[pejkug3]

So far:

2 Eggo waffles w/PB

String Cheese


I'm so busy in the morning, I need grab and go ideas. What do you guys eat? Or does everyone make eggs?

[momski98]

Well, my eating is far from anything to be used as an example! LOL. But our mornings are very busy now that I'm working, so I know what you mean. I usually grab a yogurt and a Kashi bar. (I'm also fortunate that I can eat them at my desk when I get into work!)

I'm bad about packing lunches for myself, as well. Today I have some cottage cheese, grapes, and garden herb triscuits.

I've got a meeting tonight so it's leftovers for dinner.

Lots of help I am, eh? LOL

[mom2emnkate]

I am not a grab n go person, so I am probably no help.
I either have oatmeal with some sort of fruit (bananas, apples, frozen black cherries or dried cranberries or blueberries)and a few nuts OR a bowl of Kashi with milk and the same fruit. Today is was Kashi. My breakfasts are usually fairly substantial, or I am starving by 9:30. LOL

[Peace~Karen]

Today is a total grab-n-go day for me.

This morning I stopped at Panera for a whole grain bagel and a cup of coffee. I'd be better off with a whole grain cereal, fruit and a cup of green tea, but the bagel isn't awful. It has 6g of fiber, 13g of protein (about the same as 2 eggs), it's low in saturated fat (0.5g) and it doesn't contain hydrogenated fats, trans fats, artificial colors, artificial sweeteners or high fructose corn syrup (all things I avoid). The seeds and bits of whole grains help to reduce the gylcemic load of the bagel (compared with a regular white bagel or even a bagel made with wheat flour).

I've got to run some errands at lunch so I'm thinking I'll stop by a local Mediterranean cafe and grab a plate to go. They have lots of great bean and veggie dishes from which to choose.

DD has Faith Formation class tonight. We'll have just enough time between when I pick her up from After School and when she has to be at church to stop by Whole Foods and grab dinner from the hot bar. Don't know what I'll get until I see what they have available. If nothing on the hot bar strikes my interest, there's always the salad bar or prepared sushi. A gazillion healthy and tasty choices.

Peace,
Karen

[Mellissa]

Since I am back in full point counting WW-mode here is my menu for today.

Breakfast:
Thomas Multi-grain light english muffin w/1 tbsp. Smart Balance light (2 pts.)
2 c. coffee with fat free creamer (1 pt.)

Snack:
Fiber One Oats and Chocolate bar (2 pts.)
Water, 700 ml

Lunch:
Ham sandwich (Wonder Light wheat bread, miracle whip, HF shaved ham, mustard), 4 pts.
Fat free pretzels (4 pts.)
Diet Pepsi (0 pts.)

Dinner:
Green salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber) with grilled chicken strips, 1 boiled egg and light ranch dressing (6 pts.)

If I stick with that plan, I will 3 points left for a snack after I workout tonight.

Mellissa

[Jamie]

Breakfast~ lf string cheese,Kashi instant oatmeal with 2 tbsp ground flax seed,banana

Lunch~low carb wrap w/lettuce,cheese & chicken,apple with .50 tbsp peanut butter,lf cottage cheese


I usually eat instant oatmeal every day.I know it's more expensive but it's done in a matter of a minute or two.It makes my mornings a little less hectic. I try to keep veggies for salads and wraps ready to go so I can quickly make something.Then I just add chicken,beans or whatever is easiest or sounds good.
HTH!

Jamie

[Mellissa]

Jamie, on Oct 23 2007, 12:21 PM, said:

Breakfast~ lf string cheese,Kashi instant oatmeal with 2 tbsp ground flax seed,banana

Lunch~low carb wrap w/lettuce,cheese & chicken,apple with .50 tbsp peanut butter,lf cottage cheese


I usually eat instant oatmeal every day.I know it's more expensive but it's done in a matter of a minute or two.It makes my mornings a little less hectic. I try to keep veggies for salads and wraps ready to go so I can quickly make something.Then I just add chicken,beans or whatever is easiest or sounds good.
HTH!

Jamie

Hey Jamie,

First of all I couldn't figure out why you kept putting 'If' in front of your menu items and then figured out it was lf for low fat, LOL! DUH!!!

