Office Lunches: New York Deli Style Philly Cheesesteak, Sesame Snaps and Dole Fruit Bowl

Posted by ben Published in Office Lunches

I don’t really care much about lunch. I know I should have proper lunches but I really cannot stomach a full lunch everyday. Even with all the running that I am doing these days, my weight would still hover around the 4 kg overweight region. I know what the real problem is … I pig out during the weekends.

For today’s lunch, the appetizer was sesame snaps, the entree was the Philly Cheese Steak sandwich and dessert was the Dole fruit bowl.

I had sesame snaps yesterday too. That is the big problem about shopping in Costco. Almost everything we buy comes in bulk packaging and that means that we end up eating the same stuff for a while.

We came across the Raybern New York Deli Style Hot Sandwich while shopping in (where else?) Costco. It came in very bright and delightful packaging that one cannot miss. We bought the Philly Cheesesteak but they also have others such as:

Pastrami and cheese
Italian Chicken Club
Chipotle Southwest Steak
Chicken Bacon Ranch

Preparing this is simple … just pop it into the microwave and it’s all ready.

There are six in a box and each sandwich carries 420 calories. It was much much better than I expected form frozen deli sandwiches. As a matter of fact, it really tastes like the real stuff although texture-wise, I could really tell that this is not freshly made. As a frozen sandwich, I’ll rate this 4.5 of 5. I am not sure if they do have this in Costco Canada though, as we got it from Bellingham, WA.

I enjoy the Dole Fruit Bowl. They come on several types. The one I had was mandarin oranges. I am amazed how they managed to peel the membrane off so cleanly. I am pretty sure the membranes are removed mechanically because if they were done by hand, it would not be that perfect and would have costs a lot more.

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Emily said in February 20th, 2008 at 8:06 pm

Hi Ben and this is perhaps going to blow my whole lunchblog to kingdom come but perhaps not being a “lunch person” is a good idea.

I’ve just found the warrior diet (do a google search and you will find it too). No breakfast, very little lunch and then eat what you want for dinner. I’m actually trying it out and I must admit I have a lot more energy in the afternoon…

WendyWings said in February 20th, 2008 at 8:25 pm

I would spend the rest of the day worried I had sesame seeds between my front teeth LOL

JellyBelly said in February 21st, 2008 at 7:43 am

Do you remember how much the sandwiches cost?

Ben said in February 21st, 2008 at 2:49 pm

Hi Jelly Belly:
The box of 6 sandwiches are $7.99.
Ben

JellyBelly said in February 23rd, 2008 at 9:11 am

Thanks Ben. I think I will have to check out the Costco in the States when I go down there..looks like they have a lot of very different items for sale.

vicky said in February 25th, 2008 at 5:05 am

actually, i’ve heard that canned or preserved mandarin oranges are boiled in some type of acid so the skin will disintegrate, because it’ll turn bitter after awhile if it stays on

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