lunch ideas..

[Mr Edwards 25]

hello all.

I'm a local truck driver up in Barrie not Canada and finding it hard to eat during the day..im looking for some ideas on things I can bring for lunches on the go..quick..any thing will appreciated.

[Introversion 1,876]

1. Sardines straight from the can
2. tuna pouches
3. Ground turkey patties
4. chicken strips
5. Hard boiled eggs
6. Ham & cheese sandwiches
7. Salmon croquets

[FluffyChix 17,415]

Honestly? I'm doing this pre-op and anticipate this will continue the rest of my life.

I pick my most important meal of the day (happens to be dinner for me), and that's the meal that I will put a little effort into. (Like 10-15 minutes of effort. )

That means, the other 2 meals, 3 Snacks are pretty repetitious, crazy easy, and boring--designed only to fill my piehole with Protein and veg/fruit. If I get tired of a meal, I'll take it out of rotation and put something up in its place.

If it were me, and I was a truck drivin' man (thank you Toby Keith), I'd do the following during the week cuz I could make and package stuff ahead:

Breakfasts--I'd rotate 3-4 of them:

1. Egg "muffins (portable, soft, easy to digest, dense protein). You can make these any flavor you want. They're essentially just crustless quiches (and real men DO eat quiche) !!!

2. Breakfast taco made with low carb tortilla.

3. Mixture of cottage cheese, yogurt, blueberries, Fiber One, toasted slivered almonds.

4. Green protein smoothie (frozen blueberries, frozen spinach, scoop of banana Protein Powder, Peanut Butter powder, unsweetened vanilla coconut milk or Fairlife Milk for more protein)

Lunches--I'd rotate 3-4 of them:

1. Turkey or ham roll-up(s) + grape tomatoes (1 oz Boar's Head lunch meat + 1 string cheese = 1 roll-up)--eat 1-2 + 3-4 grape tomatoes

2. Little containers of leftovers from previous dinners that are pre-measured. Stop to pee at a truck stop, nuke 'em and enjoy with a spoon and a smile. Works great for things like chili, Eggface's Ricotta Bake, layered enchilada casseroles, etc.

3. Lettuce wraps (lunchmeat, sliced cheese, romaine leaves/curly lettuce leaves, cucumber spears, onion slices, etc)

4. Little containers of a meat/seafood/egg salad (tuna or canned salmon or shrimp, mixed with boiled egg, cottage cheese, green onions, dill pickle relish, low fat mayo, Dijon mustard, spices) + sliced apple or jicama or carrots.

5. Smorgasbord: 2oz leftover meat, 1oz cubed cheese, 3-4grape tomatoes or 2-3 strawberries or 1/4 c blueberries or blackberries.

Snacks--KISS (Keep It Simple Sweetie)

1. Hard boiled egg

2. String cheese and beef/venison Jerky

3. 1oz nuts

4. sliced apple/peanut butter or almond butter

5. My favorite trifecta satisfies me for 3-4 hours: 1 string cheese, 1.75oz GS apple slices, 8-14g of toasted almonds. So dang yummy!!!

Dinner--Make something lovely for yourself and make enough to freeze 2-3 meals of leftovers in small containers. Label with tape: I make lots of "base" meats and buy pre-made/low to no sugar/low cal/low fat sauces and freeze them in ways that I can measure out an ounce or 2 into a container. I portion sauces in ice cube trays or small freezer containers. Then it's so easy to grab things and mix and match like Garanimals for food! Never a dull meal!

Name of dish

Qty of the Dish

Date frozen

(if possible, then put the nutritional information on it)

Edited December 7, 2017 by FluffyChix

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14 hours ago, Mr Edwards said:

hello all.

I'm a local truck driver up in Barrie not Canada and finding it hard to eat during the day..im looking for some ideas on things I can bring for lunches on the go..quick..any thing will appreciated.

StarKist tuna packets have 14 grams of Protein per 4 oz packet. I love them. They can be room temperature, although I like them cold the best. They also only have 100 calories. Hummus and veggie sticks are good.