what do you pack as meals when you go to work

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I pack a mid-morning snack, usually trail mix or almonds or raisins but lately string cheese. A sandwich, usually turkey on whole wheat with some lettuce, tomato and sometimes avocado. An apple or orange to go with my sandwich. And finally an afternoon snack of more trail mix or nuts. I also put in a bottle of water to drink

I don't work, but I'm a full time student and as you can imagine, campus food isn't necessarily the healthiest. I like to pack a turkey sandwich with lettuce and mustard and some fruit (grapes, strawberries, watermelon, etc.)

I got one of those six pack bags and had it packed with protein powder, shakeology and 3 full meals.
96% lean burger, steam-able broccoli and either rice or a sweet potato

I make an extra portion of whatever we're having for dinner, and pack that up for lunch the next day.... usually.

Oh... and I keep unsalted almonds and "hint of salt" trisquits in my desk for snacks.

I usually pack leftovers from the night before. Sometimes, if I'm lazy, I'll eat a Lean Cuisine or a Hormel ComplEats, but honestly, those get old after awhile.

I also keep snacks in my drawer, such as canned fruit (in juice, not syrup), craisins, peanut butter crackers, and nuts.

do you have access to a fridge/freezer?

i did at my work, and often left a couple frozen meals as options. also sandwiches, bagels, or an assortment of snack foods that could add up to a meal: yogurt, fruit, granola bars, etc.

congrats on the new job!

I take nuts (pistachios and almonds usually) PB2 (the chocolate kind, YMMMM!) A protein (Rotisserie chicken that I prepare in batches. Turkey breast, eggs, etc) and vegetable (I currently am on a broccoli and cauliflower binge. I have been having it everyday for a week. I microwave it in the bag and add a little salt and pepper and sometimes Molly McButter butter solids. Also yummy!) Berries are also nice and I have also been taking a lot of low sugar yogurt.

I usually take an Ohyeah! protein bar for a mid morning snack about 10:00 and for lunch it varies from maybe a sandwich or something I have left over from dinner. I like to have a protein and a complex carb. I also have another protein bar later in the afternoon as my afternoon snack. I use the protein bars mainly so there is not a lot of thinking or planning. I rarely go out to lunch anymore.

I bring left overs a lot. Either full meals, or I'll grab some left over steak or chicken and make it into a big ol' salad (I have 4.5 cup tupperwares and I literally fill the whole thing with yummy salad). Make sure you pack snacks too. I keep a box of 100 cal almonds and some string cheese at work. I'm also going to start bringing in protein shakes for snacks.

well, today I brought sweet and spicy tuna, 6 crackers, a cheese stick, fruit, and a caramel fiber one bar (to satisfy my sweet tooth). I also bring breakfast which was instant oatmeal, with 2 T of ground flax mixed in. I usually enter my breakfast and lunch info the night before to see how it looks, and make changes according to whether I like the calorie count or not.

Leftovers
Tortilla shell, leftover chicken, salsa, cheese slice, veggie stick with dip, string cheese, fruit, nuts (this is for one day)
Sandwich, veggie sticks with dip, fruit, string cheese

I pack breakfast and lunch...

Breakfast staple (every single day): a 250 calorie mix of Kashi Crunch cereal, dried cherries, and cashews...it's the perfect breakfast food...good mix of protein, fat, and carbs at the beginning of the day. I also couple that with fresh fruit, either a mix of fresh berries, an apple, a red grapefruit, or a fresh peach or nectarine.

For lunch, I usually pack a mixture of the following (typically depending on my planned workout in terms of calorie burn): sunflower seeds (in the shell), cold baked or grilled chicken, dipping sauce (have to have something to dip the chicken in), wheat thins (multigrain), string cheese or low fat cheddar or colby, a low sodium V8, a Chobani yogart (insert any flavor here...I love them all), and a protein bar, and hummus to put on the wheat thins...and always, always, plenty of Bigelow green teas packs (all flavors) and one or two 24oz bottled waters...

I travel for my job, so my variety tends to be limited due to what I can keep in my hotel room...

Because I work 10 hour shifts I pack both breakfast and lunch. For breakfast I keep a ziploc bag of cold cereal in my desk and to go with that I'll bring in a cup of lowfat yogurt, 50 grams of berries. I also bring an English muffin, which I spread with 2 tsp of whipped butter. For lunch I'll either have a salad with lowfat dressing and a can of soup, or a turkey/ham tortilla wrap with 1 oz. of potato chips. For snacks I'll bring 2 pieces of fruit (usually a plum, an apple, and/or a banana). I also keep a few packs of microwave popcorn in my desk if I want something salty (and I'm sure to stay away from the mega movie theater butter-type varieties to keep it light).

I usually pack a cooler and put my overnight oats with blueberries in it for breakfast, cottage cheese for snack, usually a grilled turkey burger with some veggies that I steam in a ziplock steamable bag, then usually one more easy snack like a protein shake or fruit. The girls at work always laugh at me for grazing out of my cooler all day while they are munching away on doughnuts or something!! Well we will see who gets the last laugh!