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Breakfast & Lunch Ideas

Breakfast & Lunch Ideas

A lot of people seem to get tired of the same thing for breakfast everyday (though before I was low-carbing, cereal and fruit suited me EVERY day). Also, many people either don't care much for cooking, or their schedules don't permit much, and they're looking for some quick and easy take-along lunch ideas.

My thanks to Rani Merens and Di Bauer for permission to reprint their lists.

Di Bauer is editor of Carb Smart Magazine (http://store.yahoo.com/carbsmart/carmag.htm ) and hosts the Low Carb Living newsletter. Rani Merens also writes for Carb Smart Magazine, and is well known in the internet low-carb community.

Lunch ideas have been posted. Breakfast ideas still to come!

Rani Meren's 30 Ideas For LC Brownbaggers:

1. Hard boiled eggs
2. Deviled eggs
3. Egg salad heaped on wasa crackers
4. Tuna salad heaped on wasa crackers
5. Egg or tuna or chicken salad wrapped up in butter lettuce leaves
6. BLT rolled up inside a slice of turkey breast
7. Meatballs (cold)
8. Cold roast chicken drumsticks or wings
9. Sliced roast beef wrapped around string cheese sticks
10. Beef jerky, slim jims, other cured dried meat products
11. Sugar free jello (buy in 6-packs in the dairy section or make yourself)
12. Cheese, cut in cubes
13. Celery sticks, broccoli and cauliflower florets, with dip
14. Sugar-free gummi worms
15. Wasa crackers spread with soft cheeses
16. Wasa cracker spread with cheese and topped with pepperoni slices
17. Pepperoni spread with cream cheese and rolled up
18.Ditto turkey or roast beef slices
19. Chef's salad
20. Leftovers in any form! (cold ribs are great the next day!)
21. LC soup in a thermos
22. Sugar-free LC peanut butter cookies
23. Cheese straws/cheese crackers
24. Low-carb muffins
25. Quiche squares (delicious cold)
26. Salad strewn with leftover meat from last night's dinner, top with ranch
or bleu cheese dressing.
27. Pork rinds, try the bbq or hot flavor!
28. Plain pork rinds with pimento cheese
29. Sunflower seeds, also try the salsa flavor.
30. LC donuts

Di Bauer's Lunch Suggestions:

1) Chicken thighs. I bake a whole pile of them every weekend and then just
nuke a couple for lunch or eat them cold.
2) Ground lamb patties. I don't add anything to the lamb. Just bake it at
350 degrees for about 30-45 minutes or until it's done. Yum!
3) A BLT (with very little "T" - LOL!) wrapped up in one of Rani's low carb
crepes. Works for ANY sandwich filling.
4) Cream cheese and thinly sliced roast beef on a WASA Fiber Rye cracker.
5) Anything left over from dinner the night before.
6) Chicken "pizza." Mix bite-sized pieces of cooked chicken, shredded
mozzarella, quartered pepperoni, and a little pizza sauce in a bowl and nuke it until hot and bubbly!
7) Any LC soup. LC chili and clam chowder always hit the spot for me.
8) Scrambled eggs with steamed asparagus on the side.
9) Scrambled eggs with sauteed hot dogs added. Not fancy, but yummy.
10) Reheated quiche of any kind, but spinach quiche is my favorite.
11) Lettuce wraps. Use large romaine lettuce leaves to wrap up your favorite
sandwich fixings in.
12) Small steaks (beef) or shoulder steaks (veal or lamb) broiled up fresh.
13) Salad with sliced or shredded beef, pork, or chicken added. I
particularly like chicken breasts that have been marinated in Italian salad
dressing, broiled, and then sliced into bite-sized strips. I make up a
whole bunch at once and then freeze them in Zip Lock bags in individual
servings.
14) Cucumber bull's eyes. Use an apple corer to hollow out a cucumber. (It's
easier of you slice the cucumber in half first so you don't have to dig so
deeply. Fill with a cheese ball, and slice.

