So here’s the scenario.
You’ve had a decent breakfast, and a somewhat healthy mid-morning snack. But, you have failed (again) to plan for lunch.
What do you do?
There are all the “regular” fast food places within reach, as well as some sit-down types of places. You are also 3 minutes away from a Cub Foods (local grocery chain). You are also within 20 minutes from home, meaning you can drive home, have 15-20 minutes to cook & eat, then drive back to work.
What are some fairly healthy things that you can grab on the run, or at least within your lunch hour?
What to do for lunch?
That is the question.
Jack in the Box has a great Spicy Chicken with Cheese…the trick is to not eat the top bun and use the lettuce as the top. If I don’t even buy the fries, I can get away with 4U for the whole meal and it doens’t raise BG too much.
In a stressful case like this, I end up going to the fast food stalls. My prefernces is either Subway with the low carb wraps or McDonalds with the Cobb Salad, no dressing and a yogurt parfait. Always add a nice diet drink to fill you up some more.
When Salads or McDonallds are also not available, I go for the high protied double quarter pounder burger and a drink. The protien and fat keeps the sugars in control for me.
You guys are making me hungry.
Great input folks – thank you. melissa — to say I have “food issues” might qualify for understatement of the decade. But still a very kind way to say it. 🙂 george — I think like you and melissa say, keeping soup on hand is a good way to go. wil — oh man, if you had any idea where my IQ was… hehe! shannon — I do Wendy’s sometimes and get a couple baked potatoes (with butter & sour cream). I don’t like chili too much, though I wish I did. lyrehca — some good ideas there. This day… Read more »
If you choose fast food, grilled chicken sandwiches (hold the mayo) are a great option as well as what Lyrehca said about their salads.
My husband lost a ton of weight and goes for the chili at Wendy’s.