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Pack It Up
Lighten your work load with these brown-bag alternatives.
Turkey-Havarti Grinder
Pack It Up Menu
 Turkey-Havarti Grinder
 Corn-and-Wild Rice Salad
 Greek-Salad Pitas
 Cold Cherry Tomato Soup
 Gazpacho Shrimp Salad
 Blue Cheese-Pepper Steak Wraps
 Pork-and-Rice Noodle Salad with Lemon-Coconut Dressing
 Herb-Marinated Fresh Mozzarella Wraps
 Barley-Salmon Salad with Arugula Vinaigrette
 Pesto Chicken Spirals
 Ceviche de Camaron (Shrimp Ceviche Cocktail)
 Confetti Pasta Salad with Chicken
 Thai Chicken Roll-Ups
 Bell Pepper-White Bean Salad




For many of us, lunch is a stress-filled hour (or less) spent dealing with traffic and fast-food drive-through lines. Or there's the ever-popular all-you-can-eat lunch buffet that leaves you wondering how you'll make it to the end of the day without a nap and bursting a button. But it doesn't have to be this way. Lunch can be a relaxing time in which you go at your own pace and come back to your desk satisfied, both mentally and physically.

Brown-bagging it allows you to enjoy your midday meal without stress, and it's certainly more healthful than the alternatives. But this doesn't mean you're doomed to endless PB&Js or bland, frozen meals.

Try these recipes, and the office lounge will become the best place in town for an enjoyable lunch and a true break.