Lunch On The Go

[Hells Bells]

As any one got any ideas for quick lunches when I am working. I drive around in my car all day, I do not have a fridge handy so mostly end up eating peanuts and fruits. Used to go to a fast food place thats out now. So please help.

[Guhlia]

I think if I were in my car all day every day I would buy one of those mini-fridges that hook up to your cig lighter. Or you could just pack a cooler every day for lunch. That would probably be much cheaper. Corn tortilla sandwiches work well in a cooler as do cheese cubes, sweet balogna/cream cheese rolls, cold chicken w/ bbq sauce, carrots and ranch dressing, etc.

[tarnalberry]

A cooler (even a soft-sided one) with an ice pack will keep things plenty cold for at least half a day.

[Felidae]

I work in the field and out of town and a cooler has been a lifesaver. My co-workers just stop at Subway, but not me. You can pack so many good gluten-free sandwiches, and snacks in a cooler. It should keep things cool for a day, as long as you have enough ice packs.

[Guest cassidy]

I am also in the car everyday. I have a cooler that hooks into my car plug. I have also found a good meal if I forget to bring lunch. I stop at the grocery store and make a chef salad. I get bag salad, kraft dressing, kraft cheese slices and break them into small pieces, hillshire farm lunch meat, a can of corn and a bag of baby carrots. I make up a salad and bring everything home to have leftovers for the next few days.

I also cook on the weekend and freeze things in meal sized portions. I bring them in my cooler and then find a microwave. Grocery stores and gas stations usually have one, or if you are calling on businesses, you could use theirs.

[mpeel]

My girls do not have access to a fridge at school. I pack their lunch in a 12-pack cooler. If the stuff needs to stay Cold, I used a freezer pack. If it needs to be hot, I put it in a stainless steel food jar from Nissan.

Michelle

[qwertyui]

I just started a course today where I am gone from 6:30 am until about 7:00 pm. I just packed some ham and turkey with cheese rollups, homemade coleslaw, some pickles, a diet coke, and some great little cream cheese muffins in a cooler. My husband took some water bottles, filled them with filtered water and froze them. So not only do you have cold food, when the ice melts, you also have cold water all day! Just make things that are good cold! You can also bring some gluten free bread, buttered, with some tuna or salmon or any other sandwich filler, and spread it on the bread when you want to eat it. Tomorrow I am having left over BBq chicken, more coleslaw, some more muffins, and perhaps some olives and a hunk of cheese!

[Sweetfudge]

Great ideas! I was wondering though, what kind of bread you all pack for sandwiches, because the kind I've used so far is very dry and crumbly, and not at all good unless toasted. My fave lunch at home though, is cream cheese on a toast with some dill and sliced salmon on top. Yum! Taco salads are good too! I always save the individualized packets from fast food places (husband not on gluten-free diet)...like sour cream from Wendy's and mustard and stuff.