Need help with meal plan...
I've been pretty good lately with eating very healthy, I've been steaming frozen veggies and making plenty of salads and eating egg whites, tuna, and other fish instead of beef and other unhealthy stuff.
But I have a job now, and yesterday was my first day. For breakfast we ate at a nice cheap place, had the special... eggs over easy with hash browns and bacon. For lunch it was a burger and fries, and for dinner it was the same. It was a 14 hour day for me and we are driving all over the place installing equipment in schools. I don't see how I can keep eating the foods I've been eating with a job like this. It's a great job, plenty of exercise, I enjoyed myself but felt bad about the foods I ate becuase I didn't pack a lunch due to not having any way of packing it.
I need MEALS, I can't just bring a long a can of tuna with me. For one, it stinks and many people hate it when you eat that stuff around them. I can't steam veggies on the road. And I can't go spending $4 at Wall Mart for their prepackaged salad's(I love them, but I can't do that everyday).
I hope someone could help out here, I know I could bring a small cooler, but here in Texas even with a good cooler it wouldn't last very long especially now with it getting warmer already. So any ideas on how to eat plenty of fresh veggies and healthy MEALS on the go? Note: "Meals", big or small, I don't want the protein bars or anything like that, too much sugar and processed bits.
But I have a job now, and yesterday was my first day. For breakfast we ate at a nice cheap place, had the special... eggs over easy with hash browns and bacon. For lunch it was a burger and fries, and for dinner it was the same. It was a 14 hour day for me and we are driving all over the place installing equipment in schools. I don't see how I can keep eating the foods I've been eating with a job like this. It's a great job, plenty of exercise, I enjoyed myself but felt bad about the foods I ate becuase I didn't pack a lunch due to not having any way of packing it.
I need MEALS, I can't just bring a long a can of tuna with me. For one, it stinks and many people hate it when you eat that stuff around them. I can't steam veggies on the road. And I can't go spending $4 at Wall Mart for their prepackaged salad's(I love them, but I can't do that everyday).
I hope someone could help out here, I know I could bring a small cooler, but here in Texas even with a good cooler it wouldn't last very long especially now with it getting warmer already. So any ideas on how to eat plenty of fresh veggies and healthy MEALS on the go? Note: "Meals", big or small, I don't want the protein bars or anything like that, too much sugar and processed bits.
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Other healthy foods that are easy to pack and hold up very well under all weather are raisins and nuts (peanuts are nuts). Most sandwiches will also fare well. You can easily find low-fat lunch meats at any grocery store.
Are you a big fan of salad? If it's primarily lettuce it's actually pretty low in nutrition. Now if you are talking red cabbage, dark green lettuce varieties, and spinach (yummie!), then yeah, you moving into the vitamins and minerals department.
I really don't think you need to avoid red meat; just eat moderate portions and look for lower fat cuts.
Exactly.
Do you like salmon? Canned salmon is relatively inexpensive and is one of the most nutritious proteins that can be had from a can. (Sorry, living in Alaska I can't imagine life without salmon and halibut.)
Secondly, I keep raw unsalted almonds, brazil nuts, dried apricots, and dried prunes in the car and snack on them anytime I am going to miss lunch or have a late lunch, or am just plain hungry in between meals.
Breakfast is something I eat at home before I leave, even if I know I am meeting a co-worker for breakfast. I'll just get an OJ and maybe a bowl of fruit while there with them.
I eat pretty much the same things every week, but I'm two years in and that hasn't really bothered me yet. It's also not cheap, but that's the way it goes. I'd rather spend my mornings playing with my son before he goes to daycare than cooking and packing meals.
Anyway, that's what I do and it works for me.
I'll definitely pack some nuts, no problem. Fruits, maybe. Tomorrow I'll have to remember to test the frozen coke bottle out in this thermal bag I found like mentioned before. When the bottle unfreezes I'll have extra water becuase so far I've been emptying the 2L bottle of water I have been bringing real quick.
If you hate regular granola bars (like I do) you should try out Kashi's new TLC bars, the flax seed ones are delicious! And they're not highly processed. There's also Lara Bars and lots of other options for quick bar-type things for those who want something more natural that a syrupy granola mess.