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>you can make a quick lunch in ~2 minutes at home Do you mean either 1) just heating up some left-over food, or 2) just heating up an instant meal packet of so

by vram22 7y ago

>you can make a quick lunch in ~2 minutes at home Do you mean either 1) just heating up some left-over food, or 2) just heating up an instant meal packet of some kind? Because otherwise I don't know how you can make a lunch in 2 minutes - only other possibility I can think of is sandwich(es) with already ready-made or already-prepared ingredients. Note: emphasis on the word "make", not "buy".

tom_mellior 7y ago
Not the parent, but I work from home and yes, very often it's a sandwich for lunch. Or more than one sandwich throughout the day, since with complete schedule freedom you are not tied to conventions like lunch hours. I cook a warm meal for dinner. Works for me.
- vram22 7y ago
  Sandwiches can be great :) I prefer only whole-wheat or other whole-grain breads (for both sandwiches as well as other uses), and healthy sandwich ingredients, although I'm not rigid about it - I will go for less healthy ingredients sometimes, or if I cannot avoid them, on occasion. (The healthy ones tend to taste better too, anyway.) I work from home too.
tropo 7y ago
I'll have you know that chocolate is a perfectly scrumptious lunch. You don't need to heat it, but that is fine. Sandwich recipe: Spread chocolate sauce on a chocolate bar. Spread chocolate frosting on another chocolate bar. Place them together, frosting against sauce, to finish the sandwich.
- vram22 7y ago
  Ha ha. I like chocolate, but that amount would be a bit too much for me, unless you're kidding :)
- vram22 7y ago
  I've read that ancient Central / South Americans used to have chocolate mainly as a drink, and sometimes with chillies (both plants - cacao and chile - originated thereabouts, I've read). I've recently started having a cup or two of warm milk with sambar podi (powder, a hottish Indian spice mix :) First thought it was an unconventional idea that I had come up with, then later remembered that there are masala milk powders sold in India (not containing milk powder, just with masalas (spice mixes) which you mix (boil or heat) with regular milk and then drink it). Good for health, particularly in winter or for colds, and tastes good too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambar_(dish) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambar_(dish) https://www.google.com/search?q=sambar+powder https://www.google.com/search?q=sambar+powder https://www.google.com/search?q=masala+milk https://www.google.com/search?q=masala+milk
allannienhuis 7y ago
My lunch is usually a bowl of oatmeal (custom mix of ingredients) - takes 30 seconds to prep and 2.5 mins in the microwave (usually while I'm making coffee anyway). That's pretty close to the ~2min claim. Not sure that should be taken literally anyway :)
- vram22 7y ago
  Oatmeal - interesting. Just got into eating oats now and then, recently, and finding it tasty. Knew about the health benefits from a while before, but had hardly ever eaten it (except possibly as a kid), although I've been into consuming other whole grains cereals / legumes / millets for a while now. Many millets have a lower glycemic index, which is good for people with sugar problems, and also some are lower in gluten or gluten-free, which is good for people who have issues with gluten, I've heard/read. I know people who deal with these foodstuffs in business, is how I got to know of this. >That's pretty close to the ~2min claim. Not sure that should be taken literally anyway :) Good point :)
  - allannienhuis 7y ago
    I buy an 'ancient grain' porridge mix which is probably somewhere around 70+% oats, and the rest various other common cereal grains. Or just use a large-flake variety of rolled oats. Then I add a generous amount of oat bran (which is a great on it's own for cereal if you're gluten sensitive), Hemp hearts (great nutty flavor), and some ground flax seed (not flax meal, which will turn your cereal into glue). I add a couple tablespoons of Splenda and cinnamon as well. I create/fill a ~ 1.5 litre plastic container of my cereal mix ahead of time (every few weeks). 1/3 cup skim milk, 1/3 cup water, 1/3 cup cereal in a serving bowl. Microwave until it boils, let it sit for a few minutes before eating to cool down, thicken up, and soften the oat flakes a bit more. Adjust liquid if you like it thinner or thicker. If I'm feeling decadent, I'll add a bit of butter and a little bit of brown sugar for extra tastiness. :) It's also filling with tons of fibre so I'm not hungry again until dinner.
    - vram22 7y ago
      That method / recipe sounds interesting - thanks for sharing. I did not know about hemp hearts, just googled them a bit, sounds good. I knew a bit about flax but have not eaten it much - will check that out more too.

