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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Great advice above - I bring a salad/grain bowl for lunch every day (I do carb cycling so a couple days a week I leave out the grains).

My arsenal is:
-grilled chicken
-turkey meatballs (I buy these frozen)
-Trader Joe's cruciferous crunch as a base. It's kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts and cabbage.  I love it because it doesn't wilt like lettuce /spinach and it tastes great. 
-Seeds of change brown rice and quinoa packets (you just microwave for 90 seconds and you're done!)
-plantain chips for crunch
-nuts (almonds, chopped cashews)
-roasted veg (I batch roast various veggies for the week - broccoli, bell peppers, onions, broccolini, haricots vert all hold up well.  Just season with salt, pepper and EVOO and pop in the oven)
-hard boiled eggs for extra protein (I buy the pre-cooked ones)
-Garlic Expressions vinaigrette is excellent
-I also like the Brianna's blush vinaigrette [/quote]

Thanks for the dressing suggestions too! That's key. Any others?[/quote]

You're welcome! Do you have access to a Trader Joe's? They are HUGE for me in terms of find relatively clean options that are quick and mostly pre-prepared.  All of the dressings in their refrigerated section are great (the green goddess, the spicy peanut) - just always make sure you are measuring things out.  You don't need more than 1 - 2 tablespoons of dressing to make a salad or grain bowl taste great.  I buy a lot of their pre-cooked meat options (sliced gyro, grilled chicken, roasted chicken, pre-cooked bacon) to make things easy.  Their veggie options are also prepped and affordable - I buy the bag of pre-washed broccoli, and the tray of pre-sliced and seasoned brussels sprouts, etc.  Anything that means I can just throw it on a sheet pan and put it in the oven at 425 for 20 minutes or so.   I usually roast my veggies as soon as I get home from the grocery store as I'm putting everything away.  I aim to have the bulk of my bowl be veggies and protein, and the quinoa/rice and crunchy bits are just nice extras.  [/quote]

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