Di Bauer's Brown Bag Suggestions:

1) Always have bottled water. Sipping on it is great for keeping the
sleepies away.
2) I portion out nuts in 1/4-cup servings in those snack-size Zip Lock bags
and always have a few bags in the car.
3) Ham crisps or pepperoni crisps. I nuke smoked ham (gotta be smoked -
boiled doesn't work) or pepperoni slices in paper towels in the microwave
until they're crisp and put them in a zip lock bag.
4) I also nuke a whole pound of bacon at a time and package it in aluminum
foil, 4 strips to the package. Easy to grab, and since I sort of like it cold,
too, easy to eat in the car.
5) Protein bars. Not the best choice, but I always have a couple in the
glove compartment for emergencies. You can also bring your own home
made ones.
6) Deviled eggs. I put them in those new Glad plastic containers. If you
smoosh the two halves back together after you've filled them with the yolk
mixture, they travel pretty well.
7) Jerky, store bought or homemade. I like homemade better because I can
control the amount of salt. All the commercial brands are too salty for me.
8) Baked chicken legs (for the car) or thighs (for the car or work) or
broiled, boneless chicken breasts.
9) Plain hard-boiled eggs.
10) Premade tuna with mayo and a plastic fork or spoon or some WASA
crackers to pile it on.
11) Lettuce wraps. Take some nice big lettuce leaves, spread them lightly
with mayo, put some sliced deli meat on top, and roll them up. Voila!
Lettucewiches!
12) Slices of leftover steak, meatloaf, pork roast, etc., in zip lock bags.
13) Low carb muffins.
14) Any low carb breakfast casserole baked in muffin cups or cut up into
individual serving sizes and popped in a Zip Lock bag.
15) Slices of cheese.
16) Cooked and peeled shrimp sprinkled with a little lemon juice and salt.
17) Low carb cookies packed 3 or 4 to a Zip Lock bag.
18) Home made yogurt in a cup with a lid. Don't forget a plastic spoon!
19) Chipped beef spread, WASA crackers, and a plastic knife to spread it
with. (Cream cheese, packed chipped beef like Buddig's, shredded,
green onions, and a little Worcestershire sauce all mixed together.)
20) Cut up low carb veggies and your favorite dip. Put the dip in an old
margarine tub.
21) Low carb cheesecake put in small plastic containers.
22) Rumaki packaged 3-4 to a Zip Lock bag.
23) Cheese crisps.
24) Sliced leftover quiche (only if you like it cold).
25) Celery stuffed with cream cheese or sugar free peanut butter.
26) Those pre-packaged sugar free Jell-O cups.
27) Chips Chips another low carb chip, pork rinds, psyllie snacks, Just The
Cheese crisps and some dip.
28) Turkey (or other deli meat), chopped tomatoes, and cooked crumbled
bacon rolled up on mayonnaise-smeared Romaine lettuce leaves.
29) Sugar free gum.
30) Deli ham, roast beef, or turkey rolled up with slices of cheese.
31) A salad in a plastic container. Put anything you like on it, but be sure
to include meat! Bring a bottle of your favorite salad dressing.
33) Any LC soup in a thermos. LC chili and clam chowder always hit the spot
for me.
35) Any cold LC appetizer.

