Work lunch ideas anyone?

Leftovers from last night's dinner are my staple for lunchtime. Sometimes I need to excersize more portion control with this but it saves me time and money, prepare once and eat it twice. Works best if you have a method ov reheating at you workplace (microwave, toaster oven)

I got myself one of these lunchboxes:



I bring a salad (with protein added: chicken or crumbled cheese) & veggies; fruit on the other side (apples, blueberries, strawberries, etc); veggies (steamed green beans are my favorite; considering adding sliced peppers); and in the other compartment sometimes cheese & crackers, or other snacky-type item (today it's a slice of raisin bread). It's great for leftovers too.

I've been bringing lunch and having such a great variety of healthy food after I got the little lunchbox. I don't know what it is about it, but I love putting the food in the compartments and making myself a healthy lunch.

I buy the Starkist Ready-Made Tuna Salad Lunch To-Go kit's they cost less than $2 a piece require no refrigeration and are 200 calories.

Leftovers. Always leftovers. It's cheap. It's easy (I just pack it up after dinner). And, I've already entered it, so it's a food diary no-brainer. Failing that, our cafeteria has a potato/sweet potato bar. I have a sad addiction to the fake 'cheez' sauce, but usually manage to forgo that and use the chili instead. Also very easy to enter into the food diary.

I love the Sara Lee 45 calorie bread- 2 slices for 45 cals, Then i use honey ham, sargento thin sliced colby jack cheese and a tiny bit of mayo- STILL a very low calorie sandwich that doesnt taste like Im eating a DRY sandwich. You could always use avocado spread instead of mayo for less calories.

I also eat oikos greek yogurt... the key lime is to die for!

Honey wheat pretzels and dip them in a 35 calorie laughing cow cheese wedge!

sometimes I throw some fruit in there... or I keep fruit for a snack

Its around a 500 calorie lunch and I always feel content and pretty filled.

I bought a small crockpot and leave it at work. I bring a lot of Trader Joe meals and heat up in crock pot. Delicious, high protein, and the calories are controlled. Most of their frozen or refrigerated meals are for 2 servings so I do this with a co-worker and it works out perfectly. We feel very satisfied. If I want to add a side sometimes I will make some of their frozen brown rice. This has worked out very well!

I have this a lot! Just take any kind of fruit you have in the house, so apples, strawberries, blueberries- whatever! And eat them mixed with yogurt! Add almonds, they add crunch, taste great, and I hear almonds actually help with burning fat! I sometimes add some flax seed, but just add anything that you think would taste good with fruit and yogurt It's really filling and so you don't need to worry about snacking!

i always bring fruit with me, apples pears grapes or banana.
as a main dish for lunch, i like to bring homemade soup from the slow cooker. super easy, just throw together mass veggies, meat if you want, broth and cook it all day. i make a weeks worth of soup for lunch or dinner.
i love oatmeal as well, so i bring that and mix in unsweetened applsauce and cinnamon, or chocolate protein powder.
i love a huge salad as well with avocado, chick peas, peppers, mushroom, red onion, cucumbers, cheese, meatless chicken strips and a dressing
or leftovers, today i brought leftover rice with veggies and put soy sauce on it.
a chilled pasta salad would be good too, with an italian dressing and olives, peppers, other vegetables mixed in.
other snacks i bring sometimes are string cheese, wheat thins and hummus, veggies and hummus, yogurt, banana oatmeal cookies that i make, or protein bars homemade or store bought.
chickpeas mashed with avocado and add a little mayo and some spices is delish, you can eat it on top of a salad, or on a sandwich thin or something, or on crackers or plain.
i love my food cold so i don't mind bringing soup or leftovers, but if you don't like cold leftovers it could be more tricky.
also a bagel with cream cheese, red onion and lettuce is tasty

A co-worker inspired me to do my own Q-doba style naked burritos. I make everything at home the night before. Brown rice, a little chicken, a lot of veggies and you can eat it warm or cold. The possibilites with this are endless. Another good thing for inspiration is signing up for a co-op. Every week I get a crate of locally grown veggies and what I get is a total surprise. I love it - I rarely eat the same thing two weeks in a row.

Love the Salad in a mason jar idea :flowerforyou: