Any ideas for brown bag lunches?

Question

I have to take my lunch to work because there aren't any good resturants near by. Anyone have any ideas about what I could pack besides a pb&j or ham sandwhich. Thanks!!

Answer 1

Brown Bag Tips
If you have to make a lot of sandwiches, try the assembly line method: Lay out slices of bread, spread each slice with butter, mustard, mayo or any other spread you are using. Go down the line and add toppings, finish with top slice of bread, then wrap.
For easier spreading, freeze breads first, then make your sandwiches. This can also help keep foods chilled and it will be thawed in time for lunch.
Use frozen ice packs to help keep cold foods cold. Freezing drinks like juices and iced teas can also help keep foods cold, and who doesn't prefer a cold drink (keep in mind that the containers are likely to sweat while thawing, so wrap you food well so it doesn't get soggy).
For a nutritious and low calorie lunch, pack some raw, or lightly steamed (then chilled) vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower or carrots. Add a small container of dip (or individual package of salad dressing) and you've got a great snack or lunch addition.
Hummus, whether used as a dip or a sandwich spread is a great addition to any lunchbox.
Don't forget stuffed tomatoes! Stuff with tuna or egg salad or even potato, pasta or rice salad.
A thermos can keep things hot as well as cold, which opens up a host of lunchtime possibilities. How about soups, or pastas or even stir-frys? A wide mouthed thermos container can be the brown bagger's best friend. Just fill with piping hot food and seal. It will stay hot until lunchtime.
Tired of the same old sandwich? How about cold pizza for lunch? Don't forget salads instead of sandwiches (perfect for those cutting carbs).
What's exotic for us in normal fare in Japan. Sushi Rolls make terrific lunchbox fare.
Frittatas are great served cold and are perfect for packing in a lunchbox.
Savory tarts, pies and quiches can often be served at room temperature and add an elegant touch to any box lunch.
If you and your co-workers bring your lunches to work, why not start a Brown Bag Club? Divide the week up between 5 co-workers, each day a different person brings brown bag lunches for the group!

Answer 2

Is peanutbutter ok? If that is so, are attempting bumps on a log. Wash and cut a celery stalk into 4" sections. Do not slit it up the center, though. Fully combine a spoonful of margarine into a number of spoonfuls of peanutbutter. This lightens it and makes it simpler to eat. Unfold this in the core groove of your celery stalk sections. Put two of them together, with the pb facets dealing with. Wrap over them with plastic wrap. Wrap them all like that. Take a plastic spoon and a small box or bag of raisins with you. Open up the wrapped celery stalk sections and use the spoon to even out the pb. Put the raisins on top of the pb and munch away. It makes a best light lunch. A frozen bottle of consuming water makes a nice ice p.C.. By lunchtime, it can be thawed more often than not. It continues everything cold and also you get cold water together with your lunch. If it is now not heat ample the place you are living to thaw it that fast, freeze part of a bottle of water in a single day. Fill it the rest of the way with water when you're ready to depart within the morning.

Answer 3

Is peanutbutter ok? if so, try bumps on a log. Wash and cut back a celery stalk into 4" sections. do not slit it up the middle, regardless of the actuality that. thoroughly blend a spoonful of margarine right into some spoonfuls of peanutbutter. This lightens it and makes it a lot less stressful to devour. spread this interior the middle groove of your celery stalk sections. positioned 2 of them jointly, with the pb sides dealing with. Wrap over them with plastic wrap. Wrap all of them like that. Take a plastic spoon and a small field or bag of raisins with you. Open up the wrapped celery stalk sections and use the spoon to even out the pb. positioned the raisins on precise of the pb and munch away. It makes an outstanding mild lunch. A frozen bottle of eating water makes a tremendous ice %.. through lunchtime, it is thawed in many cases. It keeps each and everything chilly and also you get chilly water along with your lunch. If it is no longer warmth sufficient the position you stay to thaw it that quick, freeze area of a bottle of water in one day. Fill it some thing of how with water once you're waiting to depart interior the morning.

Answer 4

My lunch staple is steamed veggies packed with cooked brown basmati rice. I keep it in a Ziplock container and microwave it for about ninety seconds at work. Here's another great recipe that packs well:

Make chipotle puree by blending the contents of one can of chipotle peppers packed in adobo sauce (this will stay good in the fridge for a month and can be used with everything). Mix some of the chipotle puree with honey, lime juice and a bit of water. Peel a yam and slice thinly. Cut the thin slices into pieces about the size of silver dollars. Toss the yam pieces with olive oil and roast in the oven until they're soft. While they're roasting, spread some of the honey-chipotle sauce onto two flour tortillas. Add grated monterey jack cheese and toasted sunflower seeds to one side. When the yams are done, spread them in a single layer on top of the cheese and sunflower seeds, then put the other tortilla on top. Stick your quesadilla under the broiler for a minute or two, until the cheese melts. Take it out, let it cool and slice it into triangles. Pack in a Tupperware container and eat at work the next day! YUMMMY!

Answer 5

Is there a Trader Joe's near you? They have tons of good packaged 'deli' meals that you can buy.

Leftovers from dinner the night before.
Frozen dinners
Get your mom to make you some home-cooked food, put single servings in tupperware and freeze until needed.
Bag of packaged salad and a bag of cooked chicken strips, that will last two days if you use half on each day.
Buy a cooked rotisserie chicken from the grocery store (or rotisserie chicken place), buy some hummus and some pita and make wraps.
Cans of soup.
Tuna.
Cut up fresh fruit.
Cut up fresh veggies.

Answer 6

How about a good salad with diced ham or turkey and lots of veggies or other stuff you like. Or it's not hard to just make something quick like some spaghetti and a piece of garlic bread and keep it warm in a insulated lunch bag. Really aything! I do it every night!

Answer 7

I make my husbands lunch everyday. I make quesadillas in the toaster oven and put cheese and meat or cheese and veggies in them. Drinkable yogurts, boiled eggs. Bagels. Granola bars. I bought a reusable lunch pack a few years ago to keep the lunch cool. It was a good investment.

Answer 8

Tuna with grated cheese sandwiches. The daddy of all pack lunches.

Answer 9

A wedge of cheese, an apple, grapes and a container of vitamin D milk. A few crackers.

Answer 10

Try your favorite ham or turkey, fat free cheese, dijon mustard and your favorite veggies rolled into a whole wheat tortilla and an apple.