It can be hard to keep coming up with exciting ideas for your working lunch. But these are all quick, easy and nutritious, and they’ll also save you money if you’re trying to avoid the daily trip to your local cafe or convenience store.
Tomato and Black Bean Salad
Combine cooked rice with chopped tomatoes, canned and drained black beans, pumpkin seeds, broken tortilla chips and plenty of chopped iceberg lettuce. Cubed avocado adds plenty of good fat, and you can then add your dressing before you enjoy your lunch. Ramp up the flavour with some torn coriander and season well.
Chickpea Salad
Chickpeas work so well for office lunches, as they combine so well. Fry chickpeas in oil until they are crisp, then combine them with raw broccoli, salad leaves, cooked noodles and some smoked paprika dressing for a wonderfully flavoursome and contrasting textured lunch. If you’re not lucky enough to get office lunch catering from https://www.crumbsdelivered.co.uk/shop/office-lunch-delivery/, then a fresh, crunchy and flavour-packed salad is your next best thing.
Frittata
Make your frittata the night before and add vegetables and cheese to suit your taste. Peas, spring onions and salty feta work really well. Slice it up and transport it in a Tupperware container for a ready-made protein-packed lunch. Remember, adding protein to your lunchtime meal will ensure you have plenty of energy to make it through the afternoon and keep your blood sugar levels stable.
Thermos Soup
Whizz up a batch of fresh home-made soup and bring it in a thermos so that it’s still hot for lunch. You can enjoy this with a crusty roll or a salad for a meal that is really packed with nutrition. Soup is also such a comforting choice on a cold day, and it’s a great way of using up those sorry-looking vegetables that are languishing at the bottom of your fridge.
Granola Stack
Layer up Greek yoghurt, berries, granola and some nuts for a really energy-packed lunch that will travel well in a Mason jar for a brunch option that ticks all the boxes.