Travelling lunch

[CurvyPixel]

Hello
I'm going away on business and will be spending most of the day on a train. On the way it's no problem. I can take a lunch from home. Coming back the next day though is more problematic. Can't take lunch for 2 days as no fridge! What do others do when faced with the food outlets at stations? All ideas very welcome!
Trish

 

[Alzebra]

Cheeky Nandos?

 

[lovinglife]

Pret a manger do lots of great salads and breadless sandwiches, just watch some of the dressings, subway do salad bowls, if you can get to an M&S they do lots of foods that are suitable. Tesco bag of salad leaves, meat cheese, pate,

 

[Brunneria]

I would probably commando roll into an M&S, corner shop, or supermarket on my way to the station (there always seems to be one near a station) and buy bottled water, cold meat, cherry toms and pork scratchings.

Alternatively, i could live for a day on Costa Americano and cream, but not all the coffee chains serve cream, so i would check before ordering.

 

[AndBreathe]

Pork scratchings. Some people like Pepperami, Beef Jerky/Billtong that sort of thing. They can be thrown in a bag and left of weeks on end, as "emergency rations".

If it's one day, it doesn't matter of your day loses it's nutritional balance, if you usually strive for it.

 

[CurvyPixel]

Thanks Guys. I was thinking pepperami, mixed nuts or something similar.
"would probably commando roll into an M&S, corner shop, or supermarket on my way to the station (there always seems to be one near a station) and buy bottled water, cold meat, cherry toms and pork scratchings" Sounds good to me! @Brunneria
Will let you know jhow I get on

 

[Munkki]

I would probably commando roll into an M&S, corner shop, or supermarket on my way to the station (there always seems to be one near a station) and buy bottled water, cold meat, cherry toms and pork scratchings.

Alternatively, i could live for a day on Costa Americano and cream, but not all the coffee chains serve cream, so i would check before ordering.

Oh, nice! Can I expect that the whipped is cream sugar free?

 

[Brunneria]

Oh, nice! Can I expect that the whipped is cream sugar free?

Sorry, no idea about the whipped cream (but if it comes out of a can nozzle, I spsect it will have sugar)

I just say 'Decaff Americano please, and can I have cream with that?'
If I am drinking 'in' they give me a little jug of pouring cream alongside a mug of black coffee, and if I am drinking 'out' they usually make the coffee and then ask me how much cream I would like. I watch them pour it into the paper cup and say 'when'.

 

[sanguine]

Nuts, cheese, tub of olives, tomatoes, salad leaves ...

 

[Munkki]

Sorry, no idea about the whipped cream (but if it comes out of a can nozzle, I spsect it will have sugar)

I just say 'Decaff Americano please, and can I have cream with that?'
If I am drinking 'in' they give me a little jug of pouring cream alongside a mug of black coffee, and if I am drinking 'out' they usually make the coffee and then ask me how much cream I would like. I watch them pour it into the paper cup and say 'when'.

Thank you, Brunneria.

 

[CurvyPixel]

Morning. Today's the traveling back day. There's a mahusive sainsbury next to the hotel so I popped in last night & picked up some bits & pieces for the journey back.
Initially packed a couple of bags of mixed nuts, some pepperami type sausages and a couple of baby bel (thoughI ate the cheese last night) in case of emergency.
Was a Starbucks at one of the changeover stations so had a cheeky coconut milk latte ;-)
Going well so far. Thanks for all your suggestions.

 

[Celeriac]

Ready prepared salad but ditch croutons and dressing if contains sugar (and most will). Pork scratchings, nuts, prosciutto, cottage cheese, shell-on prawns, peeled prawns, pickled cockles, gherkins or cornichons, pickled egg, coleslaw if you can find some without sugar.

 

[GeoffersTaylor]

Someone mentioned beef jerky / biltong but you need to check the labelling - not all jerkies are created equal! In Tesco the Biltong is low carb but the jerky can be quite high.

 

[CurvyPixel]

Home again now. Was not as bad as I thought.
Took a Lidl HP roll in my luggage (?!) bought some squeezy cheese & 'procured' some butter from breakfast buffet! Had this for tea on train on way home. Also bought a sugar free jelly pot but didn't eat.
Only problem was lunch as I hadn't booked a special diet one & had to make do with real bread sandwiches. Limited myself :-( Will check ahead next time, or take my own lunch.
Munched on pepperami, mixed nuts & pork scratchings on train. Lots of water & a soya latte.
No difference in BGs to a 'normal' day, so think I have it sort of sorted. Thanks again for all your suggestions.