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[Thegingerfairy]

Hello. I am wondering if anyone can pass on any advice of what to have for a packed lunch. I do shift work (12 hrs) per shift, and need to take pack lunches. I usually take sandwiches and naughty things like crisps etc for convenience as I don't have too long to eat. Does anyone have any healthier and far more interesting ideas of what I may do. I am not the greatest of cooks, but will give most things a try. I like chicken and fish, but don't like boiled eggs!

 

[DaveB]

When I was working I used to make bulk Mackerel sandwiches and store them in the freezer to take one out each day or whenever. Cheese is always good either as a lump or in sandwich. Stating the obvious, keep the slices thin and use good, seeded wholemeal bread. Have an apple or pear as well?

 

[Vonny]

I'm working from home, and was when I was diagnosed back in April, which was a Good Thing because I didn't have to rely on sandwiches which were my staple fare for breakfast and lunch for decades. When I go back I'll be making up a salad the night before, usually with chilli smoked salmon, not cheap, but tasty and filling. Alternatively I'll be taking nuts and cheese (weighed out so I don't overdo it!), and a few berries for pudding. Also my homemade "super" soup, made from about 7 different types of green veggies. People at work were very rude about it when I posted a picture of the "gloop", but it's not too bad with a load of pepper sprinkled on, and I can make up a batch and freeze portions.

I'll keep an eye on this thread in case there are other suggestions I could use when I finally go back into the office.

Best of luck...I will have trouble catering for an 8 hour day, never mind 12 hours x

 

[Thegingerfairy]

Thank you all for your help😉

 

[Stitch147]

I take things like cheese, snacking cucumbers, crispy bacon strips, ready cooked chicken and salad.

 

[Drummer]

Sausage rolls made with 'fat head' dough are handy if you want something more than just plain sausages - I don't mind them so have taken them or roasted chicken thighs, done on a rack for crispy skin, cubed cold meat from dinner the previous day, along with a chunk of cucumber a tomato sticks of celery, strips of sweet pepper etc. I used to make sugar free jellies for packed lunches, poured into 4 reusable plastic pots with lids. You could add a tablespoon of frozen berries, as they help set the jellies - I used to make them with less than one pint of water but these days I add extra gelatine and make one pint of water so as to reduce the sweetness.
Bread and sugary fruits are not going to be a good option as you are likely to feel really tired a couple of hours later as they spike your blood glucose.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

I’m not sure if there are any packed-lunch-friendly ideas from T2s and low carbers on the ‘what did you eat yesterday’ thread - there are a few hundred pages to choose from!

What did you eat yesterday?

Thanks for the advice :) it's the first time I've eaten porridge since diagnosis but I have made my own granola with the same Oats previous to today :) Granola is another that some find problematic too! They only way to know for you is test before and 2 hours later and compare the results .

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