in salt or sugar.
My ideas so far are a homemade burrito, roasted veggie sandwich, salad, and homemade burrito bol.
Thanks a million for your help!!!
Answer
With the right equipment, all lunches can be totally portable.
Most large stores sell Thermos containers(either that brand or a comparable one) which allows you to take a wide variety of different foods with you.
They come in wide mouth styles to accomodate all kinds of things.
You can get one for hot foods, pour boiling water in it and allow to stand while you are heating what ever you are taking, dump the hot water, put the hot food in there and it will be hot and safe for a very long time.
With cold foods, you can store the thermos, open, in the freezer. next morning, add your tuna salad or fruit salad and close. It will be nice and cold at lunch time.
With that little bit of equipment you can take almost anything you can think of including interesting left overs from dinner the night before to stuff you made especially for lunches.
soups
stews
hot dishes
sliced hot meats and gravy
hot roasted veggies
etc
With the thermos used cold;
tuna salad
chicken salad
fruit salad
any pasta salad
fresh veggie sticks
the options are limited only by your hungar and imagination.
Construction workers have been taking lunches using insulated containers for years.
With the right equipment, all lunches can be totally portable.
Most large stores sell Thermos containers(either that brand or a comparable one) which allows you to take a wide variety of different foods with you.
They come in wide mouth styles to accomodate all kinds of things.
You can get one for hot foods, pour boiling water in it and allow to stand while you are heating what ever you are taking, dump the hot water, put the hot food in there and it will be hot and safe for a very long time.
With cold foods, you can store the thermos, open, in the freezer. next morning, add your tuna salad or fruit salad and close. It will be nice and cold at lunch time.
With that little bit of equipment you can take almost anything you can think of including interesting left overs from dinner the night before to stuff you made especially for lunches.
soups
stews
hot dishes
sliced hot meats and gravy
hot roasted veggies
etc
With the thermos used cold;
tuna salad
chicken salad
fruit salad
any pasta salad
fresh veggie sticks
the options are limited only by your hungar and imagination.
Construction workers have been taking lunches using insulated containers for years.
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