I HATE packing lunches. I will do anything and everything in my power to get out of doing it. Well, to be honest, I hate packing MY lunch. I will pack anyone else's, but when it comes to packing my own, I freeze up.
I used to take a frozen meal once a week (my favorite gf meal was Amy's Rice Noodles and Cheese) but I don't always have access to a microwave.
And, I am now on a dairy free diet as well.
I once figured out I will need to pack around 6,000 lunches before I retire, not to mention extra snacks, and occasionally dinner and breakfast.
Here are some of my favorite gfcf meal ideas:
I have been told my summer lunches (I have worked as a day camp counselor for 4 years) look like a kid's.
I LOVE dips!
Dips and Spreads
Hummus-with LOTS of veggies and rice chips, I also like to take it and spread it, along with a pickle, over turkey
Peanutbutter dip- Veggies, I often pack cooked chicken tenders (not breaded, from the big bag of chicken tenders you can buy at costco). The peanutbutter dip, when thinned also is great over salad.
Salsa-chips are an obvious one, but I like to take mango salsa and Toffutties better than cream cheese and spread it on lunch meat.
I am also a fan of salads-
Pasta salads-packed with (you guessed it) veggies, a little meat or egg.
Potato salad-egg, some veggies
I used to be anti sandwiches, but have discovered I like them, once or twice a week.
When packing my lunches I almost always have a large bag of cut up veggies, an apple and an orange, during summer a water bottle that I froze over night
