Lunches for the dawktor

[DCJenn]

He's not organized enough to pack a lunch either the night before or during the morning. If we have left overs he'll take those, otherwise he has a mini-fridge in his office and stock up on sandwich stuff. He also has oatmeal and eats that a lot. There's a cafeteria right down the hall and it's got really nice options- great salads, etc. He'll eat there pretty frequently- and it's far cheaper than what he could buy at a restaurant.

I don't make his lunch- I make my lunch and the dudes lunch but I'm not getting up an hour earlier just to make his lunch. Sleep trumps love.

J

[GrayMatterWife]

NSGs would never pack a lunch. That would be an admission that they have a physical need...read: a physical weakness. Not hardcore. Just like they go 15 hours without going to the bathroom during surgery. But, I guess that makes sense--if you're not eating or drinking...

Weirdos. Who are you guys fooling? You have a reputation for yelling and treating people badly...and it's probably related to low blood sugar.

In resodency, I used to bring DH homemade cookies sometimes. Otherwise, he rarely ate.

[GrayMatterWife]

Actually, this reminds me of a funny story. My DH did residency at a hospital associated with a very competitive, top-tier med school. With the most indulged, spoiled students you could imagine. With no sense if interpersonal skills.

So, some MS4 was rotating through NSG and...brought his lunch. My husband--chief at the time--walks into the resident call room, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MORNING (super busy time)--to see this guy chowinf down. Meanwhile, they have cases running, and work coming out the wahzoo.

My husband is just astonished, because this guy has said that he wants to go into NSG. WTF? Who gave you permission to eat?

The guy grins at DH, and DH does not smile back. He says to the guy, "If you're sitting, you're failing."

The guys says, "Just needed to grab my lunch."

DH said, "See anyone else eating? If the attendings aren't eating and the residents aren't eating, why are you?"

The guy was shocked. DH said something rude, like, "Have you considered neurology?" (NEUR spouses, please don't be offended. At this institution there was a lot of NEUR-NSG tension.)

[DCJenn]

Funny! and no offense taken, there's always tension between the departments...

J.

[v-girl]

DH always has peanut butter crackers.

[Liisi]

Man, I would be the worst doctor EVER, because I handle sleep deprivation very poorly (I giggle until I hyperventilate, then cry, until I fall asleep), and could never make it through the day without eating. Actually, when I worked crazy crazy days in daycare centers and had no break during an 8 or 9 hour day, I always got hypoglycemic and came home starving - and it totally gave me a complex. Now whenever I have a long, potentially stressful day ahead of me, one of my automatic coping strategies is to pack tons of snacks/food in my purse "just in case." I never need it all - I just need to know it's there.

Anyway. I pack SO's lunch each morning. Usually I pack leftovers, warmed, in a 16-oz lunch jar (thermos), such as soup, pasta, rice and veggie stir fry, mashed potatoes, oatmeal, a sweet potato, falafel, etc. Sometimes it's a sandwich instead - PB&J, turkey & cheese, etc. And then a few snacks that are quicker and easier to eat - PB crackers, mixed nuts, dried fruit, a chunk of cheese, a granola bar, a banana or apple, carrot sticks or pepper slices, or tortilla chips. I used to try and pack chips and salsa or hummus to dip things in, but SO told me she "doesn't have time" to dip things... she needs quick foods, not like HB eggs or oranges that you have to peel, but she doesn't like any of those power bars. Oh, and she hates drinking water, so she gets a Spritzer in her lunch each day (a can of sparkling fruit juice). Otherwise, she would literally drink nothing but coffee all day.

After a while, I decided it would be easier to just by large quantities of non-perishables that SO could stockpile in her office! So now she has bags of dates and dried pineapple rings, mixed nuts, granola bars, etc. in her desk drawer. I saw in one of her colleague's office, he has four boxes of PB granola bars. I think it's pretty common for them to just eat bars and not real meals.

[SoonerTexan]

Guess who discovered the lectures-with-food everyday. YES.

[moonlight]

Guess who discovered the lectures-with-food everyday. YES.

Good work! Hope that and the wraps starts to help you budget at home.