what to eat at work?

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kc - 13 Mar 2004 23:17 GMT

i work swing shift, so i wind up eating both lunch and dinner at work. this
isn't optimal, because the kitchen at work consists of a microwave, sink,
and fridge.

i usually make a salad for lunch, bring an apple or string cheese for a
snack, and for dinner, i bring a small container of frozen veggie mix (with
a bit of butter!), and either a pre-cooked chicken breast or a frozen
"Gorton's" fish fillet (not the breaded kind). not ideal, i know.

i try to make enough dinner on the days i am home that i can bring
leftovers, but the SO is usually pretty good at cleaning those up for me.

:-)

anybody have suggestions for portable, minimal cooking required meals?

-kelly

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sue kelso - 13 Mar 2004 23:38 GMT

> i work swing shift, so i wind up eating both lunch and dinner at work. this
> isn't optimal, because the kitchen at work consists of a microwave, sink,
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>
> -kelly

i bought one of the small george foreman grills and donated it to my
companies breakroom. i use it for burgers and brats mostly.

sue k

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Luna - 14 Mar 2004 06:40 GMT

> i work swing shift, so i wind up eating both lunch and dinner at work. this
> isn't optimal, because the kitchen at work consists of a microwave, sink,
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>
> -kelly

I'm doing pretty much what you're doing, except I like one dish meals, so I
do a lot of veggie stir fry with meat chopped up in it. The specifics
depend on what veggies and what meats we have, so it varies. Today there
was leftover steak, so I sauteed onions, mushrooms, and green bellpeppers
in butter, salt, pepper, and basil, then when they were pretty much done I
added the leftover steak and just heated it. I do a lot of salads too, I
usually put either shrimp, chicken, or ham in them. Deli meat and cheese
rollups are good too. Hard boiled eggs are a good snack.

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Sunshyne - 14 Mar 2004 17:54 GMT

> > i work swing shift, so i wind up eating both lunch and dinner at work. this
> > isn't optimal, because the kitchen at work consists of a microwave, sink,
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> usually put either shrimp, chicken, or ham in them. Deli meat and cheese
> rollups are good too. Hard boiled eggs are a good snack.

Some great ideas here, I start a volunteer job next week.. Just to get
a good reference and letter of reccomendation to add to my resume. I
was just thinking what things to take for a snack and lunch. So
thanks!

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Ross Himes - 14 Mar 2004 13:50 GMT

> anybody have suggestions for portable, minimal cooking required meals?
>
> -kelly

I eat away from home a lot too. I go to the deli of any store, buy 1/2
pound of either sliced turkey or beef, 1/4 pound of chedder cheese and hot
mustard, choose your own condiment. Then I make three or four wraps using
the cheese and meat. Works for me.

Ross

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Help - 14 Mar 2004 14:52 GMT

Grocery stores are full of things to eat on the road or at work. Lunch
meats & cheeses are easy quick and cheap to buy.

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Archon - 14 Mar 2004 22:11 GMT

> anybody have suggestions for portable, minimal cooking required meals?

Hehe, friday night at work I only had a big chuck of smoked, cooked
turkey breast from SafeWay, and I was walking down the hallway at UC
Davis, eating a 300 gram chunk of meat as if it were an apple. People
who saw me seemed to think it was the most natural thing in the world -
if I did that in Denmark, I would have received strange looks and lots
of comments about my venture.

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