402002 Wed May 16 07:20:02 -0700 2007 6 31 Home Cooking 0 2573783 I'm looking for lunch ideas that pack well, are easy to eat straight out of the tupperware without reheating, and can be made up to a week in advance (so, time invested on Saturday or Sunday that could make lunches for the whole week). Anything that can be frozen and thrown straight from the freezer into the lunchbox are a plus, as are high-protein ideas. Thanks in advance! Wed May 16 07:20:03 -0700 2007 34183 kkbriggs 1 2575708 Edamame! Wed May 16 15:26:07 -0700 2007 2573783 99117 spacekadet 2 2576010 i second edamame! One of my favorite high-protein salads: http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/edamame-and-pea-salad-with-sweet-onions-and-goat-cheese Wed May 16 17:12:29 -0700 2007 2575708 66879 ennyl 1 2575947 Pasta salads, with cheese and meat,Gazpacho with homemade croutons, chicken salad (won't keep a week, but a few days), wrap sandwiches. Wed May 16 16:49:22 -0700 2007 2573783 77162 FeedingFive 1 2576024 I've made mediterranean salads like tabbouleh or fava bean salads and are perfect for the office. They can be made four days in advance. Those with some good pita bread are tasty! Also on the polar end of healthiness but just as tasty - fried chicken - which tastes good cold. I've made salads with them - adding a ton of fresh veggies. Wed May 16 17:17:26 -0700 2007 2573783 53427 kayonyc 1 2576840 Definitely couscous salads. Hummus w/ pita. You can also make stuff to freeze, then let thaw overnight in the fridge to put in the lunchbox... i.e. Cacciatore or other stews that you can pack with some bread. Stuffed baked potatoes or potato skins Mexican Strata... Stack tortillas in a dish, layer black beans, cubed cooked chicken breast, onion, green chiles, cheeses (cheddar and jack); repeat layers and bake. Let cool a bit, then preportion in tupperwares and freeze. Send with a tupperware of salsa on the side. Teriyaki chicken drummettes I'd also consider sending some jarred bean dip (Love Guiltless Gourmet brand) mixed with cheese and salsa, along side some whole tortillas for dipping. Mini spanakopita bites or manitopita bites would be great to freeze and send. Little quiches if they're so inclined Breakfast burritos of eggs, veggies, cheese, wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla. Just a few ideas... Being a non-sandwich person as a kid and still now, my mom had to be very creative and usually sent things in a thermos for me, for which I was the lunchtime envy. Wed May 16 23:30:01 -0700 2007 2573783 15572 Emme 2 2576882 i second the couscous salad. i like mine with beans, red onion, peppers, cherry tomatoes, corn (frozen), lime juice, cilantro, smoked cheese and salt. so delicious. the days i pack it for lunch i can't wait for lunchtime!! plus it keeps for ages and i've frozen it and it thaws out fine. also i make a kabocha, curry with spinach and peas and chick peas freeze it. i actually think it tastes better thawed and cold. don't even bother to reheat it :) Thu May 17 00:42:43 -0700 2007 2576840 70838 taryn