Bored with lunch

Ailorn

Last time I did this I kept to pretty simple and predictable lunches. Primarily canned soup, apple and oatmeal, occasionally a salad, subway sandwich. I work full time and I constantly forget my lunch at home on the counter (maybe would remember it once or twice a week). It goes much better if i can leave a stock of something in my desk. I picked up peanut butter and rice cakes to go along with fruit, but i am sick to death of canned soup and oatmeal. I cant just run to subway multiple times a week and I'm not wasting calories on other fast food. Help, suggestions tips?

gmthisfeller

My building blocks for unrefrigerated ingredients for lunches come from this list:

Peanut butter and other nut butters, such as almond, cashew, sunflower, and soybean nut
Jams and jellies
Condiments such as ketchup, mustard, relishes and pickled foods, honey
Dry grains, such as bread, crackers, pretzels, cereals
Dried meats, such as pepperoni, salami, and jerky
Fresh, uncooked fruits and vegetables, such as apples, bananas, oranges, berries, carrots, celery, peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower
Canned foods (when unopened), from fruits and vegetables to tuna and chicken to mac-n-cheese, to chile
Dried fruits
Nuts

I don't have a specific recipe, but that list should give you plenty of ideas!