Teacher lunch ideas- quick, cheap, healthy
We can't possibly be the only teachers in America who laugh when people mention eating lunch during the week. Maybe it's more envy than laughter. Who knows. What I do know is that it's a joke among teachers that we can eat full meals while walking around the cafeteria opening Ketchup packets, telling kids to use their manners, and we don't even get sick when we see milk come out of someone's nose. Now, that's talent!
We make wishes about eating with other adults or having a moment of peace during the day, but the honest truth there isn't anywhere we'd rather be. Lunch is a time to get to know our kids. We get to have conversations with them, find out about the latest craze to hit elementary school, and die laughing at some of their antics.
But, where does this leave teachers at the end of the day? STARVING! Running to the vending machine and scarfing down anything that comes out of that machine like a Hoover Vacuum. That's not good, my friends. Not good at all.
Laura and I have gotten this whole "lunch" thing down. We rarely bring something to heat up. We are big on chicken salad, crackers, raw veggies, and egg salad.
Here's our favorite chicken salad recipe:
http://becomingbetty.blogspot.com/2011/09/avocado-chicken-salad.html
We leave out the mayo. It's healthier that way and just as good! :)
I also love to bring pretzels with peanut butter to dip. I normally eat that during planning. It's a good pick-me-up and can be eaten easily while working.
Do you have any favorite lunches?
We can't possibly be the only teachers in America who laugh when people mention eating lunch during the week. Maybe it's more envy than laughter. Who knows. What I do know is that it's a joke among teachers that we can eat full meals while walking around the cafeteria opening Ketchup packets, telling kids to use their manners, and we don't even get sick when we see milk come out of someone's nose. Now, that's talent!
We make wishes about eating with other adults or having a moment of peace during the day, but the honest truth there isn't anywhere we'd rather be. Lunch is a time to get to know our kids. We get to have conversations with them, find out about the latest craze to hit elementary school, and die laughing at some of their antics.
But, where does this leave teachers at the end of the day? STARVING! Running to the vending machine and scarfing down anything that comes out of that machine like a Hoover Vacuum. That's not good, my friends. Not good at all.
Laura and I have gotten this whole "lunch" thing down. We rarely bring something to heat up. We are big on chicken salad, crackers, raw veggies, and egg salad.
Here's our favorite chicken salad recipe:
We leave out the mayo. It's healthier that way and just as good! :)
I also love to bring pretzels with peanut butter to dip. I normally eat that during planning. It's a good pick-me-up and can be eaten easily while working.
Do you have any favorite lunches?
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