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healthy lunches - beerman - 08-07-2008
I get sick of eating breakfast bars for lunch, what else could I keep in a drawer and eat that would be reasonably healthy for lunch?
Re: healthy lunches - jdc - 08-07-2008
how long in the drawer?
these would keep for several days
there are about 50 different bars at trader joes, not all are breakfast ones
Re: healthy lunches - kj4btkljv - 08-07-2008
These are really good:
http://www.fiberone.com/Product/Bars.aspx
You could take a "dry" spin on the bananas above, and get semi-sweet banana chips. Those are really yummy.
How about sesame sticks?
http://www.nutsonline.com/snacksmixes/sesamesticks/plain.html
Or how about the Fruit & Nut Medley from Costco?
Jeff
Re: healthy lunches - clay - 08-07-2008
-any type of fruit (apples, peaches, nectarines, pears, whatever you like)
-rice cakes (lots of different flavors available)
-whole grain pretzels (whole wheat, oat bran, etc)
-homemade granola (low fat)
-nuts (almonds, etc)
-raisins
-prunes
those are a few ideas. now I'm hungry...
Re: healthy lunches - Don Kiyoti - 08-07-2008
Can't keep in drawer but I like the peeled baby carrots and broccoli florets that come in bags at Trader Joe's, along with a couple spoons of their hummus. TJ's also sell these flatbread crackers that I have with this. Makes a pretty virtuous lunch, and I find that if I nibble at this for awhile it keeps me from getting hungry again for longer than if I eat something that takes 2 minutes to consume.
I would starve to death without TJ's.
Re: healthy lunches - msienkiewicz - 08-08-2008
I've got crackers (unsalted tops) and peanut butter at my desk for those days when I can't manage to bring something in. I also have canned soup but I'll probably have to give that away since I'm on a limited diet these days (and the Progresso soups have too much sodium anyway). I usually had an apple handy but am currently substituting the small containers of applesauce.
Re: healthy lunches - katkramer - 08-08-2008
Nature's Path makes a cereal called Flax Plus that's a really good, crunchy snack.
Sounds terrible, but it has a sweet taste but without all the added sugar. I eat it when I get a craving for chips or something crunchy.
I measured serving sizes into little plastic bags, and took blueberries in another bag. I also packaged 4 oz servings of deli turkey and kept it in a cooler lunchbag.
A lot of people like granola, but a half cup of granola is 170 calories or so...lots of calories for just a little bit of snack.