When you're trying to relax on the weekend after a long week of work, the last thing you want to be thinking about is what you're going to pack for your lunch for the following week.
Trying to eat well and stay healthy can be extremely challenging, especially if you're in a work setting where vending machines and fast food restaurants are convenient and cheap.
Brown-bagging your lunch doesn't have to be boring nor time-consuming; you can still enjoy a healthy and satisfying meal for little cost.
What are some cheap and healthy meals you can pack for lunch that are under $5?
Abbie Gellman, MS, RD, shares inexpensive, healthy, and fast lunches you can bring to work that fall under $5.
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Cheap (but Healthy) Brown-Bag Lunches for $5
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Abbie Gellman, MS, RD, is a professionally-trained chef and Registered Dietitian. Abbie has over 10 years of hospitality and food and beverage consulting experience and nearly 10 years of nutrition-related experience.
She received a Master of Science degree in Nutrition from Teachers College, Columbia University and completed a dietetic internship at New York – Presbyterian Hospital in NYC. Abbie holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration and earned her Culinary Degree from Peter Kump's New York Cooking School (now known as ICE).
In addition to working with a wide variety of food service operators, Abbie also counsels and educates patients and groups in a private practice setting and cooks privately for individual clients.
Abbie Gellman, MS, RD
Abbie Gellman, MS, RD, is a professionally-trained chef and Registered Dietitian. Abbie has over 10 years of hospitality and food and beverage consulting experience and nearly 10 years of nutrition-related experience.She received a Master of Science degree in Nutrition from Teachers College, Columbia University and completed a dietetic internship at New York – Presbyterian Hospital in NYC. Abbie holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration and earned her Culinary Degree from Peter Kump's New York Cooking School (now known as ICE).
In addition to working with a wide variety of food service operators, Abbie also counsels and educates patients and groups in a private practice setting and cooks privately for individual clients.