Lunch ideas

elsa1688

What do you eat for lunch? If you SAH, do you make a lunch or just heat up leftovers? Give me your knowledge please

tbmadeamistake

I SAH and I do both. Keep in mind when I give this list that I'm also feeding a toddler! If I make lunch, it's generally one of the following: canned soup, hotdogs, sandwiches, chicken nuggets, pasta, cold cuts, grilled cheese, quessadillas. Leftovers tend to be better because I put more effort into dinner. There are also days that I eat leftovers and she has a hotdog.

jacksoha

I go to work and I always pack my lunch, which can be difficult because I don't like sandwiches. Things I've taken include: salad, fruit, a smoothie, muffins (banana or zucchini), leftovers, or soup (homemade tomato or broccoli cheddar). Sometimes I make a collage of things and take a bunch of small snacks, like cheese and crackers, fruit and carrot sticks. I've also made chicken or pasta salad and taken that which works really well.

chloephoebecali

Usually a salad with leftover meat from last dinner. I also do a lot of sunbutter and jelly sandwiches.

nunzchucks

I'm dairy free so I normally eat some sort of Asian microwave noodle bowl (Simply Asia or Simply Thai)

mrscbrad

I eat a spinach salad with tomatoes, mushrooms and cucumber at least 3 times a week but in other days it's soup and crackers or a lean cuisine. You really can't beat a $2.00 lunch. Though I always add a fruit on the side bc those fill no one up.

lest12

Right now, I'm home with DH during the day - he goes to work at 4. So we end up eating a big lunch around 3 and I skip dinner or eat light. So it could be anything from a sandwich, soup,salad, or protein/veggie/grain combo (like dinner). When I'm in the office, lunch is usually a salad or something light, like yogurt and fruit or a power bar or something. Not particularly exciting but I try to just eat small snacks throughout the day when I'm sitting behind a desk and not moving much. I feel like I'm not helpful at all.

Taymiller

I hate leftovers, it is weird but I hate them. I make a sandwich almost everyday for lunch. Either that or soup.

caitb413

I SAH and like others usually have leftovers or sandwiches. I found some yummy wheat tortillas and I'll make a turkey and cheese wrap with lettuce and tomato most days. Sometimes I make nachos- spread refried black beans on tortilla chips and top with shredded cheese, bake at 350 for ~6 mins.

coffee89

I do a lot of leftovers. I also keep a few "healthier" frozen lunches around for the days that I don't have anything and don't have the time to put something together. I've been trying (and failing) at having salad and fruit for lunch.

Most days I tend to graze more than anything.

MNOpea

I usually eat a turkey sandwich for lunch. Only occasionally do I have left overs. Tomorrow I will have a steak and blue cheese salad because we have left over steak

MrsP419

My new favorite lunch: pre-cooked brown rice (I will make it with dinner early in the week and then make enough leftover for me), cooked grilled chicken (if they are on sale, I get them pre-made at the store.  If not, cook it myself early in the week), on romaine lettuce with shredded mozzarella, cucumbers, and italian dressing or balsamic vinegar.  So so good!

irenewslee

Before I went back to work, I tried to keep my lunch simple like dumpling (ling ling from costco), can soup, quasadilla and noodles. Every once and awhile I will make a couole days worth of pasta and eat that. Now that I am back to work, I sometimes eat a big breakfast and just eat a fruit or yogart at my desk for lunch so I can leave earlier to pick up LO.

babygabe614

I try to do leftovers as much as possible since it is just less work for me. I pack breakfast and lunch for both DH and myself every day, so any less cooking I have to do, the better. DH refuses to eat sandwiches which makes it tricky to pack for him. 

If we don't have leftovers, I will usually cook up some chicken tenderloins and put them on top of a big romaine lettuce salad with tomatoes and croutons and cheese and pack him some dressing in a small side container for it. Or I just give him two servings of breakfast and he just has to deal with it (breakfast is eggs and fruit).