Lunch! What do you eat?

[Jean Louise Finch]

Me, I like an assortment of tastes: maybe some cheese, some olives, some hummus, some crackers, some bell peppers, some tomatoes. It is very quick and it depends on what I can find in my fridge...but it is not exactly thrilling. What do you have for lunch? I am seeking new inspiration as I am working from home on Tuesdays and have a bit more time to create something tasty.

Jean Louise

[femmocrat]

1. If I'm home, just leftovers or canned soup.

At school I usually buy lunch in the cafeteria or take a microwaveable soup and half a sandwich. Usually fruit, too.

[dubeskin]

2. Whatever my mom packs me for school

:) It saves me about 10 minutes instead of trying to figure out what I would want. Generally PB&J, a fruit punch drink, some Goldfish, and fruit cup.

[Jean Louise Finch]

4. Oh those were the days

Though my mom only packed lunch for me until the end of elementary and then I was on my own. My own PB&honey sandwiches were never as good! If only that were any option.

*Sigh! Enjoy it!

[crim son]

3. Toast and tomatoes.

Beans and rice. Leftover spaghetti or chili. Sometimes... Wendy's chicken strips.

[Jean Louise Finch]

6. Beans and rice?

Is that only if they are leftover? Elsewise doesn't it take a while to cook them? I LOVE beans and rice but hardly ever eat them -- no excuse for such poor behavior on my part! Leftovers are key for delicious lunches, I agree.

[crim son]

9. I will make a pot of spiced lentils and and rice, for example

and eat it for lunches over a period of several days. So yes, it does have to be cooked ahead of time.

[SPKrazy]

16. Sounds Good!

when's lunchtime?


;)

[Jean Louise Finch]

17. I agree

could I get an invite? Yum!

[SPKrazy]

20. Crim Son- Jean Louise Finch and Southpawkicker Will Be Over For Lunch

what time do you eat so we can make the necessary arrangements to get there.

She's coming from Thailand

I'm coming from the land of the disenfranchised who wear overalls.

:rofl:

[tinfoil tiaras]

5. Coke and a Peanut Butter sandwitch on wheat

and sometimes a peanut butter granola bar and/or buffalo ranch doritos, on a school day.

i eat whatever at home.

btw. i love your username. TKAM is like the best book ever.

[Jean Louise Finch]

7. hey thanks!

i agree.

peanut butter sandwiches appear to be the norm around these DU parts...I love peanut butter but not in sandwiches, probably because I can't get decent whole wheat or granola bread where I live.

[tinfoil tiaras]

8. Yeah, i always liked just peanut butter. no jelly.

not a big jelly fan. or lunchmeat. I never liked that either for some reason...

[Jean Louise Finch]

10. back in the day

of packed lunches, I always had peanut butter with honey...plain peanut butter made me choke but I was always stridently opposed to jelly. And I agree about lunchmeat (apart from my vegetarian way): slimy blechiness, I say.

[Left Is Write]

11. I have for lunch whatever I can put together.

Salad, sandwich, leftovers, cereal - something like that.

Today I had a Clif bar. Joy. I had an extremely busy day, and I wound up having a Clif bar for breakfast and another for lunch.

[Jean Louise Finch]

19. That sounds like a REALLY busy day

I hope you had time for a delicious and proper dinner!

[Left Is Write]

22. Yes, I did! We had stuffed pork roast, potatoes, and vegetables.

ETA: Yes, it was busy - I was at work all morning, then ran errands with my son until it was time to pick up my daughter at school, and we didn't get home until after 4:00.

[BarenakedLady]

12. Table scraps

I'm like a dog. Whatever my kids don't finish.

*woof*

Sorry not very inspirational. heh.

[trackfan]

13. Usually some bread and an apple.

[Beausoir]

14. Left-over low-fat meal from the night before OR some soup.

Nothing like hot soup to make you satisfied.

Progresso canned soups are ok with my nutritionist.

Mostly, my husband makes me homemade soups on the weekend and I freeze them into single portions and microwave them for lunch.

[Jean Louise Finch]

18. Soup is something I have under-explored

I like thick soups, like spinach or pumpkin or lentil soups. I should try out the making of a big batch and freezing it...will let you know if I succeed! off to the baking and cooking group to see if there are any yummy recipes!

[Beausoir]

21. Yeah! Just buy some of those small tupperware containers and cook away!

He usually makes me a lovely, lemony chicken with wild rice soup.

Sometimes it's a beef barley soup. But a lentil soup would be fabulous!

The cooking folks here at DU are fabulous. So kind and helpful.

[u4ic]

15. I don't usually eat lunch

I have a large breakfast, and then supper.

If I have a snack in between, it's usually something like nuts, fruit or some cheese on crackers. :hi: