You need to watch what's in rotisserie chicken too - they put a lot of stuff in it.
MIDAWN 9/30/08 4:56 P
I agree on the lunchmeats. There is so much "other" stuff in them. A good ole' rotiserrie chicken from Sams Club or Costco is awesome for a couple of days of sandwiches and salads (no skin of course).
TRILLIANTOO 9/30/08 2:21 P
All nuts are healthy, and all nuts have different nutritional makeup (e.g. some are higher in iron). I eat a wide variety of nuts. But watch your portions!!! I also prefer to get raw nuts, as roasted adds not only more oil (and calories) but more salt.
This is where a scale comes in handy to keep your portions to, say, 1 oz. It's waaaaayyyy easy to overdo on the nuts and get too many calories and fat. If you don't have a scale, then look at your container and count out your nuts into equal size piles. For instance, if the container says the serving is 1 oz, and there are 8 servings in the container, then separate your nuts into 8 equal piles, put them in 8 zip top bags, then put them back into the container. Then you can grab your pre-measured snack pack and go!
For lunch meat, I'm actually not a fan of lunch meat. It's full of all kinds of weird things, and usually a lot of sugar. I love chicken and turkey, but the lunch meat or deli meat versions sure don't taste like chicken or turkey to me!!!
So, if you like the taste of cooked chicken, then just cook up some chicken breasts and make a sandwich with that. You can cook a whole bunch at the same time, and freeze what you're not currently using, so you always have some on hand.
Every culture has their version of a sandwich - all it is is something wrapped in something. So you could make a Mexican style "sandwich" by putting refried beans or bean dip on a flour tortilla and to it with salsa, guacamole and lettuce, and cheese if you want. Or make a Middle-Eastern "sandwich" with hummus or baba ganoush (roasted eggplant - available in the deli) in pita, with alfalfa sprouts, tomato and lettuce. You could make an Asian "sandwich" with shrimp, shredded zucchini, shredded lettuce, shredded carrot, and Spring Roll Sauce wrapped in Rice Paper (or soy paper if you can't find rice paper).
The possibilities are really endless. I often use vegan deli meat, tofu, vegan faux meats, as well as the more traditional roast chicken, turkey, pulled pork, etc., and sometimes even just use veggies!
Breakfast is just a meal. You can have whatever you want. I used to make, say, tuna sandwiches to eat on the go in the morning. You can also have a burrito, leftover last night's dinner, as well as things like cold cereal and juice (which takes about 10 minutes to make and eat). I often used my George Foreman Grill to make chicken quesadillas for breakfast, or make my own breakfast burritos, making the scrambled eggs, cooking the potatoes, etc. right there on the grill, then wrapping it up and heading out the door.
My guy really likes grilled swordfish - I could easily see grilling some swordfish on the GF grill, then making it into a sandwich with a toasted whole grain burger bun, tartar sauce, lettuce, and tomato.
HOTHEADED1 9/30/08 11:14 A
A super breakfast is oatmeal. Get the quick cook it only takes 2 minutes to cook in the microwave. You can add alot of different things to it to make it taste better. (my fav. is sugar free syrup with cinnamon) Or eat a couple pieces of fruit.
As for lunch a big salad with grilled chicken and tons of veggies is really good. As far as lunch meat goes turkey is your best bet. (sorry!) They have tons of flavors in the deli. Just ask to taste it and they'll give you a sample. Or you can do ham. Most are low in fat but sometimes the calories are high. Also lunch meat has tons of sodium so you'll need to watch your sodium intake the rest of the day.
There are some low sodium soups that are really yummy. I think its healthy choice that makes some good ones.
Almonds are good but any nut you choose the portion sizes are small because they have losts of fat and calories.
Fiber one bars are a good snack. Low in calories but they are really sweet. Plus they have lots of fiber to fill you up.
good luck!
BABBO62 9/29/08 11:18 P
You didn't say if you liked raw veggies. My favorite sandwich is a raw pepper sandwich with a slice of reduced-fat swiss cheese and a little low cal butter. You can use green, yellow, orange, or red peppers. The sandwich is crunchy and healthy. I also use cucumbers in this way, Sounds crazy but tastes good. walnuts have omega-3 good for you but only 1/4 cup and almonds also are good for your heart 1/4 cup about 12 whole almonds.
VEENER79 9/29/08 8:19 P
I am looking for some help. I am a guy just trying to eat a little healthier and loose about 20lbs. With my eating now I think if I just start to eat or healthy the weight will be lost.
I am looking for easy breakfast things on the go. For lunch easy things to make. Like sandwiches or simple things like that.
I am wondering kinds of lunch meat or good to eat? I am not a fan of turkey or Chicken.
Also what nuts are good to eat? I am not sure what nuts are good for snaking at work and what ones are not.
I am trying to figure out a list of what to get this week so I can get started next week.
