Low calorie, filling packed lunches that aren't salads. No heating facilities available

[secondhoneymoon]

Yet another attempt at losing weight. Need to take a packed lunch to avoid temptation of calorific lunch options in the canteen. Apart from sandwiches, salads, flasks of soup, what else could i take to work? No heating facilities so has to be good and satisfying cold

[HappyJanuary]

I take cooked chicken portions, sushi, fruit salads with oats & yoghurt, cooked cold rice with whatever I can find in the fridge mixed in, crackers with low fat cheese or spread.

If you have kettle access there's also Mug Shots and porridge pots.

[secondhoneymoon]

Thank you happy January. No access to kettle. I started another thread in food and drink as was impatient for responses. Some food ideas on there if you are interested

[bunnylove99]

OMG. You poor thing OP. I couldn't survive my job without access to a kettle!

[NotThrowAwayMyShot]

No kettle! How on earth do you manage. My office would have serious tea withdrawal.

[hugoagogo]

I like weight watchers quiches? but I normally stick to sandwiches/ soup though, but I am boring.

[secondhoneymoon]

We do have coffee machines and we can get tea from the canteen but not hot water for making snacks. Guess I could take boiling water in a flask

[Blazedandconfused]

Aldi and Iceland do frozen superfoods bags. Couscous, quinoa, seeds, veg, beans- very tasty, filling too. Cook at home they are fine to eat cold. I have 2 meals from each bag.

[Hobbitch]

Grain-based salads would be my choice - rice, couscous, cracked wheat with plenty of veg and some protein. Or middle Eastern food: falafel, pitta bread, houmous, baba ganoush, chickpea salads, lots of veg. It would be healthy, filling and pretty low-calorie.

Also although I'm not a huge fan of the raw food trend it does have some good tips for cold yet nutritious meals. One blog I like is //www.thefullhelping.com, lots of tasty-looking recipes that make good cold lunches.

[Blazedandconfused]

Crestless quiche/ omelette packed full of green veg. Dollop of quark, some roasted peppers and cherry toms.

[DailyMailFuckRightOff]

Falafel/ houmous?

[thisgirlrides]

I'd second a big omelette - I make a lovely one that will easily do 2 lunches: cooked onions, mushrooms, courgette, garlic, spinach plus any leftover potato put into into a lined pie dish pour in 5 whisked eggs, season and bake in the oven until set. It's delicious warm or cold and once cold is quite firm so transports well.

[secondhoneymoon]

More great ideas thanks