Easy, delicious lunches to take to work

amother

Thu, Oct 15 2020, 2:35 pm

zaq wrote:

Answers may differ depending on whether or not you have a fridge, microwave, hot pot or other appliances at work.

Thanks. There is a fridge; I think also a microwave but I never use a microwave- I don't have one at home and don't like using one. (If necessary I would.)

sleepwalking

Thu, Oct 15 2020, 2:37 pm

I make a delicious quinoa salad.

Cook quinoa add olives, diced red pepper, and feta cheese. Salt and pepper to taste. Its really filling and very tasty!

amother

Red

Thu, Oct 15 2020, 2:42 pm

I have this little electric pot (made by the Crock-Pot company) that you can heat whatever you want. I love to take soup for lunch. Its healthy and filling. You can also heat things like pasta, stew, veggies, you name it.

tweety1

Thu, Oct 15 2020, 2:58 pm

Cheese latkes is easy and can be eaten room temperature. Make a big patch. Freeze each separately wrapped in Saran wrap. Take out as needed. By the time you get to work it's ready to eaten.

amother

Thu, Oct 15 2020, 3:01 pm

tweety1 wrote:

Cheese latkes is easy and can be eaten room temperature. Make a big patch. Freeze each separately wrapped in Saran wrap. Take out as needed. By the time you get to work it's ready to eaten.

Do u have a good recipe

amother

Thu, Oct 15 2020, 3:01 pm

amother [ Plum ] wrote:

Lol bagel and cream cheese every single day for me ✌️

Do you refrigerate it or leave it out until lunch

amother

Puce

Thu, Oct 15 2020, 3:10 pm

amother [ Plum ] wrote:

Lol bagel and cream cheese every single day for me ✌️

My gd id be obese if I ate a bagel a day!! But oh how I wish

Ruchel

Thu, Oct 15 2020, 4:10 pm

amother [ Puce ] wrote:

My gd id be obese if I ate a bagel a day!! But oh how I wish

lighter dinner

I miss the meals my daddy made for me in school (public school) and uni

I was lucky

Potato salad (and steak)
pasta salad
chicken and potatoes
blintzes
all of those can be eaten room tempd

FranticFrummie

Thu, Oct 15 2020, 4:50 pm

My favorite inspiration is to Google "bento lunch". Get a box with cute little dividers, and have fun!

The possibilities are limitless. Very Happy

amother

Jade

Thu, Oct 15 2020, 5:03 pm

amother [ Puce ] wrote:

My gd id be obese if I ate a bagel a day!! But oh how I wish

one bagel a day? Isn't that a regular lunch? Why would you be obese

YYYY

Thu, Oct 15 2020, 5:06 pm

amother [ Red ] wrote:

Can you send a link?

amother

Crimson

Thu, Oct 15 2020, 5:15 pm

I like a salad with a protein. My basic is lettuce/spring mix/kale/spinach base. Tomatoes cucumbers sometimes pepper and purple onion. The I add wtvr I am in the mood:
Canned beans, chickpeas, hearts of palm, baby corn, sauteed mushrooms or eggplant. Fish, chicken (I cut up leftover chicken or shnitzel or steak sometimes) hard-boiled eggs, I make dressings and put in small dressing containers. I like vegetable sticks for a crunch. I also keep a small oil, salt, and balsamic vinegar at my desk in case I don't have another dressing. If you have a fridge you can get a couple salad mate ones and just put it on your salad (we keep a couple at work for everyone to share I just don't like mayonaise)

I used to have a co-worker who kept a sandwich maker in the office and made a different kind of of sandwich each day.

I also sometimes take leftover food from the night before.

amother

Plum

Thu, Oct 15 2020, 5:18 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Do you refrigerate it or leave it out until lunch

It stays in my bag until lunch, which is 12:30. I make it at 8. It’s fine if it’s not refrigerated for those few hours

amother

Plum

Thu, Oct 15 2020, 5:18 pm

amother [ Puce ] wrote:

My gd id be obese if I ate a bagel a day!! But oh how I wish

It’s not so bad for your weight as long as your careful the rest of the day Smile

I’m a very picky eater, and I don’t eat much during the day, as it is. Lunch is my main/ big meal

Success10

Thu, Oct 15 2020, 5:32 pm

Tortilla wraps are great, but you have to make them in the morning, not the night before. You said no tuna, so that limits things a bit. There's mozarella wrap, egg wrap (scrambled or hard boiled), chicken. Add lettuce and other veggies you like. Bring dressing separately and pour on as you eat.

amother

Puce

Thu, Oct 15 2020, 5:33 pm

amother [ Jade ] wrote:

one bagel a day? Isn't that a regular lunch? Why would you be obese

Maybe for some people but bagels to me are a ‘special occasion’ food like at a bris. They stick right to me