Don't know what to eat at work

I always have a mugshot! Just fill it with hot water and it's so filling, so many different flavours - I like chicken and mushroom!

I'd recommend buying some foods to keep in the house or at work for days you can't make a lunch the next day. Like canned foods or frozen foods (my work has a microwave - hope yours does too?). I regularly have cans of beans and frozen rice and veggies in my home. That way, on days I don't make lunch, I can just quickly grab those - plus an avocado. Also, I have a giant tub of quick oatmeal sitting in my cube at work. It's super easy to add hot water to.
Things like that work for me rather than going out.

Subway is usually my go-to as well. I love their double chicken chopped salad (no dressing). I also like the local sandwich shop for salads - their Greek and Cobb salads are delicious!

If you have any storage space at work: PB&J with raw veggies works well. I use light bread, weigh my PB for about 24-26 grams and use the no added sugar jelly. About 250 cals for the sandwich.

I prep my lunch most evenings and brown bag it most days...usually lunch is leftovers from the night before, so it's not like I'm doing anything extra. In the event that I don't, I keep peanut butter and apples at the office and just throw a couple of slices of whole grain bread in my bag and eat a peanut butter sandwich for lunch with an apple.

I just discovered that Taco Bell's Fresco tacos range from 140 to 160 calories each. We don't eat out much, but we get take out at least twice a month. They're yummy.

I didn't read through all the comments so apologies if this has already been said: can you stash food at work? Cans of sardines or tuna, packets of microwaveable rice, almonds, these are the types of non perishable foods I stash in the cabinet at work that save me from take out if I forget my lunch (nothing wrong with occasional take out, but I would prefer to plan going out to lunch than get stuck). -- but typically I try to make it a priority to prep things to make lunch available and easy during the week, or even plan leftovers into dinner. A lot of people at my work bring in sandwich fixings for the whole week, that kind of thing. But I know we are lucky to be able to do that and a) have the space and b) trust it won't get stolen.

farmgirl1677 wrote: »

I keep Progresso brand soup at work in the cupboard so if I forget my lunch I have something on hand. They are pretty good. I buy the light varieties, most are 100 calories or less per serving. I then have a granola bar or cottage cheese around 4:00 and that keeps me full till supper time.

I feel like anytime I'm in the supermarket I swing through the soup aisle to see if Progresso is on sale, and grab a few cans if it is. It's my go to on rushed mornings. I used to get the light varieties too, but it seems like they are mostly broth so they never filled me up. After reading the labels I discovered plenty of other regular varieties that aren't that bad, ~300 calories for the can. Just keep an eye on the sodium.

you can stash those tuna salad and cracker kits and fruit cups in your desk for emergency lunches. I always have those bagged salads in my office refrigerator. I also have peanut butter and pretzels for snacks.

localgrr wrote: »

I just bought a bunch of these flavored Uncle Ben's rice packs (200 a serving) + some tinned tuna and veggies. Mmm looking forwards to lunch for a change

Tinned tuna has been a lifesaver to me at times! I used to barely eat it in a meal and now I could eat it straight from the tin!

I also love itsu instant meals -their soup is about 160-170kcal and really filling due to the angel hair noodles! Not sure if you will find it locally, but I'm sure Amazon sells them too!