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10:57 in the morning is a perfectly acceptable meal time, right?

Thanks to some groundbreaking research done by our team of experts (hi, me, lunch lovers), you can say goodbye to the $22 tabletop salad lifestyle. I am not even exaggerating, as you will soon see from the formula below. Pick your favorite ingredients from each bucket to create the bowl-style meal of your workday dream-they are amazing to eat together and can be kept in the refrigerator for a week. Most importantly, if you think you like it, there are even decorations in this handy list of ideas for work lunches. Please allow me to start what I eat tomorrow: pasta + zucchini + feta + capers + pesto + dill (plagiarism is absolutely allowed).

For the bottom of the bowl, you must match grains or vegetables. This (and the next step) will keep you full at least until the afternoon snack time.

Ideally, your energy lunch contains some kind of protein. vegetarian? This is why mozzarella cheese is a thing.

Now comes all the sauces and flavor enhancers. As you know, the hot sauce on hand is always essential. In addition, you can never go wrong with grated cheese.

To put cherries on this sad desk lunch, you need a little sprig or sprinkle something, whether it's mint, basil or hemp hearts (this is a little secret, they are A+ sources of healthy omega-3 fats) . Or, if you only need crunch to match pasta, you can choose toasted pine nuts or chopped walnuts.

Part of the reason you don’t pack your work lunch may be that it needs to destroy your ugliest plastic container. Shop our selection of really cute (and environmentally friendly!) ways to bring your lunch to the office.

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Replace your plastic packaging with these sticky bbs.

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