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Making my lunch is something I do every work day. Monday's lunch was turkey and honey mustard on half of a whole wheat pita, a handful of blueberries, a low fat/low sugar yogurt (Siggi's) and a red pear.
I'm working to remove some food, replace others and health-ify my lunches. I love fruit, I eat bread & carbs, and I need more veggies. I started thinking back to my lunches in elementary school.
Lunch contained a sandwich. This sandwich was on white bread, smeared with Miracle Whip. (Yes, friends, I still don't like mayonnaise.) On the sandwich you would find veal bologna from the deli. Sometimes there would be sliced American cheese on the sandwich, but not always.
Along with the sandwich, I'd have a baggie full of chips, crunchy Cheetos, or Doritos. There would be a packaged dessert, perhaps a Hostess cupcake with smooth chocolate frosting and a swirl of vanilla icing. Maybe a Nutty Bar or a Twinkie. (Mom shopped at the Hostess outlet store).
Last, a piece of fruit was found at the bottom of the bag. Usually it was a red delicious apple. On rare occasions I might have a pear or plum, but it was always a piece of whole fruit that could survive the day with minimal bruising or getting smushed.
I bought milk at school. For many years it came in a triangular package that you would stick a straw into. I remember milk being less than 25 cents, and at no time was chocolate milk available. (Bummer!)
Looking back, I can see where my idea of what lunch should look like began. I still carry some sort of sandwich and fruit. I hope to be more creative with my lunches, but Pinterest pictures do more to discourage some new lunch ideas.
Do you have some healthy lunch suggestions?
My lunches usually consist of yogurt and a cheese stick sometimes a half sandwich and a piece of fruit. I'm not very creative when it comes to lunches. When I was in elementary and high school, I always ate in the cafeteria - don't remember carrying a lunch. When the kids were growing up, we made lunches, but again not very creative.
ReplyDeleteLoved the Hostess cake detail- it really transports me back to my elementary school lunch. Funny how my lunches these days vary day to day depending on leftover availability.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the comment above...I was taken right back to elementary school!
ReplyDeleteMy teammate brings salads in a jar, assortments of unusual vegetables in bento boxes, nuts in tiny containers, hummus of all kinds (from jalapeno to chocolate flavor!) and it always amazes me. I have goals to someday bring in such lovely lunch items but for now I am going to stick with the sandwich and chips! Those childhood habits are hard to break!