It’s all well and good eating out on occasion or dining in your company’s lunchroom, but it can limit your ability to eat healthily. So most of the time, opting for a brown bag lunch is the safest bet. The only problem is that when it comes to weekday lunches, a lot of us struggle to stay creative after the first week or two.
To make it easier for you to make your work lunches just as delicious as the dishes served in your favorite restaurants, below are some ideas. Hopefully, these will allow you to breathe new life into your lunches.
Jazz up your salads
Salads are a weekday lunch staple for a lot of us because they’re quick, easy, and wonderfully healthy. The problem is that eating the same salad day in and day out can soon bore your tastebuds. To get inspired, use Pinterest to find some unique twists on this old faithful. Salad pots are big business nowadays – there are plenty of recipes for these online. As well as adding your usual cucumber slices, tomato pieces, hearts of romaine, and avocado chunks, you can toss all sorts into your salad. From meat and fish to couscous and pasta, there’s no limit to what you can do. It’s just a case of stepping outside your comfort zone and getting creative. Oh, and don’t forget to pack a dressing – it’s best to add this at lunch so that it doesn’t make your salad go soggy.
Take leftovers
Leftovers make the best lunches. If you’re making a meal that you know could work well cold for lunch, make a little extra and take the leftovers to work the next day. The best leftovers are things like grilled fish and roasted vegetables and pasta or noodle dishes. Just make sure to keep it cold with an ice pack, to prevent food poisoning. Of course, if you’ve got a microwave at work, there’s no limit to what you could take to munch on. From curries to risottos, there are plenty of dishes that you could make to keep lunchtimes a little more interesting.
Change up your bread and fillings
Sandwiches have been a lunchtime staple for hundreds of years. However, they can be somewhat boring. If you eat the same food everyday, no matter what it is, it’s always going to become dull. However, there are plenty of ways you can revamp the humble sandwich and make it a little more appealing. The first way to do this is to swap your bread. Don’t just go for sliced bread, try different options – bagels, flatbread, wraps; the list could go on and on. Pick different flavors – wholemeal, seeded, cheese and chive, tomato, chili – again the list could go on and on. As for your fillings, don’t just stick to standard ones, use Pinterest to get inspired.
Believe it or not, work lunches have the potential to be amazing. It’s just a case of taking the time to find ways to breathe new life into them.
What is your favorite lunch?
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