Office breakfast/lunch ideas

AshEvelynn

Hi Everyone!

I really like being able to grab my breakfast in the am and bring to work to eat later (7am is WAY too early for me). I'm interested in meals that I can either make over the weekend and freeze or something I can quickly put into a container from the market and grab on my way out the door to the office.

I already do the left overs, fruit, veg thing but I'm getting into a slump of the same foods and I need some new ideas! No allergies but I strongly dislike nuts and yogurt. Would love to hear any low cal/sodium/fat ideas!

Side note - I work in an office so super stinky, smelly stuff is not ideal.

toxikon

For breakfast:
- breakfast burritos (make in advance, wrap tightly and freeze, then reheat in the microwave)
- quiche breakfast "muffins"
- smoothies/protein shakes
- protein bars
- instant oatmeal/overnight oats

For lunch:
- Mason jar salads
- Sandwiches (I actually buy all my sandwich ingredients and leave them in the work fridge)
- Soup

runningkel

I buy frozen breakfast sandwiches and microwave/eat them at work. I'm partial to Special K flatbread, eggo bacon sandwiches, and evol brand sandwiches. You can also make breakfast burritos or English muffin sandwiches on Sunday, and refrigerate/freeze them until you take them to work. Some people do overnight oats, but I'm partial to hot breakfasts.

For lunch, I buy the low sodium tuna packets and toss 1 or 2 of them with macaroni and cheese or rice. I make a packet of knorr rice (there are a ton of flavors) and add 1-2 cups of either broccoli rice or cauliflower rice while it's cooking...which makes for 3 heaping cup servings that are very filling (you can add a laughing cow wedge to keep it creamy if its a cheesy sauce). If I don't take tuna, I either make mini-meatloaves or some kind of chicken to take with it. Add some veggies and you're set. I'll also make a spaghetti squash, and take that, some marinara sauce, and turkey meatballs for lunch. Another of my favorites is ground turkey quinoa enchilada in the crockpot (you can search for it on Pinterest, there's a couple varieties)...it's ground turkey, quinoa, peppers, onions, beans, corn, salsa, green chiles, and seasoning. So filling but healthy, too.

For something extra easy, I buy the individual cups of velveeta 2% macaroni and cheese as well as the cups of instant potatoes. I can keep them at my desk so all I need to do is bring a protein and veggie from home. (I keep the small cans of veggies at my desk, too, but I know some people prefer fresh veggies or a salad).

Good luck!

acbraswell

Smoothie bags for breakfast. If you can take a small blender (Nutri Bullet for example) to work, make smoothie bags on the weekend (Fruit and kale freeze really well for this). Then just add any almond butter, milk, juice, protein powder, or whatever and blend at work.

Lunches -- make a pot of veggie soup and freeze in individual serving containers. Grab in the morning, then it's thawed by lunch. That and an piece of fruit makes for a good lunch.

Make your own lunchables -- get deli meat, cheese, crackers, and fruit and pack in a cute container.

I'm looking forward to getting some new ideas off this thread too!

Good luck!

thewindandthework

runningkel wrote: »

If I don't take tuna, I either make mini-meatloaves or some kind of chicken to take with it. Add some veggies and you're set.

This is a fantastic idea. Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and peas is my ultimate comfort food meal; I could definitely put a lower-calorie spin on it for lunch for a week. Thanks for the idea!

AshEvelynn

I tried the breakfast sandwich/burrito things but into my second week, the eggs had this...green/blue tinge and it totally grossed me out. Was not huge on the texture either. I wish it worked because I love that idea but it just didn't.

This is my typical list of choice...but it is getting very old and blah blah boring...love the new ideas coming in!

Breakfast for me
- cottage cheese (easy to buy at the market and divide up through the week into serving size containers)
- hard boiled egg (pre peeled is not as stinky as peeling at work fyi)
- coffee

Lunch
- frozen steamer lunch
- left overs
- lunchables (great minds think alike!)
- home made soups
- greek salad
- asian salad

Snacks
- hummus and crackers (pre measured and packed)
- fruit - Cherries, berries, etc.
- veg and hummus

AshEvelynn

This thread is also running in the Recipe board and some different ideas are coming out there is anyone is interested. I have copied all of our ideas there but just so you know!

MossiO

My standbys:

-Cheese and crackers
-Protein shake
-Egg, ham, cheese in a microwaveable bowl
-Veggie egg muffins
-Nuts and berries
-Insta breakfast sandwich

busyPK

I'm like you and eat breakfast a couple hours after I've been at work so I'll only comment on that since I can go home for lunch.

Breakfast:
protein bars
hardboiled eggs
instant oatmail
fresh fruit