How to Fuel in a Pinch

Wow! I love all of your responses to my plea for healthy, quick and simple meals to get me through my busy, "homeless" month!

First, here is a photo from Friday's Picnic Island Adventure Race. I did this race last month and had a great time, but this month's was less than stellar. (The same race is held every May, June and July here in Tampa.) The water was closed due to bacteria levels so instead of all the fun muck, we just ran on sand and grass. It was challenging but way too anti-climatic.

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Now, here are some of your awesome suggestions. The list is long, but your ideas are great!

I think Emily's comment takes the cake!:

"-I like to literally just boil some sort of grain(brown rice, quinoa, barley, orzo, pasta etc.) and then add a protein (beans, lentils, chopped up veggie burger, canned tuna/salmon if you eat seafood) veggies and herbs/spices and some oil.
-Or wraps are great with hummus, avocado, veggies, and I like litelife soy cold-cuts.
-Or add pasta sauce, beans/Morningstar "meal-starters" (like crumbled soy that looks like ground beef)or crumbled veggie burger and add pasta.
-Or do breakfast for dinner: omelet, soy breakfast sausage, kashi waffles, etc.
-Smoothies are good too: protein powder, fruit, spinach etc..
-Canned soup?
-Quesadillas: corn tortilla, black beans, cheese, jalapenos
-BLT: Rye bread, laughing cow cheese wedge, tomato, fake bacon strips.
-Corn/bean salad: cilantro, evoo, corn, black beans, onions
-Make some pesto quickly in a cuisinart (basil, evoo, pinenuts) and add pasta...
-taco salads: beans, guacamole, tortilla chips, salad, salsa.
-I'm not sure if you eat fish but bagels with smoked salmon and laughing cow with capers & lemon.
-Falafel in pitas with greek yogurt and cucumbers
frittatas
-poached eggs on toast"

Emily, with a list like that you need a blog!

Diana's Goddess Fried Rice
Michelle's Skinny Hummus

Elise: "cut up tons of veggies and tuperware them separately before each week starts."

Sagan: "Something I've recently begun making and adore for the fuel is to cook up some lentils, brown rice, and boil/steam edemame, and mix it all together. It's tasty, protein-packed, has lots of fiber, is vegetarian, and you can make a large quantity of it at the beginning of the week and take a portioned container of it to wherever you need to go everyday!"

Janet: "Let's see... one of my fave meals either for breakfast or dinner is oat bran topped with a little butter, sea salt and a poached egg. With a side of some kind of sauteed veggies, of course!"

Hallie: "I love wraps...I buy a whole-wheat tortilla with only a few ingredients (none of those low-carb ones with all that scary stuff!) and cram it with veggies, hummus, avocado, ets. Wrap in foil (not eco-friendly, boo) and peel away at the foil as you eat to keep it together."

TravelEatLove: "a big curry or veggie chili one night and freeze individual portions."
Melissa: "I like making a batch of grains (quinoa, barley, etc) on the weekend and then I can just throw things into it to make a dish. Apples, carrots, bananas, etc. will all keep for a long time. I try to make sure all my meals include a high protein item, a whole grain (or whole grain bread), a healthy fat (avocado, nuts, olives), and a fruit and veggie.

-Greek Quinoa Salad - ~2 cups cooked quinoa, 1 can chickpeas, FF feta, 1 cucumber, 1 red pepper, kalmata olives, 1/2-1 red onion, and a little olive oil. This can make enough for the whole week. Then you can eat it alone, on a salad, in a wrap, etc.

- Sweet and Spicy Breakfast Hash with Tofu

-...Egg white scrambles with a bag of frozen pepper/onion mix, spinach, cheese, black beans - or any other mix in you like. Top with avocado."

Julie: "a big huge freaking salad and that way when you come home you just take it out and eat!"
Rebeca: "B-fast: Oatmeal with fruit...AM Snack: Almonds+Dried Fruit (homemade trail mix?)...
Lunch: WW Pita Pocket w. fresh veg and a chopped cheese stick (like Horizon brand) in there for protein or an LC wedge...PM Snack: Hummus and veg....Dinner: WW Pasta salad."

Maggie: "Oat bran is my go-to quick meal. Works for breakfast, dinner, or lunch. I always do a green (spinach) variation. Usually just oat bran, peanut butter, and spinach.

...I do steamed kabocha squash ALLLLLLL the freakin time. That is so simple. You just chop up the squash and steam it for 5-7 minutes. You can do that ahead of time and eat it cold or microwave it."

Burp and Slurp: "What about making huge batches of a soup base and freezing it? Then you can take out individual portions, dump it into the pot, toss in any ingredients avaibale, and have different kind of soup every night with some good crusty bread."
ChickPea: "Tofu salads! Just mash up some tofu with either vegan mayo or Greek yogurt, nuts, dried fruit, or maybe some veggies & spices--bam! You've got a meal."

Trish: "Ezekial bread French toast - dip slices into milk of your choice (just mix in a little cinnamon no other ingredients needed) and then pop into the pan for a few minutes. I top with agave. Easy! "

Like I said: WOW! This is definitely a great list for anyone looking for healthy and quick meals or just looking for healthy meal ideas in general! Many of these ideas only include a few ingredients and all sound yummy. As I read through your comments I was reminded of many of my favorite meals. I think the shock and lack of sleep of my current situation made me feel like I was not able to nourish my body properly...but I think your comments all assured me I can eat healthy when on the go!