Comments on: Healthy frugal meals for work

By: Danielle

Danielle — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:53:05 +0000

I like the idea of precooking whole wheat spaghetti or brown rice. It’s especially good for the rice, which takes a long time to cook every time and is way more satisfying and filling than white rice.

Every day for work I bring a piece of fruit, a vegetable (celery or carrots), a small cup of leftovers with protein and whole grains in it, and a small bag of nuts for when I need the biggest energy boost throughout the day. Snacking on these little things all day is very satisfying, inexpensive, and is the easiest way to force yourself to eat well because you always have something healthy to eat when you’re hungry (and don’t have to buy that bagel). For this reason, I always bring healthy snacks with me when I travel to visit friends and family, in order to reduce the frequency of gas station or coffee shop pit stops for high-calorie muffins or trail mix.

My favorite “stir-fry” involves melting butter and olive oil together, adding chopped onion and celery for 5 min, then adding pecan pieces, chopped zucchini, canned chickpeas, minced garlic, cooked brown rice, and cayenne pepper and heating through. :-)

By: Jason from Money Theory

Jason from Money Theory — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:35:32 +0000

Pesto pasta..yum! Yes, finding variety while still being frugal with bagged lunches can definitely be a challenge! I tend to eat a lot of tuna, canned chicken, and frozen entrees. Over time I’ve actually started to enjoy just eating the same things for lunch. I guess I know what I like, what’s cheap, and that works for me!

Thanks so much for the recipes..I”ll definitely give them a try!

By: Money Funk

Money Funk — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:35:23 +0000

That is a great idea. I just attended a convention for my job and one of the question for a future seminar was, ‘can you tell us how to loose weight while doing our job?’. All humor, but true that a desk job will put on the pounds if you eat out everyday. Happens here, too.

What I do, make a pot of rice on Sunday night. Freeze them in individual sizes with saran wrap. Then, during the week I saute a wide assortment of veggies, plop in tupperware, throw a rice pack in there . At lunch, unwrap rice pack, plop tupperware in microwave for 1 minute and wha la, Instant lunch that is healthy.

Great post!

By: J. Cochran

J. Cochran — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:33:32 +0000

I have had the exact same dilemma. Thanks for sharing the pasta idea. Ya gotta love Real Simple magazine! J. Cochran’s last blog post..A Word from the Big O

By: Auntie E

Auntie E — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:07:08 +0000

I am trying to stay on track on loosing the weight. Saving $ is high on my list. Loved the Recipes link. I will try some. Sometimes I saute some ham add peas and a little alfredo sauce. add this to tortellini. it is good hot and cold. Auntie E’s last blog post..2 Be Young Again.