A common question is what to have for bagged lunches. When you eat a “normal” diet, you get used to the convenience of processed foods, sandwiches, or just going out and getting junk food.
On a low carb diet, that gets to be a bit of a hassle, and it's expensive and unsatisfying. And I like knowing what's in my food, too. So-- over the years, I've come up with some bagged lunch choices that work-- without having to have as fridge or a microwave.
Here are some of those lunches choices...
Scotch Eggs are AWESOME!!! They travel well, and are good cold.
I boil up some eggs-- I like them medium, and cool them and peel them.
Then I completely cover them in Jimmy Dean sausage, and roll them in either pork rinds (crushed), or protein powder (keeps them from sticking). ( So basically, they are eggs encased in sausage balls)
I place them in a baking pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.
Slice in half and eat. Take some to work!
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These are lunches I've had in the last few weeks...
*The above mentioned Scotch Eggs
*turkey/swiss cheese rolls
*small meat balls
*mushrooms stuffed with sausage
*parmesan cheese and pork rinds (crushed)
*Oven fried chicken strips (coated w grated parmesan)
*Catfish nuggets,done same way
*no bread quesadilla (two pieces of turkey ham with cheese, fried up the way you'd do a quesadilla,sliced into quarters...
*Celery stuffed with Gorgonzola cheese or blue cheese
*Cream Cheese and Lox spread with pork rinds
*Bacon-wrapped shrimp and or Catfish
*No sugar,nitrate free chicken sausages,cut in quarters
*Country style Pork Ribs cut in Bite size pieces
*Homemade Quiche
*Egg/cheese/ sausage mini quiche-muffins
*Shiritaki Noodle stir-fry using Leftovers...
* Just plain old Leftovers!!! !
If I'm caught without a lunch to take to work-- I generally go to QFC (my nearest grocer) and get 1/2 pound "Boars Head Oven Roast Turkey Breast"(0 carbs, all natural) sliced medium, and 1/2 pound of some sort of aged, hard cheese, sliced. I make roll ups from these, dipping them in deli mustard.
My lunches are designed to be eaten with minimal mess (finger food, mostly) and without needing either microwave or fridge.
I also like to keep "Liptons Green Tea to Go" packs to add to bottled water.
I try not to go over 2 per day.
Happy Eating!
