Husbands Lunch Box

[AngelPunks]

Dh used to work 12 hour shifts so I used to do a cooler bag of stuff for him. He worked in a very physical environment so I could get away with more "fattening" foods. Giving him a huge variety would stop him going to the snack wagon to get greasy foods.

He'd have leftovers for lunch or makins for a sandwich (cold meat, salad stuff, bread, container of butter). Then there would be the snacky stuff

Fruit'n'nuts (usually a tupperware container full)
museli bars
small packs of chips/popcorn etc
tiny teddies/bite sized chocolates
home made bikkies or slices
cheese & crackers

bricks of drink - for helping with cooling
small bottles of ice coffee (usually 2)
frozen bottle or two of water - also helping with cooling

[krisp]

Wow, aren't you good girls packing lunch for your DH, or maybe I'm just a slack wife for not packing lunch for mine?????

[AnyDream]

Hehe Kris I was just about to post that my DH packs his own lunch. And mine too sometimes LOL.

Baking some scones, pikelets or muffins at the start of the week lasts for a few days of morning teas. Likewise, a roast dinner or corned beef gives a couple of days of yummy meat sandwiches.

[Indadhanu]

Hmm, i've just started packing Shel's lunch, I do it the night before. I've bought a whole roast chicken and deboned it, frozen bits and she's had lavash wraps and tomorrow she'll be having chicken noodle salad (chicken + cooked instant noodles + some vege... cucumber, carrot, corn, alfalfa), ham and salad wraps, i made some mini baked omelettes with eggs, cheese, tomato, carrot, onion, ham, corn which have been frozen for her lunch too. Pita bread is good too for a change to normal bread. If I'm feeling extra specially nice I'll make pies or something. I make mine at the same time, even though I am at home I generally wont make myeslf lunch so end up snacking or just not having anything. Or she'll take leftovers... lasagne, fried rice, roast meat + salad wraps/sandwiches...

I don't really do much in the way of snacks as shel doesn't get time for a snack, but for her shorter break I make some muffins or cake (fruit or carrot if I'm feeling mean...erm I mean healthy LOL, chocolate if I'm feeling nice LOL). But you could send some of those SaKaTa biscuits? Rice chips? Those vegetarian snack things you can get near the chinese-y type food?

[Salad]

I always try to pack his lunchbox because he has hereditory high cholesterol so have to keep him away from the take away food shops.

[krisp]

Now I'm really feeling like a slack tart - Leasha you are one fab girl!

[Indadhanu]

for a healthy snack you could try to do some kind of avocado spread on some crackers, or instead of butter/mayo, or incorporate some avo in a salad sandwich?