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Rani Meren's 30 Ideas For LC Brownbaggers:
1. Hard boiled eggs 2. Deviled eggs 3. Egg salad heaped on wasa crackers 4. Tuna salad heaped on wasa crackers 5. Egg or tuna or chicken salad wrapped up in butter lettuce leaves 6. BLT rolled up inside a slice of turkey breast 7. Meatballs (cold) 8. Cold roast chicken drumsticks or wings 9. Sliced roast beef wrapped around string cheese sticks 10. Beef jerky, slim jims, other cured dried meat products 11. Sugar free jello (buy in 6-packs in the dairy section or make yourself) 12. Cheese, cut in cubes 13. Celery sticks, broccoli and cauliflower florets, with dip 14. Sugar-free gummi worms 15. Wasa crackers spread with soft cheeses 16. Wasa cracker spread with cheese and topped with pepperoni slices 17. Pepperoni spread with cream cheese and rolled up 18.Ditto turkey or roast beef slices 19. Chef's salad 20. Leftovers in any form! (cold ribs are great the next day!) 21. LC soup in a thermos 22. Sugar-free LC peanut butter cookies 23. Cheese straws/cheese crackers 24. Low-carb muffins 25. Quiche squares (delicious cold) 26. Salad strewn with leftover meat from last night's dinner, top with ranch or bleu cheese dressing. 27. Pork rinds, try the bbq or hot flavor! 28. Plain pork rinds with pimento cheese 29. Sunflower seeds, also try the salsa flavor. 30. LC donuts
Di Bauer's Lunch Suggestions:
1) Chicken thighs. I bake a whole pile of them every weekend and then just nuke a couple for lunch or eat them cold. 2) Ground lamb patties. I don't add anything to the lamb. Just bake it at 350 degrees for about 30-45 minutes or until it's done. Yum! 3) A BLT (with very little "T" - LOL!) wrapped up in one of Rani's low carb crepes. Works for ANY sandwich filling. 4) Cream cheese and thinly sliced roast beef on a WASA Fiber Rye cracker. 5) Anything left over from dinner the night before. 6) Chicken "pizza." Mix bite-sized pieces of cooked chicken, shredded mozzarella, quartered pepperoni, and a little pizza sauce in a bowl and nuke it until hot and bubbly! 7) Any LC soup. LC chili and clam chowder always hit the spot for me. 8) Scrambled eggs with steamed asparagus on the side. 9) Scrambled eggs with sauteed hot dogs added. Not fancy, but yummy. 10) Reheated quiche of any kind, but spinach quiche is my favorite. 11) Lettuce wraps. Use large romaine lettuce leaves to wrap up your favorite sandwich fixings in. 12) Small steaks (beef) or shoulder steaks (veal or lamb) broiled up fresh. 13) Salad with sliced or shredded beef, pork, or chicken added. I particularly like chicken breasts that have been marinated in Italian salad dressing, broiled, and then sliced into bite-sized strips. I make up a whole bunch at once and then freeze them in Zip Lock bags in individual servings. 14) Cucumber bull's eyes. Use an apple corer to hollow out a cucumber. (It's easier of you slice the cucumber in half first so you don't have to dig so deeply. Fill with a cheese ball, and slice.
Di Bauer's Brown Bag Suggestions:
1) Always have bottled water. Sipping on it is great for keeping the sleepies away. 2) I portion out nuts in 1/4-cup servings in those snack-size Zip Lock bags and always have a few bags in the car. 3) Ham crisps or pepperoni crisps. I nuke smoked ham (gotta be smoked - boiled doesn't work) or pepperoni slices in paper towels in the microwave until they're crisp and put them in a zip lock bag. 4) I also nuke a whole pound of bacon at a time and package it in aluminum foil, 4 strips to the package. Easy to grab, and since I sort of like it cold, too, easy to eat in the car. 5) Protein bars. Not the best choice, but I always have a couple in the glove compartment for emergencies. You can also bring your own home made ones. 6) Deviled eggs. I put them in those new Glad plastic containers. If you smoosh the two halves back together after you've filled them with the yolk mixture, they travel pretty well. 7) Jerky, store bought or homemade. I like homemade better because I can control the amount of salt. All the commercial brands are too salty for me. 8) Baked chicken legs (for the car) or thighs (for the car or work) or broiled, boneless chicken breasts. 9) Plain hard-boiled eggs. 10) Premade tuna with mayo and a plastic fork or spoon or some WASA crackers to pile it on. 11) Lettuce wraps. Take some nice big lettuce leaves, spread them lightly with mayo, put some sliced deli meat on top, and roll them up. Voila! Lettucewiches! 12) Slices of leftover steak, meatloaf, pork roast, etc., in zip lock bags. 13) Low carb muffins. 14) Any low carb breakfast casserole baked in muffin cups or cut up into individual serving sizes and popped in a Zip Lock bag. 15) Slices of cheese. 16) Cooked and peeled shrimp sprinkled with a little lemon juice and salt. 17) Low carb cookies packed 3 or 4 to a Zip Lock bag. 18) Home made yogurt in a cup with a lid. Don't forget a plastic spoon! 19) Chipped beef spread, WASA crackers, and a plastic knife to spread it with. (Cream cheese, packed chipped beef like Buddig's, shredded, green onions, and a little Worcestershire sauce all mixed together.) 20) Cut up low carb veggies and your favorite dip. Put the dip in an old margarine tub. 21) Low carb cheesecake put in small plastic containers. 22) Rumaki packaged 3-4 to a Zip Lock bag. 23) Cheese crisps. 24) Sliced leftover quiche (only if you like it cold). 25) Celery stuffed with cream cheese or sugar free peanut butter. 26) Those pre-packaged sugar free Jell-O cups. 27) Chips Chips another low carb chip, pork rinds, psyllie snacks, Just The Cheese crisps and some dip. 28) Turkey (or other deli meat), chopped tomatoes, and cooked crumbled bacon rolled up on mayonnaise-smeared Romaine lettuce leaves. 29) Sugar free gum. 30) Deli ham, roast beef, or turkey rolled up with slices of cheese. 31) A salad in a plastic container. Put anything you like on it, but be sure to include meat! Bring a bottle of your favorite salad dressing. 33) Any LC soup in a thermos. LC chili and clam chowder always hit the spot for me. 35) Any cold LC appetizer.