Reddit mentions of Stay Fit Deluxe Salad Kit, EZ Freeze

I know you said something about salads not filling you up. This is troubling because either one of two things is happening to you. 1) You are not really burning fat instead of carbs because the combo of healthy veggies and meat/fat isn't filling you up. or 2) You are making really lame salads. Let's assume 2 and fix the problem!

Mark Sisson (yes I'm a really big fan of his) has a giant salad every day for lunch and I tend to also because it's so easy, so versatile, and so Primal! You can literally put whatever you want in it so you don't get bored, and it's basically just the combo of whatever greens you want, topped with sources of other healthy vitamins/minerals, protein, fats, and flavor! And, if you have a decent-sized salad with enough in it, you'll get full/bored long before you run out. If you're not, then ADD MORE.

Here is Mark's article about some classic recipes (including a video for his "two minute salad", another article discussing the "create your own salad adventure" concept, and one for 10 DIY dressing ideas. There are also tons of recipes on the site if you get bored.

My advice? Prep work! Buy enough tupperware to last you an entire week: put the salad greens (and any dry-ish veggies that won't get weird) in a big one, and then use little ones for different toppings, or combine the toppings into one (depends on what you're putting in it), then use a small one for dressing. Grab one set each day. Done. Or, you can get compartmented containers to do this all in one container. I have this and it works nicely (you can freeze the green thing so it keeps your salad cold without a fridge).

So yeah, I'd really lean to that. Otherwise, your options are leftovers, or just collections of meat/veggies that aren't a salad (here's another cool freezey container I have and like, and one for soup that stays warm). Again, regardless of what you do, prep work makes it much much easier. Make it for a whole week, and then you don't have to worry about scrambling and compromising later.

Another (last) thought, you mention the "snacking on non-paleo snacks". Grok didn't eat constantly; he ate a meal and didn't eat again til the next. If you are an efficient fat-burner (as all us Primal/Paleo folks work to be), you won't really get so hungry in between meals anymore. The snacking, then, really is more of a function of either dehydration or boredom. I'm not sure if this applies to you, but it certainly did for me, so I just wanted to throw it out there as something you might want to examine. And/or get yourself some fairly non-perishable Paleo-approved snacks to keep around (fruit, nuts, jerky) so that you don't have to turn to the other stuff. But, like I said, one of the awesome things I've encountered from this process is not having to carry a snack anymore. Not messing with your glycemic loads means you can keep a fairly even-keeled system all day without worry about suddenly getting hungry and needing a snack.

Ok, seriously: last bit of advice... read Paleo/Primal blogs! I get tons of ideas from that about how to fine-tune life as well as tons and tons of recipe ideas so I don't get bored. My favorites?

• Mark's Daily Apple
  
• Everyday Paleo
  
• TGIPaleo
  
• PaleOMG
  
• Paleo/NonPaleo
  
• Paleo on a Budget
  
• NomNom Paleo
  
  Each of these has its own angle and awesomeness that it brings to the table. Yes I listed a lot. However, they post with different frequencies and with different intensities, so it's really not much to keep up with. I use Google Reader to subscribe to them all and then I can read it all in one place. It works pretty well for me!
  
  I know that was long, but i hope it helped :)

> I started wondering about keeping sandwiches fresh and saw this. I wonder if that works.

I wonder, too. For twelve dollars, it seems a safe risk. I've got a couple things to order next week, I'll think about tossing one in :)

For the same price, this salad kit looks interesting

That sounds like a delicious salad. That's a lot off stuff to buy to make a salad if you make that specific salad.

My favorite salad hacks:

1. Buy a rotisserie chicken from a grocery store and shred the leftover meat to refrigerate and use on salads.
   
   
2. If you use croutons, make your own. It's really easy and they are so much yummier. Happy to tell you how I do it if you're interested.
   
   
3. Make your own, tasty balsamic vinaigrette using flavored balsamic vinegar. Blueberry and strawberry are good ones.
   
   
4. If you're packing your salad for lunch, find a good container that has separate sections for your toppings and dressing. I have one like this where the tray part can be put in the freezer before you use it and it'll keep your salad cold all day if you don't have access to a fridge.

I have this thing and it works pretty well. I might buy this or this though. They look more fancy.

I use this for salads and this for most things except sandwiches which don't fit unless you pack them disassembled.