Nutrition · 12 recordsBetter lunches for work

Work lunches are decided at the worst possible moment, hungry at half past twelve. This builds a short rotation of lunches that travel and reheat well, preps the base ingredients in one session, and keeps a few emergency options in the office drawer, so the bought lunch becomes a choice rather than the default.

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Goal

Lunch brought from home most working days Week 6

A rotation, a weekly prep, and a backup in the drawer.

Set it up Day 7

Decided once, so it is not decided hungry.

  • Pick five lunches I like that travel wellDo firstDay 2
  • Buy containers that do not leakDay 4
  • Stock a backup in the office: oats, soup, crackersDay 6

Make it routine Week 6

Components prepped, combinations assembled.

  • First prep: a grain, a protein, vegetables, a sauceDo firstDay 7
  • Add one new lunch to the rotationWeek 3
  • Check how much less I spend on bought lunchesWeek 6

Routines

  • Weekly lunch prepweekly
  • Pack tomorrow's lunch the night beforedaily
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Lunch ideas

No microwave needed Grain bowl with roasted vegetables and feta Chicken or chickpea wraps Pasta salad with pesto and tomatoes Big salad with a boiled egg and beans

With a microwave Leftover curry or chilli with rice Soup, or soup in a flask Fried rice with vegetables and egg

Cook components, not five identical boxes. Most cooked food keeps three or four days in the fridge.

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Better lunches for work, answered.

Grain bowls, big salads with a protein, wraps, soups in a flask, pasta salads and leftovers from dinner cooked on purpose. The note in this plan has more, sorted by whether they need a microwave.
Cook the components rather than five identical meals: a grain, a protein, roasted vegetables and a sauce. Assembling different combinations each morning takes a few minutes and avoids eating the same box five days running.
Most cooked food keeps for three or four days in the fridge. Prep on Sunday for Monday to Wednesday, and either freeze Thursday and Friday or do a second, shorter prep midweek.
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