's motd Friday November 19, 2010 - Lunch

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LUNCH BOX

Friday, 19 November 2010

So tell me, what're you having for

lunch today? Do you remember when you were a kid and

had your very own lunch box to take with you to school

everyday? Was it a Roy lunch

box...like mine? And oh, I can still remember the

lunches my dad packed for me. He put such care into

them. (What a dear dad he was!)

And I'm telling you, my

father made the best sandwiches in the

world. There were no bologna and American cheese

slices on the sandwiches he put in my Roy

lunch box. No siree...Roy! My

dad would make me something really tasty,

like a crab cake sandwich on French bread topped with

homemade tarter sauce! (Mmmm, I can still taste it!)

They were so good, I'm sure I could have sold those

incredible sandwiches of his in the school cafeteria.

(Buy hey, I wasn't about to part with them!)

Well, as we all got older, we put our lunch boxes

away when we began our chosen careers. And I'm sure

you can vouch for the fact that once you began

working, time became so-o-o important. I'd

say the majority of Americans have their lunches at a

restaurant near where they work. Or they call and

have something delivered to the office. People who

live like this, eating or ordering lunch out everyday

are spending a lot of money. And, most

probably, they're also consuming a lot of extra

calories and fat grams right along with

those costly lunches.

Well, may I make a suggestion?

Why not get your lunch boxes out again. That's right,

you need to go back to packing your own lunch for

work. And no, I don't even want to hear it. I don't

want to hear any of the excuses for why you "don't

have time" to make your lunch before leaving for

work. I mean, how long does it take, really? We're

talking five or ten minutes to make yourself a

sandwich and a healthy salad of sliced fruit. You can

take some Laughing Cow cheese wedges, crackers and an

apple to work with you. Or how's about a whole wheat

pita stuffed with lettuce, tomatoes, chicken breast

and a little fat-free salad dressing?

You could pack something left over from dinner the

night before. Maybe some steamed vegetables and a

piece of salmon or meat loaf? And don't be afraid to

get creative. Just remember to keep it healthy.

I look forward to all of my meals and prepare them

with care. I plan my meals ahead of time and all of

that planning helps me stay on program. For instance,

I know what I'm having for dinner tonight and, in

fact, I have my meals planned for the entire weekend.

By the

time lunch hour rolls around, it's time to give your

body some nourishment.

Remember, by the time lunch hour rolls around, it's

time to give your body some nourishment. I mean, you

had breakfast, hours earlier and by noon,

your body needs that nutritional boost. But it doesn't

need a plate of nachos supreme or a thick

slice of pizza with cheese stuffed into the crust!

When you eat a heavy lunch like that, you return to

work feeling heavy, too full and not to

mention sluggish. But by having a nice,

light salad for lunch instead, you feel light enough

to dance around the office! ( And hey, I want you

dancing around your office! LOL.)

Now, since you probably don't have that old lunch box

from your school days, I say head to Target or Walmart

to pick up a new one for yourself this weekend. That

way, next week, you could be sitting down to have

lunch with, hmmm..Barbie!

Love,