What does your work lunch usually look like?

maaaasha

Do you make it at home or buy take out?

tryett

I usually get take out. Steak salad from qdoba, farmhouse turkey salad from Arby's are a couple of my favorites.

cdahl383

Usually bring my lunch, go out once a week maybe. Turkey sandwich w/ cheese, handful of nuts, some fruit, some crackers, and a yogurt.

BigBadVanna

I bring the same lunch to work everyday: PB&J and salad with baby spring mix, greek yogurt-based dressing, shredded cheese, and sliced almonds.

AbiiReilly

IllustratedxGirl

I do food prep on Sunday and make the same dish for the whole week. It helps me keep on track and saves both time and money!

This week I did coconut-curry chicken with asparagus.

I also try to make dinners ahead of time to cut down on eating out and saving time. Example, I'll make a soup and eat that as a side for the whole week.

I have a lot of stress in my life right now and one of the ways I am trying to reduce that is by saving as much time as possible on everyday activities such as cooking.

tamms_1965

Since there are only two of us at home now, it's always leftovers (just a much smaller portion). If there are no LO, I make egg salad or have an Amy's or Red's burrito from the freezer. I also take soup from the freezer.

cecsav1

Quest bar. Quick and easy.

Purplebunnysarah

Some sort of leafy green (spinach or romaine), cut raw veggies (bell pepper, cucumber, sometimes mushroom), cheese, some sort of dressing, half an avocado, and a protein on top (tuna or chopped ham or an egg or some chicken). I usually have string cheese too. Normally keeps me full until 5-6 PM.

Packerjohn

About 8 oz of chicken breast on flatbread, apple, orange, some almonds and baby carrots. Sometimes swap out a ham and cheese or peanut butter sandwich for the chicken.

RoseTheWarrior

Bring my own. Salads or tuna melts usually. Plus snacks.

Tricia7188

Meal prep! I keep 3-4 different meals in my freezer ready to grab. Mexican chili, Asian chicken and green beans, turkey spaghetti sauce, etc. So much cheaper and using the recipe builder here I know exactly how many cals, protein , etc in each one.

littlechiaseed

Usually a chickpea salad wrap or sandwich or a veggie patty with avocado or something and portioned chips or sliced bell pepper and hummus. Sometimes left over stirfry or pasta

caradack1985

I used to bulk cook on Sundays, something like honey mustard chicken or mixed veg in couscous, then also bring a little pot with salad veg in.

Machka9

Chicken, rice and veg.

or

Chicken, noodles and veg.

I have chicken, rice and noodles in my drawer ... I bring a bag of veg every day.

dutchandkiwi

Soup - bought at our company cafeterie. The manager aways makes it fresh with lots of vegetables.
Huge salad. My salad box hold 1.2 litres and is always packed full. Dressing is just one tablespoon full and also homemade; lots of vinegar, herbs and spices and a little oil.
closed slice of bread with cheese, no butter. Home made

It is very very rare to deviate from this on a workday. I love it, it is filling and hovers around 400 cal - the total sort of depends on the soupchoice

skmonak

I take my lunch and it has to be easy to eat as I do it on my way from the office to the beginning of my route. Chicken or turkey deli meat, honey Dijon mustard on Eziekel bread...290 calories.

AndrewD315

Easy .5 piece multi grain low cab flat bread, two pieces of fruit eat one before lunch one after and left over protein from night before around 5 to 6 oz depends.

nowine4me

Leftovers from dinner the night before typically.

