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Today is the first time I've forgotten to bring my lunch with me to work. I live an hour from my office--I can't just run home. I have nobody to eat lunch with, so I don't want to go to a "real" restaurant.

So it brings up an interesting question....

What can I swing through a drive-through and buy that's healthy and tolerable for me...and has a good amount of Protein?

Suggestions...?

:rolleyes

And don't say a grilled chicken sandwich without the bun because that stuff's like plastic and I'd have to chew it for like 2 weeks before swallowing it.

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If I absolutley had to eat fast food I would try Beans of some sort, from Taco Bell or chili from Wendy's. I have tried fast food four times since surgery (nine months ago) and have PB'd horribly every time, thus leading me to the conclusion it's not really food at all.

The worst is french fries. I feel my esophagus shutting off even thinking about them!

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emergency fast food for full liquid (straw stage):

panera bread - variety of Soups

won ton Soup or egg drop soup

mashed potatoes with extra gravy (kfc)

side of au jus (beef broth that usually comes with french dip) (Arby's) with jamoca shake (arby's)

wendy's chili

sonic - will make sugar free shake if you ask and they have smoothies

mcdonalds fruit and yogart parfait (no granola)

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Becareful with Beans. Mexican restaurants ( and i use this term LOOSLEY when i say taco bell) Adds almost 1/2 of it with lard to fill it out and make it creamy. 85 cents is not a bargain if it has the health equivelint as a whopper.

I have worked in restaurants for 17yrs. There is a reason stuff tastes better then our own cooking. When was the last time you scooped a bunch of lard into your dinner to make it creamy and delicious. :)

The Soups sound like a better idea to me or the smoothies

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Leatha I am terribly sorry but I can't resist teasing you about your Freudian slip up there. Yeah... a tray of sex sounds great for lunch any day of the week! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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Hi

I was banded on 10/19/06. I just got back from McDonalds and had a grilled chicken salad. I ate the chicken first, very moist. After I ate about 50% of the greens.

Don't forget, they have yogurt parfaits,skip the granola.

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We have a drive through called Beyond juice, they sell real fruit smoothies and excellent sandwiches. I usually pass on the smoothie because I feel like its too high calorie, but in a pinch id do one. But often times I'll order a sandwich and request it without the bread. Egg salad is my fav. They give you about a 3/4 cup of eggsalad, some lettuce, a few slices of Tomato, some potato salad, and a pickle all for under 5 bucks. Yum.

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