how to pack your cooler for lunch

If you want to eat healthy I recommend bringing a cooler of healthy foods to work everyday instead of eating out.

Instead of going to the vending machine when you are hungry you can just open up your cooler and pull out something you like to eat that is better for you.

some tips

1. boiling a dozen eggs takes the same time as boiing one. Just do them all at the same time, you can keep the extra in the fridge for later. I normally just eat the egg whites, but if your cholesterol levels are low go ahead and eat the whole thing.

2. but a family size pack of chicken breast and cook the whole thing at once. It gives you one meal immediately and extra food for later or the next day

3. look for a large turkey breast, so you can make two days worth of meals out of it when you roast it

4. pack easily portable foods like fruit, nuts, yogurt, protein bars, veggies

5. keep a jar of natural nut butter in your cooler, for a quick snack, you can eat it with a green apple at the same time, or with celery if you pack those with it

6. keep a premeasured amount of whey protein in your cooler to mix with water for a quick smoothie, when you need a fast meal

7. use whole grain wraps, instead of white breads, or whole wheat bread, you can buy wheat tortillas and wheat bread to hold your foods and have some fiber from your carbs

8. low fat dairy like cottage cheese, or yogurt. you can also mix fresh berries into these for some flavor

9. fresh veggies are always great to eat with your meats, like a spring mix, or other raw veggies

10. and tons of cold water, so you can stay hydrated

11. keep a bag of nuts in your cooler, easy protein and healthy fats in almost all nuts, try to get unsalted nuts though

You can pack all your food the night before, once you get used to bringing a cooler you will save money, cause you stop buying potato chips and candy bars and soda, and your waistline will be in better shape too, good luck

eat something every 3 to 4 hours, so your body continues to burn off all your food as fuel instead of going into starvation mode and storing it all as fat...