QUESTION of the WEEK

Since I know most of us only get 20-25 minutes for lunch, what has been your favorite meal to eat for lunch? I love ground beef w/ cheese and a salad. Christie

See...three views and not one response. What's up with that? I know us teachers aren't the shy quiet type.

Hey Christie, I'm from the Bama board too. I was actually wondering about your question this past week. How hard will it be in the beginning (2-3 weeks post-op) for me to fit my meal into our lunch time? Thanks for bringing it up. Diana

Hey Diana, We are neighbors for sure. I really have done so much better at school than I ever thought I would. It's funny too, I can eat faster there than I can at home without getting sick. Some nights at home it takes me 45 minutes to eat. Are you attending the dinner on Dec. 4th in Anniston? Christie p.s. Thanks so much for responding to the question.

i normally eat part of a lean cuisine or smartones dinner. i can barely get half of one down during my lunch time, so i usually would just give the rest of it to my husband (he and i work at the same school). however, giving all those 'extras' to my husband now has to stop as he just had wls on tuesday. he plans to return to work week after next. i guess we'll both just take one of those microwavable dinners to school each day and share it. at least that cuts down on the cost of lunch!

HI Monet, I will be thinking of your hubby this week and hope things go well with his surgery on Tuesday. Please be sure and let me know how he's doing. You guys will have the lowest food bill in town now. Go grocery shopping each week and buy 1 dozen eggs, 7 Lean Cuisine dinners, a pack of string cheese, 5 canisters of Crystal Light, and two cases of water. Notice the carts next time you go shopping...it seems I can spot other WLS folks now. Christie

Well, this is Monet's husband. Today is my first day back at work and I am still on soft foods. I brought skippy-no sugar peanut butter and crackers for lunch and a low carb yogart for snack.

Hi Christie, I hope we can get this teacher board hopping! My favorite thing to eat for lunch is left over dinner.....a little bit of what ever I cooked the day before. Most times it is some kind of soup. String cheese is my snack food.

Hi Kimberly, It appears you can do one thing I can't...eat leftovers. I can eat leftovers so long as I do NOT reheat the meat in the microwave. If I reheat in the microwave it will not go down and stay down. I guess it dries it out. I do love my string cheese to snack on also. Christie

I have to be very careful re heating left overs. Turkey or chicken can dry out and cause trouble. I do keep an eye on it. The best thing to reheat for me is soup. I make two or three different kinds and we always have some in the fridge for quick, nutritious meals.