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Brown-Bagger's Grocery List
Stock your desk, office fridge, and freezer with these items so you can throw together a delicious (and healthy) meal at a moment’s notice.
As restaurant portions grow increasingly larger (and so do Americans' waistlines), bringing your lunch to work is a great way to exercise control over your diet. Don’t have time, you say, to pack your own lunch in the morning? Keep a mini pantry of healthy nonperishables at your office, so a delicious, fast, and healthy snack or lunch is as near as your office fridge or desk drawer. Get started by taking this grocery list to your store:
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The Office Freezer
Frozen produce like broccoli and peas or mixed veggies
Frozen entrées like Amy’s new Brown Rice Bowl With Black-Eyed Peas & Veggies or Black Bean Vegetable Burrito; vegetarian dishes from the new Moosewood line, of cookbook fame (the Moroccan Stew and the Southwest Cornbread and Red Beans taste great); or quick, convenient chicken nuggets made by Ian’s or Applegate Farms
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The Office Refrigerator
Vegetables like sliced cucumber, baby carrots, and cherry tomatoes (prepare at the beginning of the week)
Cheeses like Fontina, Gorgonzola, or shredded Cheddar
Turkey and other cold cuts
Prewashed salad greens and low-fat salad dressing
Baked tofu such as Wildwood’s, which comes in flavors like teriyaki and Aloha (marinated with ginger and pineapple)
Condiments like salsa, your favorite mustard, and low-fat mayo to kick up any entrée
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The Desk Drawer
Cans of black beans and chickpeas
Tuna packets that don’t require draining
Rice noodles and bulgur (steep in hot water to prepare)
Potatoes (zap in the microwave for 10 minutes)
Whole-grain bread or tortillas for a quick sandwich or wrap
Just-add-water soups, like Fantastics’ Carb’Tastic Soups (especially the Shiitake Mushroom and Asian Ginger Broccoli) and Big Soup Noodle Bowls
Slivered almonds, sunflower seeds, or dried fruits for salad toppings
Can opener, bowl, and utensils
Stock your desk, office fridge, and freezer with these items so you can throw together a delicious (and healthy) meal at a moment’s notice.
As restaurant portions grow increasingly larger (and so do Americans' waistlines), bringing your lunch to work is a great way to exercise control over your diet. Don’t have time, you say, to pack your own lunch in the morning? Keep a mini pantry of healthy nonperishables at your office, so a delicious, fast, and healthy snack or lunch is as near as your office fridge or desk drawer. Get started by taking this grocery list to your store:
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The Office Freezer
Frozen produce like broccoli and peas or mixed veggies
Frozen entrées like Amy’s new Brown Rice Bowl With Black-Eyed Peas & Veggies or Black Bean Vegetable Burrito; vegetarian dishes from the new Moosewood line, of cookbook fame (the Moroccan Stew and the Southwest Cornbread and Red Beans taste great); or quick, convenient chicken nuggets made by Ian’s or Applegate Farms
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The Office Refrigerator
Vegetables like sliced cucumber, baby carrots, and cherry tomatoes (prepare at the beginning of the week)
Cheeses like Fontina, Gorgonzola, or shredded Cheddar
Turkey and other cold cuts
Prewashed salad greens and low-fat salad dressing
Baked tofu such as Wildwood’s, which comes in flavors like teriyaki and Aloha (marinated with ginger and pineapple)
Condiments like salsa, your favorite mustard, and low-fat mayo to kick up any entrée
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The Desk Drawer
Cans of black beans and chickpeas
Tuna packets that don’t require draining
Rice noodles and bulgur (steep in hot water to prepare)
Potatoes (zap in the microwave for 10 minutes)
Whole-grain bread or tortillas for a quick sandwich or wrap
Just-add-water soups, like Fantastics’ Carb’Tastic Soups (especially the Shiitake Mushroom and Asian Ginger Broccoli) and Big Soup Noodle Bowls
Slivered almonds, sunflower seeds, or dried fruits for salad toppings
Can opener, bowl, and utensils