I cheated on myself this week and didn't take my lunch to work...not once, but TWICE! I feel so dirty.
- Trader Joe's chicken tamale
- broccoli
- Brussels sprouts
- blood oranges
But the truth about this lunch is that I only ate the tamale and the oranges and passed that green stuff off to a co-worker. I could tell that this week was going to be tough. Work. Life. Weight control. My motto for EVERYTHING this week was "I'm not feelin' it."
- herb turkey with light havarti cheese on a whole wheal sandwich thin
- blood oranges and kiwis
- Brussels sprouts
- broccoli
It wasn't a life threatening accident. I'm okay...I just ran into a Pret-A-Manger. Get it? Accident? I ran into a Pret....ugh. Like I said: Not. Feeling. It.
- kiwis
- cucumber spears with balsamic vinaigrette dipper
- Brussels sprouts
- herb turkey with light havarti cheese on Ezekiel 4:9 bread
It didn't really do it for me. I ate the sandwich first and everything seemed fine. However, ever since I had kiwi earlier in the week I had a sneaking suspicion that I am a little bit allergic to them. I got a little tongue/throat itchiness when I ate them. But it's fun to ignore those things until they turn into a full blown anaphylactic attack. I like to walk the thinnest line. Anyway, I went in for the kiwis after my sandwich and after a couple of bites I felt nauseous and hive popped out on my face. No joke, my face is like one of turkey thermometers that come already in the turkey. When my food/skin allergies are just about ready to kill me I get a hive right on under my left eye. So, bye bye kiwi. I hardly knew thee.
Now, what the heck am I going to eat next week?
If you're really that burned out, maybe a break isn't a bad idea. Even packing a frozen dinner or two? (Sacrelige, I know!) But I have noticed a whole lot of green in all these lunches--maybe trying to find some other colors would encourage variety. Dried fruit, maybe? Some new, not-green salad--like carrot salad? A baked potato with various toppings?
ReplyDeleteI love the baked potato idea! We got some great potatoes from our CSA a couple of seasons ago and I baked them up and really loved them for lunch. We do have a couple of frozen dinners in the freezer but they are like fire extinguishers in a glass box "BREAK GLASS ONLY IN AN EMERGENCY!" Thanks for the advice!
DeleteI was checking out some new blogs today through the blogger tool bar (next blog) and it landed me here on your page. I had to go back through 90% of your blogs just to look at all of your great photos! I am a huge fan of bento boxes - which are pretty much what you are using here. I work from home so I don't feel like I have a "need" for these cute, perfectly portioned boxes, but I sure have a "want!" What you have here is amazing and inspiring. I am always looking for simple things to put together for a meal! I am a new follower and will be checking in!
ReplyDeleteWow! I'm glad you found the blog and like what you see. I've always wondered (day dreamed) about what it would be like to work from home and whether or not I'd eat lunch the same way. Thanks for commenting. It gets lonely on this side of the computer sometimes.
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