Bringing lunch to work...

do you like Salads? These are great.

http://www.organizeyourselfskinny.com/2014/03/17/the-ultimate-mason-jar-salad-tutorial-and-recipe-round-up/

https://www.buzzfeed.com/carolynkylstra/mason-jar-salads?utm_term=.kcxGpAdNL#.paKWK2aAr

Sandwiches, hard boiled eggs, yogurt, cottage cheese, raw fruit and veg, microwave steamables vegetable packs, tuna lunch packs from the grocery store, any of the frozen dinner meals, soups, etc

eta: normally I have leftovers or a portion of the meals I batch cook in my pressure cooker. One recipe usually makes ~10 meals.

I'm always short on time, so it's always the same lunch at work. 1/2 cup individual serving of low cal cottage cheese *or* one ounce of cheddar, a banana or apple, baby carrots, and PB&J made with only 1 tbsp peanut butter rather than 2. I take one item out of there every like 3 hours and eat it to keep my blood sugar stable, except the fruit and the cottage cheese/cheddar have to be at the same time because I am not supposed to eat a carb without a protein (sugar spikes and crashes otherwise.) Oddly enough I don't even LIKE bananas; it's just that they are cheap and portable. I don't *hate* them, they're just.... a cheap source of unrefined carbs, vitamin C, and potassium. IDGAF any more lol, I just eat the stupid banana then enjoy the cheese and then a cup of coffee. If I ever start making good money, I am going to throw all the bananas out the window into the woods! XD

I usually take a salad: spinach, shredded carrot, shredded zucchini, grape tomatoes, nuts, croutons or won-ton strips, and 1 tablespoon salad dressing. I have a to-go salad container it all fits into and I can use as the bowl to eat out of. It also came with a plastic fork and knife that clip into the container, but I have metal silverware I keep at work.

Sandwiches can be easy. Chicken or tuna salad with bread or crackers and fruit and/or veggies. You could also put together a container with cheese, protein like deli meat, nuts, fruits and veggies.

I have 3 freezer packs so I can stick one in my lunch bag and keep it at my desk.

I am flat out at work most days and often work right through lunch... I generally eat the same foods normally for breakfast and lunch during the week:

0630 breakfast - 50g whole wheat toast with either PB and honey or PB and a banana. Coffee w cream
1030 two hard boiled eggs
1400 125g greek yogurt OR an apple OR 20 almonds
1600 nescafe cappucino (packet) OR diet coke

1830 - supper - my main meal whcih my husband cooks.

Boring, I know but it works for me. Food is not in focus during the day.

My go to is PB&J. I have it almost every day for lunch and I work from home.

My usual packed lunch - 2 apples, 2 5.2oz cartons of greek yogurt (usually plain non fat), a container with cut-up carrots and tomatoes and 2 TBSP hummus. One of the apples and yogurts is for "snack" whenever I decide I am hungry.

I cook a pack of chicken thighs and use for sandwiches on 100 calorie wraps. Then I load it up with fresh veggies, mustard, and sometimes Mayo or yogurt ranch. Awesome huge sandwich and low sodium!