Microwaveless Meals

I learned yesterday that my husband also hates to "eat out of a microwave" and thinks that it is "unhealthy." So, I have a new challenge of coming up with lunch ideas that he can take to work and eat (so he's not going out to eat every day.) He also says that although it's nice that I'm coming up with lists of food for him, I should be getting up extra early to prepare them for him too. Grumble grumble-not gonna happen.

Today, however, I got up on time and packed both of our lunches. We had fat free cottage cheese (1pt per serving), quinoa salad from Costco (value unknown) and cilantro lime shrimp from Costco (2 points per 4 oz serving).

Trying to find no heat needed meals has left me really frustrated. I have this thing where "everything's a side dish." Salads, even meaty salads, are not a main course. Same goes for soups. Speaking of soups, I'd never realized just how many low calorie options Progresso has. Holy cow. Eating a broth-based soup as a first course helps increase feelings of fullness. Maybe when I'm packing our lunches in the morning I should put the soups in a tupperware? Maye if it's in a Tupperware vs a can he'll feel better about it? Plus, each can is two servings anyways.

Wraps: http://www.hungry-girl.com/weighin/printable-recipe/419

Beef Jerky: Costco's "Steak Strips" are 1pt per ounce.

Sandwiches: Chicken Salad Sandwich  Turkey Club Sliders
Salmon Salad (I would probably make it into a salad sandwich) Egg Salad (also would make into a sandwich)
Salsa-fied Tuna Stacks - Mix 1/4 cup flaked albacore tuna (packed in water and then drained) with about 3 tbsp. salsa. Divide the mixture between two rice cakes (or crackers, if you can't stand rice cakes). The whole thing has only about 150 calories!

Hard-Boiled Egg Whites

This just in: He changed his mind. He'll eat leftovers, just not frozen foods. I guess now I have to plan what we're going to cook for the week...