I have a job in an office where there is virtually no lunch room. The
storage room has a microwave and small refrigerator. Lately I've been doing
10-12 hour days, without leaving the office for lunch. I can close the door
and eat at my desk though, so I tend to pack pretty extensive lunches. I
don't normally eat breakfast, but here's a typical day of eating...
around 9 am - low carb snapple smoothie. I love these, 90 calories, 7g
protein, 6g fiber. I'm not a low carber but I am enjoying some of the low
carb products available these days. For example, the bread I've been
getting is 60 cal per slice, 6g fiber and 6g protein.
around 11am - an apple with a slice of cheddar. I know it's more expensive,
but I buy the pre-sliced cheddar because I'm getting either lazy or just too
busy to cut cheese. Not cut THE cheese though...
Lunchtime - I usually have a baggie of diced up meat from dinner the night
before, or a container of leftovers of some sort. It has to be not too
messy, and easy to eat.
During the day I've been drinking less coffee and more tea. I really like
peppermint and chamomile, and I just bought some green tea today to try. I
also have chocolate bars (70% cocoa) in my desk, for medicinal purposes, you
know!
Anyways, I'm considering buying a small fridge for under my office cabinet.
No one understands why I can't just use the community refrigerator, but my
food always seems to disappear!
det
Chris Braun - 22 May 2004 22:30 GMT
>Anyways, I'm considering buying a small fridge for under my office cabinet.
>No one understands why I can't just use the community refrigerator, but my
>food always seems to disappear!
It's not as good as a refrigerator, but I have an insulated bag (made
by Eddie Bauer) in which I take food to the office. It seems to keep
it pretty well.
Chris
jmk - 24 May 2004 14:30 GMT
>>Anyways, I'm considering buying a small fridge for under my office cabinet.
>>No one understands why I can't just use the community refrigerator, but my
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Same here -- Eddie Bauer lunch bag (red) with refreezelbe "ice." It
keeps everything cold. I pack/set aside most of my stuff the night
before to speed things along in the morning.

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Ignoramus16760 - 23 May 2004 01:05 GMT
Determined, if you take your food from home chilled, keep it in some
insulated container, and eat within 6 hours, it will not spoil. I
would not bother with a fridge. You can buy a mini thermal bag for
food and carry your food in it.
Re: coworkers stealing your food. At Sam's club, they sell cayenne
peppers for $3.87 per big bottle. Try adding them to your lunch
items. Completely safe and yet it will put their mouths on fire.
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Melissa - 23 May 2004 14:17 GMT
My husband has a lunch tote that has a separate "blue freezer bottle" that
attaches to the inside of the lid. He puts his lunch in the tote, attaches
the frozen bottle to the lid, and his lunch stays cool for hours. He also
freezes a bottle of water each night and puts that in the tote. When he gets
to work, he takes the water out and sits it on his desk to thaw slowly over
the course of the day.
I believe the lunch box was made by Igloo. It's pretty good sized...holds a
sandwich keeper, piece of fruit, small tupperware container that holds a few
small cookies, the bottle of water, and a protein bar. It's really a
personal sized cooler.
Melissa
> I have a job in an office where there is virtually no lunch room. The
> storage room has a microwave and small refrigerator. Lately I've been doing
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> det
Cp - 24 May 2004 13:41 GMT
> My husband has a lunch tote that has a separate "blue freezer bottle" that
> attaches to the inside of the lid. He puts his lunch in the tote, attaches
> the frozen bottle to the lid, and his lunch stays cool for hours. He also
> freezes a bottle of water each night and puts that in the tote. When he gets
> to work, he takes the water out and sits it on his desk to thaw slowly over
> the course of the day.
If you take this option, I recommend putting a towel, napkin or something
else to absorb the water dripping from the bottle. I've ruined more than
one desk top with that method :)
> I believe the lunch box was made by Igloo. It's pretty good sized...holds a
> sandwich keeper, piece of fruit, small tupperware container that holds a few
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