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Farm Kitchen:  Packed Lunches For Husband.  |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22937 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22937 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 08:14:17 AM
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In the spirit of MaryJane's Brown Bag Challenge, I have started packing hubby's lunch for work. Otherwise he is spending about $7 a day at work and not quite feeling full.
So today when I got up I broiled a chuck roast (our baking part of the oven isn't working), microwaved some potatoes, carrots and onions, made some brown gravy on the cook top. I put the veggies in one container and the meat in another (a good pound of cooked meat!) and covered it with my gravy. I am also going to pack some peaches in there as well. So he has vegetables, meat, starch and fruit! Maybe I will pack a cheese stick for some dairy! So for a grand total of less than $2 worth of food, he is going to have a feast!
I will try to post here everyday what I send Doug to work with so maybe we can share packed lunch ideas!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
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Caron
True Blue Farmgirl
535 Posts
Caron
Orange
Texas
USA
535 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 08:28:42 AM
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Alle, I've been packing my hubby's lunches for a while. He said he appreciates the good food and I'm sure the savings as well! I feel good doing this for him too. 
Caron
"Praise God from whom all blessings flow"
Farmgirl Sister #254
Heart of Texas Farmgirl Chapter |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 08:29:42 AM
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Wow - Alee - what a lucky man he is! He will, in anticipation, wait each day for that lunch, I bet! Sounds yummy! And it is around lunchtime here, so my tummy is empty! After this post, I think I will go and eat..... :)
My hubby takes his lunch every day to work. He likes to pack it himself, and he takes a turkey or ham sandwich (but I bake the bread at least) chips, fruit, a breakfast bar, chocolate candy and two huge bottles of water. He drinks water all day long. Lunches can really take a chunk out of the budget, and you are doing a great thing giving hubby such a feast!
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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Edited by - jpbluesky on Jul 14 2008 08:31:59 AM |
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 12:44:11 PM
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| WOW you go girl! My husband loves me putting in the cheese sticks in his lunch. So I would say, yes to the cheese sticks! lol :) |
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simplyflowers
True Blue Farmgirl
489 Posts
Jamie
Locust Grove
Virginia
USA
489 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 12:49:02 PM
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My husband looooovvvves leftovers!!! Which consist of the meat, starch (usually), and a veggie. then also the fruit! DON'T FORGET THE FRUIT!!!!! That is his candy!
He is one easy to please man!
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -- Thomas Edison |
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simplyflowers
True Blue Farmgirl
489 Posts
Jamie
Locust Grove
Virginia
USA
489 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 12:50:21 PM
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Now, if only I could get him to bring back the containers!!!! Any suggestions on that?....of course...short of stapling a post-it to his forehead!!! :)
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -- Thomas Edison |
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Marcy
True Blue Farmgirl
2698 Posts
Marcy
Tiverton
Rhode Island
USA
2698 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 1:01:42 PM
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I pack my hubby's lunch every day except Friday. He always says that the guys he works with are jealous, lol. Sometimes it is leftovers, sometimes a monster sandwich. I always put in fruit, cookies (usually homemade, but not always)chips and a drink. I would love some new ideas as to what else to put in there. This is a great topic. Thanks for sharing everyone.
Take care,
Marcy
Farmgirl #170
It's never too late to be what you might have been.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. |
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 1:16:05 PM
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My husband loves salads, especially cucumbers (I get the english/seedless ones), and raw onion, and vinegar.
He also like soup. Pretty much any kind of soup! :) |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22937 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22937 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 2:18:21 PM
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I would suggest writing on a napkin- or if you do cloth napkins- embroider a "please bring dishes home".
I am trying to plan what to cook for tonight's supper that will be easy to pack in the lunch tomorrow. I am thinking that perhaps we will have spaghetti. I can put noodles and sauce in separate containers to be warmed and mixed at work. We'll see.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 2:38:12 PM
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Alee - what a cute embroidery idea for a napkin!!! I'm FOR sure going to do that with my boys when they get old enough to go to school...
XOXO, Libbie
"Farmgirl Sister #10," and proud of it!!! |
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 4:25:31 PM
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| If you had meatballs with the speg, you could make him a meatball sandwich tomorrow for lunch. (packed all sep-meatballs, sauce, bread) |
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Kelly Wall
True Blue Farmgirl
430 Posts
Kelly
Apison
TN
USA
430 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 6:28:25 PM
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Great topic! I pack my husbands lunch 4 x's per week, however he has no way of heating it up, He has to be tired of sandwiches although he never complains, I try to pack a fresh fruit or veggie, any suggestions would be welcome!
Kelly
Farmgirl #238 |
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 6:33:08 PM
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My husband is not a sandwich eater-he doesn't like bread.
However, he likes cold meatloaf!
He also can't "heat" up his food very consistently, he's on a emergency crew, and they never know where they will be. A thermos and a cooler would probably be good. A cooler can keep things hot, as well as cold. |
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pink rose garden
Farmgirl in Training
37 Posts
Jess
west olive
michigan
USA
37 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 6:48:30 PM
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| My hubby likes rice cakes w/pb&j and honey.Always cheese,fruit,and hard boiled eggs.oh,and carrots. I am not so sure on the rice cakes but thats what he likes:) |
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elphie0503
True Blue Farmgirl
500 Posts
Samantha
Gilmer
Texas
USA
500 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 9:10:47 PM
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DH loves the leftovers for lunch, but his brother friend works in the same shop as he does, and God bless him, his wift CANNOT cook. So when I plan out our meals, I always plan on two extra so DH's BF can have lunch too! Some days it is tuna casserole, others it's meatloaf. DH even tells BF what's on the menu! Spoiled, spoiled men.
