How to Make a Brown-Bag Lunch You'll Actually Want to Eat

By Amy Capetta
WebMD Feature

Reviewed by Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD

Brown-bagging isn't just for kids, and it can be simple.

“Bringing your lunch to work gives you full ownership over what goes into your meal and into your body,” says Jackie Newgent, culinary nutritionist and author of The With or Without Meat Cookbook.

That's important if you're working on weight loss, have food allergies, or have a condition like high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease, or diabetes that makes you pay special attention to your diet. It also saves you money, even if you don't do it every single day. 

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Buffalo Chicken Salad Wraps from fitnessmagazine.com

Makes: 4  servings Prep 25 mins Total Time 30 mins

INGREDIENTS

• 1pound  boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1/2cup  shredded carrots
• 1/2cup  thinly sliced celery
• 1/4cup  white vinegar
• 1/4cup  cider vinegar
• 1/4cup  light mayonnaise
• 2tablespoons  cayenne pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot)
• 4100 percent whole-wheat wraps (such as Flatout)
• 2cups  shredded iceberg lettuce
• 1ounce  crumbled blue cheese

DIRECTIONS

1. Place chicken in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil; simmer until no longer pink in the middle, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let cool, then shred using two forks.

2. Meanwhile, combine carrots, celery and vinegars in a small bowl; set aside. Whisk together mayonnaise and cayenne pepper sauce in a medium bowl; add chicken and stir to coat. Drain vegetables in a colander, shaking to remove as much liquid as possible.

3. Fill wraps with lettuce, vegetables and chicken salad. Sprinkle with blue cheese, roll up and cut in half diagonally.

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