Eating out for lunch everyday can get expensive. Not only is it taxing on your wallet, but it's also not very diet-friendly. If you're finding that you spend lots of money on lunch each week and want a better way to control your caloric intake, why not consider brown bagging it.
If you're not a fan of the standard sandwich and side dish lunch, you've definitely got options. I hit upon the idea of utilizing the company fridge to store my lunch fixings. Fruit, a week's worth of lean meat and low-fat cheese and gourmet mustard can be packed in a small brown bag and stored in the refrigerator at work.
Shop your local Costco, Wal-Mart or wherever the bargains are in your town and purchase some thinly sliced Baby Swiss and Jarlesberg light cheese, as well as thin deli-sliced turkey and chicken - enough for two weeks. My bread choice was Orowheat Light whole wheat bread, which tastes good and is smaller than a normal piece of bread. Two slices has the same amount of fat, calories and protein as one slice of regular whole wheat bread. When I got home I froze half of my food, and the other half went with me to work.
Some people may need more variety than I require, so you can vary your lunch using different meats and cheeses, adding lettuce, cucumbers or sprouts, and trying different varieties of mustards. Add some carrots or celery sticks with a delicious white bean dip that you can easily make yourself. Finish up with a piece of fruit for dessert. You will soon find that your wallet is getting fatter while your waist is getting slimmer.
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