Samantha
www.elphie0503.blogspot.com
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort~~Albright
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simplyflowers
True Blue Farmgirl
489 Posts
Jamie
Locust Grove
Virginia
USA
489 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 06:26:05 AM
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I made chili last night (for the first time in ten years!! and no one died! :). Needless to say, I've made enough to feed the Marine Corps!! So, I froze individual containers of it. So, he can have chili once a week for the next 5 months if he wants.
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -- Thomas Edison |
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Ms.Lilly
True Blue Farmgirl
826 Posts
Lillian
Scotts Mills
OR
USA
826 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 06:55:39 AM
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Kelly-How about making a wrap. Just put whatever you can imagine on a tortilla and roll it up. My Hubby loves these. Some suggestions- creamchesse and veggies, beans and cheese, or creamcheese and lunchmeat.
Lillian |
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AuntPammy
True Blue Farmgirl
488 Posts
Pamila
williamstown
wv
USA
488 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 07:25:48 AM
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Yes It's true, we really do have spoiled husbands. Hee Hee. I have packed my husbands lunch for twenty-one years and he has started to ask for extra so he can share with his buddies. He works in a factory where the temp is often well above 100degrees so I try to pack something like melon and fruit kebobs or a crunchy salad to cool him off for the rest of the meal which is always leftovers from dinner the following evening. Luckily he can reheat his meal so I don't have to worry about cold meals everyday. My son however, doesn't have that luxury at school. So we invested in a really good thermos that he can take hot things in. If I fill the thermos with boiling water and sit it out for about fifteen minutes before filling with whatever he wants that is on the "menu" , it stays really hot for hours. Just be careful when you remove the hot water as it will scald you.
Let's dance in the rain and play in the puddles under the rainbows. |
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simplyflowers
True Blue Farmgirl
489 Posts
Jamie
Locust Grove
Virginia
USA
489 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 07:37:09 AM
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The thermos ideas are great!!!!!! I'm going to get one for the hubby! He will love that. Thanks!!
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -- Thomas Edison |
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Kelly Wall
True Blue Farmgirl
430 Posts
Kelly
Apison
TN
USA
430 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 08:56:31 AM
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Thanks for the ideas, wraps do sound good. I should also fix a green salad somedays. Thanks for the inspiration!
Kelly
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fionalovesshrek
True Blue Farmgirl
186 Posts
Paige
kinston
North Carolina
USA
186 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 10:03:09 AM
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My hubby likes chopped veggies all mixed in a bag. He loves Bell Peppers the best so I'm always on the look out for a good price on those. I also send him with a thick slice of my bread and a little tub of peanut butter. Cookies or a sweet bread (banana or zucchini), a water and a soda. Some days he just wants a can of salmon and homemade tortilla's or crackers. One those days I know to have a big dinner ready because he'll be HUNGRY when he gets home. I love the idea of embroidering something on a napkin, I'll have to think of something clever. I'm working on making him a lunch sack out of old plastic grocery bags. The process is called "fused plastics" and so far so good. Well back to work!
P~
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22937 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22937 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 10:07:44 AM
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We ate everything I fixed for dinner last night, so I sent him to work with some cheese sticks and some canned peaches. He will buy a sandwich at the cantina to fill out his lunch. Today I decided to be more proactive and pulled out enough chicken breasts for dinner and leftovers for lunch tomorrow. I also pulled out ground beef that I am going to cook up and make into burritos to freeze. Then on days when we don't have left overs for him to take to work, I can pack 2 burritos. We always try to have canned fruits and frozen veggies on hand so that is easy to pack.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2864 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
2864 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 11:30:58 AM
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Hey Alee
Try this for getting those dishes back. Write him a little note promising him a little "sumpin special"     If he brings them home! I bet they will be cleaned & everything! |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
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fionalovesshrek
True Blue Farmgirl
186 Posts
Paige
kinston
North Carolina
USA
186 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 8:54:07 PM
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Sure will Sherri, it's super easy. I saved my grocery bags and layered three bags neatly on top of each other, cut off the straps so I'd have a rectangle shape. I sandwhiched that between two pieces of butcher paper (any large enough paper will do I think) and Ironed it on the setting for cotton. The layers melt together and it turned it into a tyvek feeling material. Two pieces sewn together and turned right side out, then added a snap to the top. It's got quite a lot of room. I'll post a picture to my blog late tomorrow so you can see...
Paige
www.fionaswampington.blogspot.com
living a good neighbor life |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22937 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22937 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 9:03:59 PM
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Dinner was a hit so he gets to take a chicken breast to work tomorrow with rice, chicken gravy, green beens (Frozen and organic!). I need my oven to work so I can bake some cookies!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
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Farm Kitchen: Packed Lunches For Husband. |
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Packed Lunches For Husband.