Second, what kind of chicken are you using for your wraps? How is it prepared? That sounded really good and something I could possibly whip up at work depending on the chicken!!

Mellissa

[colnken]

I'd love some ideas for lunch, too. I depend way too much on meal bars and fruit smoothies and protein shakes during the day, because I hate to take the time to make something and actually sit down and eat it, LOL. And really, nothing ever sounds good for lunch.


So far today:

Slim Fast shake for breakfast while getting the kids ready for school

Inta Juice Berry Blast Fruit Smoothie while running errands this morning (OMG, I love that place!)

Have an oatmeal bar stashed in my purse for after my dentist appt. so I won't be starving when I'm at the grocery store, LOL.


I cook most every night for the kids, though, but I'm usually starving by bedtime because I haven't eaten enough during the day.

Lisa

[Jamie]

Mellissa,
I use 3 oz of cooked boneless,skinless chicken breasts.I just put a few in the oven at a time and have them in the fridge. Or chicken breast lunch meat.The sodium is high in lunch meat though so if you're watching your salt you might want to use something else.

You could also use other things besides chicken.I use tuna,turkey pepperoni,all kinds of things.
Have a great day!

Jamie

[Mellissa]

Jamie, on Oct 23 2007, 01:31 PM, said:

Mellissa,
I use 3 oz of cooked boneless,skinless chicken breasts.I just put a few in the oven at a time and have them in the fridge. Or chicken breast lunch meat.The sodium is high in lunch meat though so if you're watching your salt you might want to use something else.

You could also use other things besides chicken.I use tuna,turkey pepperoni,all kinds of things.
Have a great day!

Jamie

Good ideas, Jamie. I will definitely try these out. Getting oh, so tired of my constant ham. I am turning into a slab of pork, LOL! I do watch sodium so I will try homemade grilled chicken that I would normally use over my salads.

Thanks!!
Mellissa

[pejkug3]

pejkug3, on Oct 23 2007, 09:56 AM, said:

So far:

2 Eggo waffles w/PB

String Cheese


I'm so busy in the morning, I need grab and go ideas. What do you guys eat? Or does everyone make eggs?

Salad w/ ham, cottage cheese, cherry tomatoes, cheddar, mushrooms and dressing for lunch.

Maybe I should get some Kashi-type bars for breakfast. But I'll need something more than a string cheese by mid-morning then.

[Jess_jugs]

Let's see.....

Breakfast ~ Usual oatmeal + 1/2 c. cranberries (1/2 c. old fashioned oats cooked w/ cranberries, then add 1 T. wheat germ, 1 T. ground flax, 1/2 scoop cinnamon roll protein powder, and 1/2 c. cottage cheese) < Here's a link to the protein powder- http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/brow....jsp?id=IP-1029 >

Snack ~ Light Multigrain English Muffin w/ NM PB (Naturally More http://www.peanutsnack.com, I get it at Super Wal*mart); yogurt + strawberries

Lunch ~ Chicken tenderloins (not breaded) on a low carb tortilla w/ Laughing cow light cheese & roasted red pepper hummus

Snack ~ Yogurt

Dinner ~ Homemade chili topped w/ FF cheddar; broccoli, cauli, & carrots dipped in hummus

I have to eat a good breakfast or else I'm starving all day, especially after a run!!

HTH!

Jess

This post has been edited by Jess_jugs: 23 October 2007 - 07:26 PM

[Jess_jugs]

Mellissa, on Oct 23 2007, 12:39 PM, said:

Jamie, on Oct 23 2007, 01:31 PM, said:

Mellissa,
I use 3 oz of cooked boneless,skinless chicken breasts.I just put a few in the oven at a time and have them in the fridge. Or chicken breast lunch meat.The sodium is high in lunch meat though so if you're watching your salt you might want to use something else.

You could also use other things besides chicken.I use tuna,turkey pepperoni,all kinds of things.
Have a great day!

Jamie

Good ideas, Jamie. I will definitely try these out. Getting oh, so tired of my constant ham. I am turning into a slab of pork, LOL! I do watch sodium so I will try homemade grilled chicken that I would normally use over my salads.

Thanks!!
Mellissa

I buy the frozen chicken tenderloins & cook up a whole bunch for quick lunches too. Cans of tuna are great too! I try to watch the deli meat too because they are high in sodium!

HTH!

Jess