MelissaPhippsFeagins

Leftovers.

slogan1271

A frozen meal like healthy request and a piece of fruit. Sometimes a can of Light Progresso soup and fruit, and sometimes a sandwich and a piece of fruit. I hate prep work I have 4 kids and a husband so this is easier for me. I also also do the same at dinner but add extra vegetables to it.

bioklutz

I usually have a peanut butter and honey sandwich, greek yogurt and cereal.

coolfry

I'm a meal prepper! I work long shifts and carpool to work so I can't go out for meals and need plenty of food. I typically pack a packaged breakfast, like a burrito, and have cut up veggies, a yogurt, a small treat, and a seltzer in my bag for snacks. This week I have a baked sweet potato with a fig bar, yogurt, and pumpkin seeds!

bdgfn

A big, healthy salad. My wife makes both our breakfasts (overnight oatmeal) and lunches the night before, and adds a piece or two of fruit, depending on size, for a snack later in the day.

shinycrazy

salad or a sandwich with meat or fish, a fruit, and usually nut thins (almond crackers) for something crunchy.

amongato4

i alwayssss bring my lunch--saves tons of money! typically I will have a small spinach salad with carrots and celery, then a 1/2 cup of brown rice, and a can of tuna. Super satisfying and i'm full most of the afternoon. I eat some carrot and celery sticks around 3, then have a handful of almonds and an apple before the gym and im good until dinner time!!

lalee115

Usually bring lunch with me. I have some lunch containers that are sectioned that I like to use. Usually has in it a wrap with turkey, laughing cow cheese and mustard and some fruits and veggies for sides. For veg, I'm partial to carrot chips, sweet bell pepper slices and cherry tomatoes (ok, so that's really a fruit...) For fruit, I prefer plums, grapes, pears, cuties, sometimes an apple or peach. I like to put frozen strawberries and blueberries in, and they are sorbet-like by lunchtime. I like fruit. lol.

Today, however, I did not bring lunch because I didn't make one when I made my son's last night. So I'll probably walk across the parking lot and get a salad from the sub shop.

walpy27

Tuna sandwich generally, sometimes chicken breast or steak w/ sprouts.

Sabine_Stroehm

Mostly my own. I used to buy at work (university) but the local choices were all eliminated and there's only so many times a year I could choke down subway or chick-fil-a.

I tend to put chicken and something (chile etc) in a crock pot on sunday, then wrap it up in a lower carb/calorie wrap.
I tend to put tuna and avocado in the wrap

Sometimes ham and cheese

Whatever the wrap, I usually have raw veg on the side

Sometimes I pick up a kale, quinoa and chickpea salad from a coffee shop near by.

Hubs prepares salads for a week for himself, so sometimes I do that as well.

laur357

I try to bring mine as much as possible, for caloric and cash reasons.

Some of the regulars:
Lean cuisine, apple, Babybel
Veggie salad with shredded chicken and spicy ranch or chicken and corn/black bean salsa as dressing
Fritatta with veggies and cheese, spring mix with lemon and olive oil
Chili with cheddar and sour cream (full fat, yo)
Salmon patties with salad, lemon and olive oil. Maybe some olives too.
A giant bowl of fresh berries and who cares what else (summertime!)
Roast beef and thin sliced cheese on wheat toast with greens, tomato, and horseradish mustard
Chicken and broccoli stir fried with a little general tso's sauce and rice
Whatever pot of soup I made over the weekend, an apple, and some crackers/cheese

If I go out, I sometimes get an Egg McMuffin from McDonalds, soup from Panera, sushi, giant chopped salad from the salad place, a burrito bowl from Qdoba (high cal, but so filling I pretty much don't need to eat the rest of the day). There's a great sub/cheesesteak place I eat at once every month or two - I eat half for lunch and the rest for dinner.

chunky_pinup

90% of the time my work lunch is leftovers from dinner the night before. I do a lot of meal prep on the weekends, so dinners are almost completely made, and I portion enough to cook so that I will have leftovers. On the occasion I don't have anything, I keep some "backup" foods in one of my drawers at work - Amy's canned soups, those 90-second microwavable packs of quinoa or wild rice, and some bags of steamers frozen veggies in the work freezer. If I'm feeling like going out, I'll walk up the hill to Chipotle and get a Veggie Bowl. I justify it because it's about a 3/4 mile walk, so going there and back gets me off my butt for a bit