I just got my new lunch cooler (Crew Cooler) today, I have been anxiously awaiting it's arrival for a couple weeks now.

Everyone at work that has one just RAVES about it so I thought I would jump on that band wagon and see if I could pack more food in it and actually keep myself away from malnutrition while I am on the road.

I have discovered that in order for me to be civil to those around me I need to eat when I get up in the morning. Now this is not something, I have to admit, that I do on a regular basis.

I am still accustom to working by myself at home where my interaction with others is via e-mail and sadly I pretty much just drink coffee until I actually am shaking from the caffeine high and the blood sugar low. (Ya okay so I am not that bright but I am cute!)

However; there has been a side effect from eating first thing in the morning. It kicks my metabolism into high-gear and I just can't seem to keep up with my hunger. I constantly feel like I am starving!

So I did some grocery shopping, in the hopes of finding some GOOD eats and of course eat reasonably healthy. I was hungry when I went (because you guessed it I was working from home today and just had coffee up to that point) and I ended up buying too much stuff.

This is what I managed to get in my new Crew Cooler;

• Oatmeal bars
• Instant oatmeal
• All Bran bars
• Almonds
• Corn Nuts (unsalted of course)
• Salty/Sweet granola bars
• Gatorade crystals
• Vanilla yogurt
• Riccotta cheese
• Extra old cheddar cheese
• Turkey Ukranian sausage
• Spinich Dip
• Wasa extra rye bread
• Black bean & salsa tortillas
• Steak strips (pepper & garlic rub then finished in a balsamic reduction)
• Chicken strips (coated in cinnamon, curry, garlic and brown sugar)
• Brown rice

So the plan is to make wraps;

• Steak, spinich dip and the extra old cheddar
• Chicken, riccotta and rice

and munch on the rest of the stuff....luckily I still have room for 2 of my freezer blocks to keep everything fresh and cool during the day.
Sadly I am going to be gone for 5 days and I really hate eating left overs so I am not sure how well this is going to work. I am hoping my other crew members bring good stuff and we can do a buffet in the back galley.

I am really disappointed that I have to leave behind my salad, cherry tomatoes and wickedly super-sweet strawberries.

BTW this is where I got my Crew Cooler from; and I am going to be buying more stuff here too....