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After a stressful morning at work, the lunch break becomes a time for relaxation, sitting together comfortably, and chatting with colleagues. Nowadays, office employees often have the habit of preparing their daily office lunch.
The recurring question for most office workers during lunch is: What to eat today? Just thinking about the hassle of finding food, searching for a restaurant, and waiting in line in the scorching heat, feeling tired due to hunger, is discouraging. So, how to rescue the office lunch dilemma? The solution that many people support the most is to prepare the office lunch by yourself!
Benefits of preparing office lunch by yourself
Healthy Meals
While outside office meals may seem appealing and exotic, hygiene is not guaranteed. Moreover, you can pre-determine the right amount of food, prepare your own meals, which is convenient as you can choose dishes you like. Opt for clean foods for your meals, ensure food safety, and promote health.
Furthermore, instead of wasting time thinking 'what to eat for lunch today,' a home-cooked office lunch box with complete nutrition is beneficial for health.
Cost-Effective Meals
Although you'll have to put in a little extra effort to wake up early in the morning to prepare lunch for work, in return, compared to dining out, bringing office lunch to work will help you save a significant lunch expense.
Undoubtedly, a lunch bag with homemade dishes for the office will be less costly than dining out somewhere.
Meals Good for the Environment
Carrying an office lunch box is an office trend, and currently, it is also considered a very practical environmental protection action. Instead of going out to buy food and receiving a bunch of plastic boxes, nylon bags, plastic spoons... you can completely prepare lunch at home and put it in separate compartment lunch boxes. Don't forget to prepare your own fabric bags to carry your lunch box, instead of changing to a new nylon bag every day, which will impact your environmental protection efforts.
Suggestions for the Office Lunch Menu
The key to eliminating boring and dull office meals is quite simple: prepare home-cooked meals in advance, find simple recipes you can easily make in your own kitchen, and there's no reason for you to eat out when you have in hand simple, delicious, and nutritious recipes! However, you should know that a healthy lunch should be nutritionally balanced and should include the following components:
- A main dish: Provides carbohydrates (whole wheat bread, steamed buns, or noodles…)
- Three servings of green vegetables: Provides vitamins and fiber (mostly green vegetables, you can add vegetables of different colors according to each person's quantity and taste)
- A portion of meat: Fish is the top choice, followed by shrimp, chicken, and then red meats such as pork, beef, and lamb. Some common dishes that office workers often bring for lunch include: Braised eggs with meat, sweet and sour spare ribs, roast meat, fried eggs, rolled omelet, braised shrimp, braised shrimp with meat, sweet and salty dried fish, salt and pepper roasted peanuts…
- A portion of fruit: It's best to choose apples, but other seasonal fruits are also an option.
- A portion of nuts: About 10-15 nuts per meal are enough, including almonds, hazelnuts,…
Psychologists have also discovered that before a meal, people tend to eat with their eyes first. Whether it's a lot or a little, clean or not, are all psychological characteristics of humans. The basic principle of a delicious and healthy office lunch box is to eat a small portion, ensure nutrition, and not be overly full.
Office lunch menu should limit processed foods left overnight
Properly storing the office lunch box
Not all clean foods are necessarily safe; it's essential to be meticulous when choosing a lunch box. Lunch boxes made from unsafe materials can contaminate the food, especially when reheated in the microwave. A simple way to store your office lunch is to invest in a properly standardized lunch box that can keep food warm for a long time or is microwave-safe. The key is to use it for an extended period without compromising health. If you're concerned about the hygiene of outside food, don't forget to consider the safety level of the lunch box you're using.
Use products specifically designed for the microwave to heat food more safely
Preparing your own meals ensures that your body consistently receives the necessary nutrients. Furthermore, creating your office lunch menu also helps develop life skills such as management and budgeting. Take the initiative to prepare your office lunch for yourself starting tomorrow!
