Question for foodies + injokes + awesomness

[trinityofone]

The only cheap place to eat near my new job is McDonald's, and having eaten there today, I can now say with certainty that I NEVER WANT TO DO SO AGAIN. So I turn to you, wise flist: can you give me suggestions for cheap, easy lunches I can make and/or bring? The office has a small fridge and a microwave, and nothing else, and I lack both time and culinary skill. But there has to be something besides bad turkey sandwiches (minus the "bad," my dad's suggestion) or yogurt (my mom's). Help?

And now, for a random PSA/in joke:


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Comments

[abbylee]

Off the top of my head....

I like salads without the lettuce. (Or with spinach.) Like veggies and dip (except I don't like dip.) This week I just brough a bag of raddish and a cucumber to work and I've been cutting them up.

Cheese and crackers. My favourite is cheese and melba toast with salsa. On days when I'm craving something salty, I like rice crackers.

Tofu To Go. Flavoured tofu with sauce packages. I usually freeze them and they're defrostedish by lunch.

(Canned) veggie chili, some cheese, and some tortilla shells - make your own burritos. (Freeze them and grab as necessary.)

Pasta, (drained canned) black beans, salsa - your own awesome cold pasta salad. Better than it sounds, if you can figure out the right salsa brand.

I actually do like yogurt, but I find it best if I freeze it, and at lunch time I add fruit and/or something crunchy. Granola is probably your best bet, but I actually like bran buds.

Rice and beans. Or rice and beans with vegetables. Or rice with vegetables. Or leftover chicken or other meat. Make two cups of rice, add your other ingredients, and then divvy it up into a bunch of containers to keep in the freezer.

In case you haven't noticed that I like things partly frozen (part of it is left over from when I didn't have a fridge to put things in) another favourite is freezing chocolate milk. If you make up a bottle the night before, then it's usually defrosted to perfect slushy consistency by midmorning.

Pita pizza. Pita bread, tomato sauce, toppings, cheese. For the least mess, assemble at work. Alternatively, pizza burrito - same thing but with a tortilla shell, then roll it up to eat it without too much mess.

I don't like it, but hummus is filling and easy.

I keep peanut butter at work - I personally like the 100& natural stuff that's peanuts and nothing else, it doesn't spread as well but it tastes the best. If you like pb, keep it and some crackers for an afternoon snack instead of hitting the vending machine or whatever.