-- Posted by DirtyConspiracy at 1:51 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 So I'm beginning to bring my own food for lunch. I've decided to bring pasta, but I know after a few weeks I'll get sick of it. I thought about bringing rice/couscous, but can anyone else tell me of other foods that can be carried around easily in a small box, won't go off after like an hour, and is healthy? -- Posted by Rawrzerz at 1:52 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Fruit! =D -- Posted by katjassidekick at 1:53 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Salads, sandwiches, broccoli and chicken... see if your school has a refrigerator and a microwave. -- Posted by DirtyConspiracy at 1:53 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Quote: from Rawrzerz at 9:52 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Fruit! =D I want a proper meal though. I can't just survive on one piece of fruit. -- Posted by Sheebobee at 1:53 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 sandwich salad -- Posted by SpasticTurnip at 1:54 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Quote: from katjassidekick at 9:53 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Salads, sandwiches, broccoli and chicken... see if your school has a refrigerator and a microwave. ^ this -- Posted by Goon305 at 1:55 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 McDonalds does the trick for me when i need portable food ^^ -- Posted by sub800 at 1:55 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 I think PB&J/PB can stay consistantely good. You should make up a schedule of everything people suggest here and switch it every week. Really, you should be doing that and excersize if you aren't already. -- Posted by maykillsthecalendar at 1:55 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 definetely tomato soup ! :] and a grilled cheese if you want to heat it back up -- Posted by Skifox at 1:57 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Quote: from Goon305 at 9:55 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 McDonalds does the trick for me when i need portable food ^^ You're going to die of obesity. Everyone that has EVER eaten macdonalds is. It is THAT unhealthy ... -- Posted by S3b7 at 1:58 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 All through elementary it was PB&J for me, and I STILL eat it sometimes. Of course unless you use some healthy form of Peanut butter and jelly I doubt it would be a healthy choice. I guess something like chicken salad is a good idea too. -- Posted by Arguia at 1:59 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Sandwiches (depending on filling), salads (with chicken or similar perhaps), rice salad, pasta salad. If you change what you take fairly regularly and do variations of each you shouldn't get bored. [Edit: my favourite snack at the moment is a small pot of sultanas and walnuts - healthy but tasty. Nuts are quite high calorie, so not many but they are still really healthy - definitely better than chocolate or crisps.] -- Posted by Points at 1:59 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Get some chicken breast and cut it up into small bits; mix it with some salad and Google "healthy salad dressing", see what it comes up with and make it? Or get some low-fat mayo, mix it with some tuna and make a tuna salad with iceberg lettuce, carrot, onion, etc. Snacks... uhh, maybe rice cakes? Salt and Vinegar ones from Tesco are awesome! Or get those Snack a Jacks? Uhh, Ryvita with some cheese on it, maybe? Or sandwiches on brown bread with margarine? -- Posted by StopXXwatch at 2:03 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Pasta isnt a very good choice it's a heavy carbohydrate. Unless you run. -- Posted by Just Waiting Here at 2:08 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Salads.  You can put in some chopped up meat, and get a small container to put dressing in. Sandwiches.  Avoid tomatoes, because that can make them soggy... but you can make pretty much any sandwich.  Even a bagel with creamcheese could work. Pasta.  Like you are doing now, but there are so many different kinds of pasta.  So you can do variations on the kind or the sauce. Parfait.  You can put in the yogurt, granola, fruit, etc.  It can be a pretty decent meal to have. Soup.  You can easily buy a thermos, shouldn't be too expensive.  It'll keep your soup warm (if you have a microwave where you work even better).  But thermoses are very portable. Bars.  There are so many different kinds of food bars out there, many that are meant to be meal suppliments.  Cliff bars, odwalla bars, etc... they have a fairly high calorie count (for such a small bar), and they are good to have on the day where you have no time and you need something to run out the door.  Those are just another thought to have for the occasional day. -- Posted by Goon305 at 2:08 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Oops forgot it had to be healthy. . .hm well ceaser salad .. or no that isnt considered healthy, unless you cool off on the sauce XD But some sort of salad, fruit juice, and a ham and cheese sandwich with lettuce perhaps. :) -- Posted by beautifulgirl at 2:10 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 yogurt, soup if you have a thermos sandwiches