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Bobbie 
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Posted: 29 May 2007 at 9:03pm |
Righto ladies I'm heartily sick of toasted cheese sandwiches so I bow to all those on the board with more experience and pose the question....
What on earth do I have for lunch?
Please feel free to post all ideas that work for you. I'm sure some of you must have become creative 
My current workplace has a microwave, fridge, freezer, zip, panini maker and toaster
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MummyFreckle
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Posted: 29 May 2007 at 9:22pm |
Wow - you are lucky, we have a kettle and a dodgy microwave. I am kind of in the same boat - its really tricky as all the places around my work sell sandwiches and salads, none of which I would be overly comfortable with. We have lots of 'asian' food places as well, which normally wouldnt worry me but at the moment I dont want to risk it. I am also surrounded by sushi places which is really tough!!!
I too have been surviving on cheese toasties from the cafe next to our work, but am getting very bored of these now....we dont often have leftovers to take, and I know I should be more organised and be taking lovely healthy lunches....but dont seem to have the energy! So - any ideas from those of you that have been thru this already would be hugely helpful for us hungry mummies-to-be!!
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Posted: 29 May 2007 at 9:30pm |
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My favourite packed lunch ever was pasta salad - not as great in winter but still a yummy change:
cooked pasta shells (soft)
tomato, diced
capsicum, seeded and diced
cheese, diced (small)
mayonaise and water mixed 50/50 for scant dressing
Serve cold.
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mummy_becks
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Posted: 29 May 2007 at 9:34pm |
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Something I made up for work (years ago) and now make at home is a tin of flavoured tuna, some pasta (whatever you have or feel like) cooked and then mix together and if at work just heat it up. Or take the tin of tuna with you to work along with the cooked pasta and mix it there.
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Posted: 29 May 2007 at 9:46pm |
Cottage cheese and tomato on crackers...boring but easy
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Posted: 29 May 2007 at 9:46pm |
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It says in my pg book you're not supposed to have mayo?
I sometimes bake batches of mega muffins with broccoli, cheese, other vege in them. Will be doing this a lot so that I can get some vege in with my good old carbs (all I seem to be able to eat at the mo)
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Posted: 29 May 2007 at 10:46pm |
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bought mayo is ok as it has been pasteurised. It is the freshly made stuff with raw egg that you arent meant to have. dont know about the ol fashioned stuff made with sweetened condensed milk though
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Posted: 30 May 2007 at 7:58am |
I'm so confused on the food thing, are we allowed cottage chese? Also i thought Tuna was ment to be avoided because it was high in some mineral. I too have ben living of cheese tosties for lunch. so will eagerly await the replys.
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Posted: 30 May 2007 at 8:10am |
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I may be wrong but I would have thought cottage cheese was ok as it is pasteurised in NZ. soft cheeses like brie and camembert etc are the dangerous ones due to the bacteria that can be in them.
as for tuna, I think a moderate ammount is ok as it gives you lots of vitamins and fattyacids. I think it only gets dangerous if you were eating buckets loads!!!!!
Someone please correct me if I am wrong.
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Posted: 30 May 2007 at 8:27am |
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DH makes his lunch now (and I did when I was still working) and we used to make filled rolls and buns etc. It only takes up an extra 5-10 mins in the morning to make them and everyone at work was always jealous that they looked so nice and fresh. I just buy freshly made buns at the supermarket every saturday morning and freeze them straight away and they are always really nice when they are unfrozen when we need them.
I also use to take pasta snacks if I didn't mind making it at work in the microwave and soups. And if I felt like being extra healthy I'd take along a fruit salad. Mostly just stuff outta a tin thrown into a plastic container with a couple of extra fruits added.
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Posted: 30 May 2007 at 8:30am |
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Baked potato's -you can do them in the microwave at work or make them up at home. Top with cottage cheese, cheese, tomato, bacon, capsicum or whatever.
Fruit with yoghurt for desert
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Posted: 30 May 2007 at 8:41am |
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Tuna - I think once a week is ok. The problem is they feed on other fish, which means they have higher levels of mercury in them. If you want to eat fish more often, you need to eat bottom feeders, but I don't know what they are.
Lunches - my favourites became reheated leftovers, so try cooking a little extra at night. Otherwise I just had cheese and salad sandwiches, but that was because you dont' really get much of a lunchbreak in teaching and I couldn't always make it to the staffroom to eat let alone make anything!
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Posted: 30 May 2007 at 9:24am |
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Soup is great, filling when eaten with a piece of bread - so easy and can be homemade or from a can...
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Posted: 30 May 2007 at 9:55am |
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I totally agree - even though I am at home it is tough to find things to eat - filled rolls are boring without meat
I found bagels and cream cheese nice and easy
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Posted: 30 May 2007 at 10:15am |
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Reheated left overs are definately great as are baked potatoes! As I travel for work I am really limited to what I can eat and I don't have a microwave in my car or in my rental cars, so I have been having Subway Veggie Delights! As boring as they can be without meat in them, I find if you add a few different sauces they can actually taste REALLY good! I always make sure I go in at 12 or 12:30 so everything is super cold and fresh for the lunch time rush.
In my first few weeks of pregnancy I was super cautious, but I actually got to the point of being ridiculous, so once I got past the 12 week mark, I have started to relax a bit and pretty much eat anything now, but I am super cautious with chicken still as always!
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Posted: 30 May 2007 at 10:35am |
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The food I've been able to stomach has just been cheese and tomato sandwiches (just take it as a cheese sandwich and add the tomato at work so it's nice and fresh) and plain pasta with a bit of grated cheese.
Quite boring so I'm also getting alot out of this thread! Very useful. The baked potato sounds yum. The thought of tuna makes me feel quite sick so don't think I could do that one!
YUM Subway sounds good. Mmmmm.
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Posted: 30 May 2007 at 10:37am |
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Yeah I am still really cautious about chicken and meat
When we go to restaurants I always get veggie meals - am now a fan of tofu.
I went out for lunch yesterday and had a chicken salad - thought it would be ok but after eating a couple of peices decided not to eat the rest - my freind who is also preggas thought I was strange.
It is weird we all have our own lil things - she wont eat from thai restaurants (I love thai just make sure I get veggie) yet she would eat the chicken and she eats soft chesses - we are all so different
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Posted: 30 May 2007 at 11:30am |
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My consultant midwife said that New Zealand Brie and Camembert was ok (but only NZ). I didn't go into detail with her though because I hate cheese and won't be eating it anyway. I've been having lettuce (washed at home) and marmite sandwiches or the pots of noodles that you just pour boiling water into.
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Posted: 30 May 2007 at 1:18pm |
I think cottage cheese is okay. I was told that tuna is good for iron. Chicken is ok if you cook it yourself - make sure it's cooked well, and eaten hot-hot or cold-cold. Pack it separately to put in your rolls if you like - I am alo a fan of meaty rolls Left over roast meat/corned beef is also easily sliced for a roll.
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Posted: 30 May 2007 at 1:40pm |
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Meet in filled rolls would be ok if you had cooked it yourself and chilled it well. But i'd probably only feel ok having it cold the next day or 2. i wont eat it from the deli and i wont buy it in a filled roll.
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