Lunch ideas

Stealing any ideas you get because I have the same dilemma.
Do you have access to a microwave? I usually pack leftovers from the night before. I also do salads and Greek yogurt sometimes. If I'm really short on food I just throw together pretzels, fruit, and some almonds.

For breakfast I'm starting to get into overnight oats and they're awesome! They keep me full to lunch and you make them the night before so it's not taking up any extra time. I like to have hard boiled eggs in my fridge for a quick meal (good for packed lunches too!)

I make turkey and cheese sandwiches. 1 ounce of reduced fat cheese, 2 ounces of sliced turkey, 2 slices of low calorie bread, mustard. You can add lettuce, tomato, sliced pickles, sprouts, cucumber, bell pepper, etc. Instead of mustard you can use light thousand island dressing or light french dressing. Have a mug of broth based soup with it.

Cottage cheese or yogurt plus canned fruit. I get Del Monte 100 calorie peaches (1 small can is 100 calories) or you can get fruit packed in juice instead of syrup. Canned pineapple or pears are also good, or even fruit cocktail.

You can make a pot of chili on the weekend and portion it out into lunch sized containers. You can also make a big salad and portion it out. The grab a container of each on your way out the door.

Google "Meal Prep Sunday" for ideas on how to prep meals for a week so that you have meals ready to go.

For breakfast, I make an open face egg white sandwich....microwave the egg whites, sliced tomato, sliced avocado on spelt bread. Or a whey protein shake with oatmeal & cinnamon, or 1.5 hard boiled eggs with oatmeal, nuts & cinnamon. For lunch, sometimes I make 2 cups of quinoa on a Sunday to use for the week. You can add quinoa to your lunch of chicken or tuna, with veggies. I always try to have protein, veggies and good grains every lunch. Or a Greek Salad with chicken.

The other day I made a roast with onions, carrots and potatoes in my ninja and had added a pack of French onion soup mix with water. Super yummy. I weighed it out for my calories. Then for my dinner at work, I weighed out the roast beef and made into a hot roast beef sandwich...super yum!! I also took a mixed greens salad with just the bolthouse avocado cilantro salad dressing measured out on it and that was an amazing meal.
For breakfast I'm simple...an English muffin, butter and jam.
Or granola bar topped with 1 tbs peanut butter. And of course with coffee!