5 Easy and Healthy Pack Lunch You Can Bring to Work

It is a fun fact that the foods you make by yourself taste better than those that you grab across the road or the usual Chinese orders you make or bring to your office desk made by your spouse. Well, some husbands cook better than their wives so let this not be an issue. Today, arguing about who can make good food is not what this article is all about. I would like to talk about 5 easy and healthy pack lunch you can bring to work.

Going to that food truck that has been parked across the road everyday to eat fast food just because you don’t have time to waste, is not healthy at all. Going to a nice restaurant is not
healthy either. How about junk food? Let’s not even go there because there are plenty of easy and healthy packed lunches that don’t even take more than ten minutes to prepare, and you can bring
them with you on your way to work every morning. Trust me, after reading this piece, you are going to turn down all the walks to the fast food truck to grab a bite during lunch hour and in turn, this will also save you a lot of money and as well as time. Going to Mikey’s truck for ‘the usual’ is kind of boring too.

1. Crisp Tuna-Cabbage Salad

Tired of raw celery? Well, this could be an alternative. Canned tunas are high in Omega 3 which is vital for our body functioning. All you need for this recipe is finely chopped veggies like cabbage, and then mix it with tuna. You can add garlic too if you like the taste. The mixture can be put between slices of bread, and you can accompany it with fruits after.

2. Spicy Asian Chicken Salad

I like my food spicy, don’t you? This spicy Asian chicken salad only takes five minutes to prepare. This is perfect for you if you want to cut down on your sugar levels and carbohydrates or glutton. There is nothing to cook here. All you have to do is put different things together, and there goes your meal. You need a bag or two of chopped carrots, two bags of cut veggies like spinach, a single chopped jalapeno, a regular soy sauce, a single tablespoon of siracha and two spoons of natural honey or syrup. Apparently, you just put all of the ingredients in a single tin, mix them together and viola! Enjoy it while it lasts!

3. Mushrooms & Wheat Berries

Mushrooms have a meaty taste and a lot of nutrients. It will taste better if you add some veggies to it. This is a simple meal to prepare, even an amateur can make this. Change how you eat lunch one time. Try making these mushrooms and wheat berries combo, and you will love it. You will also need other ingredients like shredded shallot, tofu, and spice powder for this recipe.

4. Sweet and Sour Broccoli Salad

I don’t know why a lot of people complain when it comes to eating broccoli. It is the healthiest food available. In fact, it has a lot of vitamins and fiber plus if you are trying to avoid cancer, then this is the way to go. You just need to add roasted cashew nuts, sesame seeds, and three stalks of clean broccoli, and sweet and sour sauce for this recipe. Coat the broccoli with the sauce completely in one plate and enjoy your lunch!

5. Vegetable Fried Rice

For only ten minutes, you can make yourself a vegetable fried rice. All you will need are chopped garlic, grated ginger, 3 eggs, peas, brown rice, soy sauce, and rice vinegar. To prepare, begin heating oil and ginger and garlic then add the eggs. Finally, add the rice. Let it cook for a while until you notice eggs sticking on the rice. By that time, you can add the peas, frozen corn, and the rest of the remaining ingredients, and let it cook. This recipe is pretty simple actually, and at the end of it all, you will be licking your fingers at your office desk.

Healthy eating is the only way to healthy living, especially in environments where workload and too much pressure from your employers is getting the better part of you. Avoiding unhealthy eating habits is the only solution. Try carrying your prepared lunch to work, and you won’t regret it.