https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 04:20:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1624638 Fri, 09 May 2014 13:04:38 +0000 rattles 1624638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: Here's the recipe I use for grownups for that particular salad: <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-whole-wheat-couscous-wi-150125" rel="nofollow">http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-whole-wheat-couscous-wi-150125</a> She gets a simplified version without nuts/celery and other things she doesn't eat, but you should try it as is for yourself! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1624631 Fri, 09 May 2014 13:01:16 +0000 regberadaisy 1624631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rattles: oh grain salads are a great idea! She loves grains/carbs lol will look that up. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1624624 Fri, 09 May 2014 12:59:30 +0000 rattles 1624624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like caprese salads/sandwiches in the summer. I mentioned on a thread yesterday that we also like doing mushroom/spinach quesadillas with corn/black bean/avocado salad. I also like to make grain salads (one with Israeli couscous, arugula, dried cherries and gouda is a fave). In the winter, I like to freeze chili and stews in lunch portions. We also do brunch sometimes - frittatas or egg/cheese sandwiches. I'm realizing from this list that we don't do much meat for lunch, I guess... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1624587 Fri, 09 May 2014 12:47:50 +0000 Jenn23 1624587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just turkey and cheese sandwiches, fruit, crackers. Nothing too exciting here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1624363 Fri, 09 May 2014 11:35:17 +0000 Anagram 1624363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: What about curried chicken salad sandwiches, or there are a lot of good lentil recipes that cook fast. Tunacakes or Salmoncakes are good for lunch, maybe with sauteed spinach as a side or with a spinach salad with balsamic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1624349 Fri, 09 May 2014 11:31:09 +0000 gingerbebe 1624349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Smoothies can be made nutritionally dense with yogurt, nut butters, and/or coconut oil (can't taste it) plus greens if you keep frozen fruit in the freezer. Make one of those and you can give them whatever carb they want.</p> <p>Little bites of rice wrapped in nori with scrambled egg on the side. Fruit and carrot sticks.</p> <p>Breakfast for lunch (pancakes, eggs, etc).</p> <p>Kiddie sushi (roll tortillas up with something sticky like hummus, cream cheese, or peanut butter and some kind of filling like meat, cheese, veggies, a banana, apple slices, raisins, etc). Slice up and serve! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1624345 Fri, 09 May 2014 11:28:13 +0000 HLK208 1624345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always do sandwiches! Just cold cuts, cheese, spinach on whole wheat. Usually fruit and string cheese on the side. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1624338 Fri, 09 May 2014 11:25:01 +0000 regberadaisy 1624338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: I wish LO will eat salads! I love salads!</p> <p>@sunny: hahaha looove buns for breakfast! Some days she doesn't want anything else and will ask for bao bao for lunch. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1624334 Fri, 09 May 2014 11:23:56 +0000 sunny 1624334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My favorite thing to make is frozen Chinese XLB buns! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1624332 Fri, 09 May 2014 11:23:10 +0000 Andrea 1624332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: probably too boring for you! Just basic cold cuts, cheese, lettuce, tomato,etc. Yup, the kids eat salad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1624298 Fri, 09 May 2014 11:14:25 +0000 hilsy85 1624298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Quesadillas, pasta, cold cuts and cheese, frozen meatballs, frozen veggies, avocado, or a pita pizza--some combination of some of that stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1624290 Fri, 09 May 2014 11:12:13 +0000 regberadaisy 1624290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: @Andrea: what kind of sandwiches do you make? Do your LOs eat salads?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1623995 Fri, 09 May 2014 09:51:49 +0000 looch 1623995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: haha, you know you have high expectations with respect to food!</p> <p>Some other things that came to mind were steamed fish and bean soup. You could make either of them rather easily, assuming you're stocked up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1623988 Fri, 09 May 2014 09:49:27 +0000 Andrea 1623988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sandwich and salad. Easy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1623981 Fri, 09 May 2014 09:47:39 +0000 pinkcupcake 1623981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: I used to be like that! It took too much time and energy to always cool a full blown meal for lunch, though, so now I try to keep it simple. I just try to make sure there's at least one veggie incorporated and I call it good :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1623974 Fri, 09 May 2014 09:45:33 +0000 regberadaisy 1623974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha maybe my expectations for our lunches are too high! I like for us to have a somewhat complete meal for lunch as as well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1623952 Fri, 09 May 2014 09:41:09 +0000 pinkcupcake 1623952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lately I've been having kale smoothies. I make a 50/50 blend of kale and whatever fruit I have lying around, some Pom juice, Greek yogurt if I'm extra hungry and blend it all up. So good and filling. LO loves it too. </p> <p>We also eat sandwiches - sun butter and jelly for LO, turkey avocado for me. Sometimes rotisserie chicken with steamed veggies. Usually though it's just whatever randomness I scrounge up In the fridge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1623879 Fri, 09 May 2014 09:25:25 +0000 swurlygurl 1623879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, I hate making lunches on the weekends because we never have any leftovers or easy things like sandwiches.</p> <p>So, usually it's just a quesadilla or a really random lunch (toast + pickle + handful of tomatoes + apple + piece of cheese) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1623753 Fri, 09 May 2014 09:02:42 +0000 Mamaof2 1623753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>deli meat, fresh fruit, cheese stick, yogurt, crackers</p> <p>we always have those things so its easy to put together a quick lunch! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1623748 Fri, 09 May 2014 09:01:23 +0000 looch 1623748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you have canned beans, you can do hummus (it's good with cannellini beans as well as garbanzo). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1623717 Fri, 09 May 2014 08:55:49 +0000 autumnlove 1623717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>just sandwiches, salads </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1623710 Fri, 09 May 2014 08:54:33 +0000 looch 1623710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For kids, or for adults? Both?</p> <p>I used to do a lot of grazing, like bread, cheese, some cold cuts (but I understand if you don't want to do this while pregnant), tomato soup with rice, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1623699 Fri, 09 May 2014 08:52:30 +0000 Mae 1623699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I WAH so I've eaten lunch at home for the last 6 years. I usually just do easy stuff. Cheese and crackers and fruit. Salad. Sometimes I'll make eggs and toast. Or frozen stuff from TJs (I really like their black bean taquitos and their mini chicken tamilitos). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1623697 Fri, 09 May 2014 08:52:11 +0000 fancyfunction 1623697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Now that the weather is warmer I'm more into fresh fruit and smoothies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahp-when-there-are-no-leftovers-what-do-you-make-for-lunch#post-1623689 Fri, 09 May 2014 08:50:50 +0000 regberadaisy 1623689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tend to make chow mei fun, noodle soup with stock I made in bulk and froze, fishballs, peanut butter sandwiches and some times tuna fish sandwiches.</p> <p>I need more ideas! Especially more summery ideas now that the weather is getting warm.</p> <p>What do you make for lunch when there are no leftovers?</p> <p>ETA: both for my 2 year old and I. </p>