by vram22 7y ago

tom_mellior 7y ago

Not the parent, but I work from home and yes, very often it's a sandwich for lunch. Or more than one sandwich throughout the day, since with complete schedule freedom you are not tied to conventions like lunch hours. I cook a warm meal for dinner. Works for me.

vram22 7y ago
Sandwiches can be great :) I prefer only whole-wheat or other whole-grain breads (for both sandwiches as well as other uses), and healthy sandwich ingredients, although I'm not rigid about it - I will go for less healthy ingredients sometimes, or if I cannot avoid them, on occasion. (The healthy ones tend to taste better too, anyway.) I work from home too.

tropo 7y ago

I'll have you know that chocolate is a perfectly scrumptious lunch. You don't need to heat it, but that is fine. Sandwich recipe: Spread chocolate sauce on a chocolate bar. Spread chocolate frosting on another chocolate bar. Place them together, frosting against sauce, to finish the sandwich.

vram22 7y ago
Ha ha. I like chocolate, but that amount would be a bit too much for me, unless you're kidding :)
vram22 7y ago
I've read that ancient Central / South Americans used to have chocolate mainly as a drink, and sometimes with chillies (both plants - cacao and chile - originated thereabouts, I've read). I've recently started having a cup or two of warm milk with sambar podi (powder, a hottish Indian spice mix :) First thought it was an unconventional idea that I had come up with, then later remembered that there are masala milk powders sold in India (not containing milk powder, just with masalas (spice mixes) which you mix (boil or heat) with regular milk and then drink it). Good for health, particularly in winter or for colds, and tastes good too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambar_(dish) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambar_(dish) https://www.google.com/search?q=sambar+powder https://www.google.com/search?q=sambar+powder https://www.google.com/search?q=masala+milk https://www.google.com/search?q=masala+milk

allannienhuis 7y ago

My lunch is usually a bowl of oatmeal (custom mix of ingredients) - takes 30 seconds to prep and 2.5 mins in the microwave (usually while I'm making coffee anyway). That's pretty close to the ~2min claim. Not sure that should be taken literally anyway :)

vram22 7y ago
Oatmeal - interesting. Just got into eating oats now and then, recently, and finding it tasty. Knew about the health benefits from a while before, but had hardly ever eaten it (except possibly as a kid), although I've been into consuming other whole grains cereals / legumes / millets for a while now. Many millets have a lower glycemic index, which is good for people with sugar problems, and also some are lower in gluten or gluten-free, which is good for people who have issues with gluten, I've heard/read. I know people who deal with these foodstuffs in business, is how I got to know of this. >That's pretty close to the ~2min claim. Not sure that should be taken literally anyway :) Good point :)
- allannienhuis 7y ago
  I buy an 'ancient grain' porridge mix which is probably somewhere around 70+% oats, and the rest various other common cereal grains. Or just use a large-flake variety of rolled oats. Then I add a generous amount of oat bran (which is a great on it's own for cereal if you're gluten sensitive), Hemp hearts (great nutty flavor), and some ground flax seed (not flax meal, which will turn your cereal into glue). I add a couple tablespoons of Splenda and cinnamon as well. I create/fill a ~ 1.5 litre plastic container of my cereal mix ahead of time (every few weeks). 1/3 cup skim milk, 1/3 cup water, 1/3 cup cereal in a serving bowl. Microwave until it boils, let it sit for a few minutes before eating to cool down, thicken up, and soften the oat flakes a bit more. Adjust liquid if you like it thinner or thicker. If I'm feeling decadent, I'll add a bit of butter and a little bit of brown sugar for extra tastiness. :) It's also filling with tons of fibre so I'm not hungry again until dinner.
  - vram22 7y ago
    That method / recipe sounds interesting - thanks for sharing. I did not know about hemp hearts, just googled them a bit, sounds good. I knew a bit about flax but have not eaten it much - will check that out more too.