What's something healthy to take for lunch at school, other than a sandwich?

Question

Sandwichs are old.. what's something great to take ..yet can't have a microwave?

Answer 1

A salad, or a wrap sandwich in a flour tortilla.

Answer 2

I would suggest taking a salad. At my local grocery store I saw a to - go salad container that holds the salad dressing and all of the cut up salad. You could also try fruits. Both are very healthy for you. Cut up mellon, canteloupe, grapes, apples, oranges ect. They also sell lunch packed fruits, Jello is also a healthy treat. They also have cheese and cracker or nacho and cheese packages readily available but they would not be as healthy for you.

Hope you enjoy your lunch.

Answer 3

The main reason sandwiches are so popular is because they are so convenient and easy to carry... but if you have the right containers, you can pretty much take anything with you for lunch. For example: the Japanese bento lunch--it's a 3-tier lunchbox that stacks on itself and includes chopsticks. Usually, one tray is rice, another tray is veggies, and a third tray is hard-boiled eggs and/or sausages and/or cooked fish.

If you're creative and willing to commit yourself to the upkeep, the only thing stopping you from taking whatever you want is you.

Answer 4

Couscous with mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes
Serves 3
Preparation time 30 mins to 1 hour

Cooking time 10 to 30 mins

Ingredients
85g/3oz sun-dried tomatoes, from a bag (not stored in oil)
535ml/19fl oz water
215g/7½oz couscous
1 tbsp olive oil
4½ cloves garlic, crushed and chopped
1½ bunches spring onions, chopped
25g/1oz fresh basil leaves
¾ lemon, juice only
salt and freshly ground black pepper
170g/6oz mushrooms, sliced



Method
1. Place the sun-dried tomatoes into a bowl with the water. Soak for 30 minutes, until rehydrated. Drain in a sieve over a bowl, reserving the water, and roughly chop the tomatoes.
2. Place a medium saucepan over a medium heat. Add the reserved sun-dried tomato water and bring to the boil.
3. Add the couscous and stir in. Remove the saucepan from heat, cover with a lid and allow to sit for five minutes, until liquid has been absorbed by the couscous. Gently fluff the couscous with a fork.
4. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a shallow pan. Add the chopped sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, and spring onions and sauté for five minutes, until the spring onions are tender.
5. Add the basil and lemon juice and season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
6. Add the mushrooms and continue cooking for 3-5 minutes, until browned and cooked through.
7. Add the mushroom mixture to the couscous, stir through to mix well and serve.



Norimaki sushi rolls
Serves 6
Preparation time 30 mins to 1 hour

Cooking time less than 10 mins
Many people think 'sushi' means raw fish, but it actually means vinegared rice. Have a go at making these delicious, healthy nori rolls. Nori is roasted and rolled seaweed and comes in sheets.
Ingredients
150g/5½oz sushi rice, rinsed thoroughly and drained
225ml/8fl oz water
25g/1oz sugar
50ml/2fl oz rice wine vinegar
4 sheets dried nori (available in Asian markets and most supermarkets)
wasabi paste
½ cucumber, peeled, de-seeded and cut into batons
½ red pepper, de-seeded and cut into batons
salt
soy sauce and pickled red ginger, to serve
For the dipping sauce
100ml/3½fl oz rice vinegar
75g/3oz sugar
1 small red chilli, finely chopped


Method
1. Put the rice in a pan with the water and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for five minutes, then take off the heat, leave covered and allow to cool.
2. When the rice is cool, put it in a bowl, season and add the sugar and vinegar. Mix well.
3. Lay out the nori sheets and spread a little wasabi on each. Put a line, about 2.5cm/1in wide, of rice a little way in from the bottom edge.
4. Press some cucumber and pepper into the rice. Top with more rice and roll the nori sheets up tightly. Chill for 30 minutes, then cut into 4cm/1½in long pieces. Cut off and discard the uneven ends.
5. Make a dipping sauce by heating the vinegar, sugar and chilli until the sugar dissolves.
6. Serve the sushi rolls with the dipping sauce, extra wasabi paste, soy sauce and pickled red ginger.



Lime and peanut salad with mango
Serves 1
Preparation time less than 30 mins

Cooking time: no cooking required

Ingredients
½ mango, chopped
1 lime, juice only
4 spring onions, chopped finely
¼ scotch bonnet chilli, chopped
25g/1oz peanuts, crushed
2 handfuls fresh coriander
2 handfuls fresh mint


Method
1. Mix together the mango, lime, spring onions and chilli.
2. Add the peanuts and the fresh herbs.
3. Serve in a bowl.

Answer 5

You can take something in a pita, like tuna salad or chicken salad. To make chicken salad just take some cooked chicken, dice it up really small and add mayo, green onions, celery, dill and black pepper. Then shove it in a pita and add some lettuce. I take lots of snacks to work such as fruits, carrots, celery, green peppers, yogurt, etc. My 'main' lunch thingy isn't always filling so I bring lots of stuff to supplement.

Answer 6

take a cold salad like tuna or chicken i like a steak salad you can fix it the day before and keep it in the fridge it is a heathy pick cause it is made of fresh veggies and if you use 3oz. or less of the meat you will be at just the right level of protin for building lean muscel and burning fat plus the greens are moslty water and fiber so you can see how that is a benifit huh

Answer 7

Mmmmm... Houmous and Salad/Grilled vegetables Guacamole and Salad/Grilled vegetables Cream Cheese and Cucumber Mozarella, Tomato and Basil and Avocado Cottage Cheese and Rocket with black pepper Egg and Cress Vegetarian pate with beef tomatoes Avocado, mustard and salad Aubergine Pate (from Greek or center jap keep) with parsley and tomotoes stable old peanut butter, banana and honey

Answer 8

Soups are often healthy, especially homemade. The canned have lots of sodium. Salads, of course. Yogurt, cottage cheese, fruit, pita bread/hummus. I used to like to bring veggie burger patties and heat them up in the teacher's lounge. Veggies and dip.

Answer 9

Chicken Cesar salad, veggies, fruits, hard boiled eggs, pita bread and hummas, make a homemade pizza and take the leftovers to school....

Answer 10

you can wrap grilled or baked meats such as chicken, steak, lean pork, or seafood in pocket less pita's with your favorite sauce or dressing and your favorite veggies cooked or raw kind of like a gyro and have salads on the side. homemade lemonade, oatmeal cookies, graham crackers, apple juice and or your favorite kind of fruit with fruit dip or yogurt