Sandwich Free Work Lunch Ideas

TonyB0588

When I was young (back in the 1970s) it always amazed me that my aunt woke up to cook food at 4:30am for her husband to take along in a Thermos flask. He worked on building sites and would stop work at a specific time, eat his hot food, and start again until time to knock off.

Now in the 2000s, construction workers would never think of bringing food from home, as a whole industry has developed with people vending food if all sorts from vans driving around to different locations.

Even in office situations like where I am, these food vans visit, starting with breakfast and continuing throughout the day with lunch and others such as fruit van and pastry van. Some people of course leave and go to one of the ever increasing number of fast food restaurants around.

Don't know what would work for you, but I eat my breakfast at home, go back home for lunch, and eat at home again at the end of the day. I'm either old or old fashioned, but that's what works for me.

jessieknh

You could try this as well for warming lunches at work https://www.amazon.com/Crock-Pot-20-Ounce-Lunch-Crock-Warmer/dp/B006H5V8US/ref=sr_1_5?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1515159490&sr=1-5&keywords=hot+logic

Bailey00030

I sometimes bring homemade soup in a thermos. It stays hot until lunch. I also LOVE making mason jar salads. I add boneless chicken and mix up the veggies. I do them up on Sunday for the entire week and they stay fresh. Really easy to transport to work too

joprice1803

I make a big crustless quiche which is good cold. I also like barley and then mix 4 beans,green beans or baby brocolli with lemon juice, wholgrain mustard and balsamic vinegar and a hard boiled egg. My other go to is ryvita with cream cheese,hummus,egg,meat, tuna anything i have really and a cup a soup.

mic1018

Make up a batch of your favorite chicken salad. Divide it into small containers. Add celery sticks, crackers, cheese cubes and a boiled egg. Quick and easy...with no reheating.

WilmaValley

Great ideas!!!!!!

maritimegirl10

Pho soup in mason jars just add boiled water. 410 calories use chicken and it would be lower

thelettermegan

I make salads - two heads of lettuce, a bag of chopped vegetables, a pound of deli meat and one container of stuffed grape leaves turns into 8 salads - 4 for me to eat, 4 for my bf.

saragd012

This has inspired me to go get a really nice thermos for sure. I don't know how other people feel about cold potatoes, but I don't mind them. Some weeks for lunch I'll stuff a baked potato with protein (usually beans or tempeh, but any (cooked) meat of your choice would work) mixed with cottage cheese along with spices and hot sauce for a nice filling lunch. If it's a nice day I eat it outside still chilled with a small salad and fruit. Very customizable so you don't feel like you're eating the same thing every day.

Frmgroundup

Quinoa salad is really good and easy to make. We do a Mexican style quinoa with black beans and corn. It’s good hot or cold.
You can really season it however you like, change it up pretty easily

lorrainebuckles

Try canned tuna, beetroot and cottage cheese mixed together. also get ham, chicken or cheese slices, spread a little light Philadelphia on them and lightly fill with chopped peppers, onions etc, anything or asparagus spears and roll them up like mini wraps and eat with cherry tomatoes

acpgee

I am not crazy about bread. My standard lunch is 200g frozen vegetables cooked in the microwave the night before and whatever leftover protein we have from dinner. Although my workplace has a fridge and a microwave, I never bother with either. I just pull out my lunch from the fridge as I leave and let it warm to room temperature on my desk.