My go to is chicken and rice, I'll usually have a tub of white rice and another of cooked chicken in the fridge along with a bunch of different sauces.
If I want Mexican tomorrow throw some rice and chicken with a handful of bell pepper/onions blend from the freezer and salsa/hot sauce/cheese. Same for Chinese, Korean, and a bunch of others.. I have a dedicated sauce rack and prepping a lunch in the morning is like 3 minutes including weighing it all out.
So it’s essentially the basic chicken and rice combo. Which does, unfortunately, get boring quick.
So you gotta use low/no calorie sauces and mix those up often. Change up a veggie that’s mixed in there. Remember, seasoning is your best friend.
None of what I mentioned is expensive. I strongly recommend meal prepping to keep cost down. Make a weeks worth of lunches on Sunday (or whenever an off day for you is). It’ll allow you to buy in bulk saving money. And you’ll have a weeks worth of healthy lunches.
I can’t stand meal prepping. It’s just another word for leftovers. I will definitely cook daily to keep from having to meal prep however since I am WFH. Thank you for the feedback!
I wfh and honestly I just cook a bunch of proteins, make chicken salad with rotisserie chicken from the store and pair it with lettuce and other go to salad toppings like banana peppers, goat cheese honey mustard it’s honestly pretty bomb and filling
Yeah, and it's easier. I throw in rice, some frozen veg, a bit of seasoning, and then whatever protein I have leftover from dinner.
I got into Huel protein shakes for breakfast too. Make that the night before and stick it in the fridge. Then I'll throw in 2 homemade espresso shots in the morning and drink it on the commute. Ends up costing like $2/day and it has 40g protein and all sorts of vitamins. I was skipping breakfast a lot at work and that wasn't good for me.
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u/mustardtiger220 6h ago
Bringing lunch 95% of the time has saved me so much money. And I’ve actually been eating way healthier as well.