Eating at work?

[bench]

Eating at work?

Hi there i was just wondering what kinds of food you lot take to work with you?
Just to give me an idea on what i should be taking (Im trying to bulk)

Cheers

 

[GFR]

cottage cheeze.
fresh fruit
protein shake.....muscle milk 17 oz shake

 

[moneyshot11]

grab some tupperware containers and put some stuff in them:
Tuna and crackers
Chicken breasts with some rice
Turkey on wheat sandwhiches
Veggies like carrots, celery, cucumbers ect in plastic sandwhich baggies
Oats just add some water and nuke for min or two


If you plan ahead the night before its pretty easy to eat healthy and clean.

 

[Yanick]

i eat pretty much the same shit all the time at work. cottage cheese and tuna make up my protein sources. fruits, sweet potatoes (i nuke em at work), rice (cooked the night before/morning of), ww bread are my carbs. fats i usually only take fish oil at work, maybe some EVOO in my tuna and whatever naturally occurring fats there are in cottage cheese.

i don't mind a bland diet at all, and go for convenience over taste. none of my meals take me over 5 min to make and another 5 to eat. if you want to devote more time, make some protein pancakes, chicken breast, even steak and such.

an oh yeah, nuts are great especially when bulking.

 

[Emma-Leigh]

Eating at work?

Hi there i was just wondering what kinds of food you lot take to work with you?
Just to give me an idea on what i should be taking (Im trying to bulk)

Cheers

My answers when someone asked a similar question a little while ago:

* Home made protein bars/slice with oats, oatbran, egg-whites/eggs, protein powder, applesauce, cinnamon and nut butter (roasted almond) can make pretty tasty and easily portable bars.

* Make up some 'meal patties' and store them in the fridge/freezer - simply combine some ground meat of choice (chicken, tuna, salmon) and carb of choice (mashed sweet potato, chick-peas or lentils work well) with some eggwhites (for binding) and some seasoning (black pepper, spices, garlic). Then form it into patties and bake, grill or dry-fry until golden. Then just let them cool and store them in the fridge so you can just grab one and go.

* Pre-make meals in containers - Just combine tuna/chicken/eggs and beans/sweet potato/barley/rice (basmati, brown or wild rice) and some steamed vegetables in tupperware containers!!

* Pre-made protein pancakes can be used in the same way - just use ground oats (or oatbran), eggs/egg-whites, protein powder and cottage cheese (there are numerous recipes around) and pre-make a whole batch then seal them in an air-tight container in the fridge. They will usually keep for a few days.

* Fruit and fat free yoghurt tubs are easily!! Just combine sliced fruit/berries, yoghurt, cottage cheese (and some oats if you want) and away you go.

* Small tins of legumes (chick-peas/kidney beans) are simple and easy. Open the can, drain, combine with a can of tuna and you have a simple carb/protein meal.

* Use a shaker bottle to make 'protable milkshakes'. Simply put some protein powder in the bottom and take a tub of fat-free yoghurt. When you want a meal, add the yoghurt to the shaker, add some water and then shake it up. Little 'poppers' of long-life skim milk are easy to carry around for the same purpose as well (you could also use dry skim milk powder in the shaker with the protein powder).

* serving of nuts (walnuts are best ) and a 'no mess' 120g tuna pouch packet with a fork. Gives you a quick and easy meal of ~300 cals.

* Whole tubs of cottage cheese are great! A 250g tub is ~ 1 cup worth (and about 250 cals) and if you add 1-2 tbs peanut butter/ almond butter (another 120-240 cals) you have a 'meal in a tub' (just open the tub, mix it through and close it back up again).

* Hard boiled eggs