Packed Lunches

Packed lunches other than sandwiches can be taken to work in covered plastic boxes and eaten either with the fingers or a knife and fork. These can reduce the necessity for bread and, thus, the carbohydrate content.

Finger Salads

If the constituents of a salad are dry, they may be eaten with the fingers.

100 g (4 oz) full-fat cheese, (Cheddar, Brie, Gouda, Edam, et cetera) or

100 g (4 oz) cooked sliced ham rolled around a soft cheese such as Philadelphia or

chicken legs or

hard-boiled eggs or

any mixture of the above

with a salad composed of, say, a stick of celery, 1 tomato, 2 green pepper and 1 raw carrot.

Carbohydrate content: approx 10 grams

A similar meal, replacing the cheese with an individual pork pie, or egg and bacon flan, would have a carbohydrate content of about 20 grams.

Knife and Fork Meals

Salads to be eaten with a knife and fork can be more adventurous. The basis may be any cold meat; lamb cutlets, boiled bacon, chicken legs; fish such as sardines, salmon or tuna; hard-boiled eggs and/or cheese, together with a dressed salad (see Salad Dressings). Carbohydrate content will be approximately 13 grams.