While most of us are back at work – It’s never too late to start a healthy eating plan (again). Whether you work at home, go to the office, or on the road traveling, these 20 healthy lunch recipes to take to work will make your days in the office a better one!
These 20 healthy lunch recipes to take to work will almost guarantee a better performance afternoon.
When it comes to staying on track with eating healthy, one of the most challenging parts is finding delicious and easy recipes to make for lunches. The second would be, in my opinion, is to avoid the temptations of nearby restaurants! The below healthy lunch recipes are perfect for taking with you to work, and the best part is – you wonât even be tempted to eat out when you have these lunches waiting for you.
These recipes came from other food bloggers and were hand-picked, especially for this roundup because of the variety of healthful foods and, of course, great healthy options. If you see an ingredient in a recipe you may have a question about, or perhaps you don’t have it in your kitchen, by all means, substitute that ingredient for a similar one, but make sure it’s a better-for-you ingredient. That’s what I do, and it works every time.
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Healthy Lunches to Take to Work
- Turkey, Bacon Ranch Pinwheels – these pinwheels are a delicious and easy lunch! Make ahead and serve on cucumber slices for a cool and refreshing midday meal.
- Sweet Potato Noodle Salad – a decedent salad – one of my favorites.
- Avocado Egg Salad – no mayo here!
- Quinoa Salad – a great meal to take to work, and leftovers are fantastic.
- Rainbow Salad in a Jar – with avocado hummus – yum!
- Sweet Potato and Corn Fritters – a kid favorite
- Mexican Cauliflower Rice Salad – a charcuterie board in a bowl
- Sweet Chili Tofu Salad -if you like tofu, you’ll love these little golden nuggets
- Homemade Chicken and Vegetable Pot Noodles
- Garbanzo and Tuna Salad – has crisp red bell pepper and parsley to make this a bean salad loaded with flavor!
- Zoodles – yummy zucchini noodles
- Pasta on the Go – packed lunch in a mason jar
- Burrito Bowl Mason Jar Salad – a unique way to make the classic burrito
- Cuban-Style Tuna Meal Prep Bowls (Gluten-Free, Paleo) – A healthy meal prep recipe in a pinch that’s perfect for a well-rounded lunch!
- Chinese Lettuce Wraps with Ground Turkey – savory Chinese lettuce wraps with ground turkey.
- Broccoli Salad with Bacon and Sunflower Seeds – a quick healthy lunch with a great combination of flavors!
- Mediterranean Quinoa Salad – protein-packed salad bursting with clean, fresh flavors from cucumbers, heirloom tomatoes, kalamata olives, salty capers, crisp red onions.
- Tortellini Salad – loaded with broccoli.
- Roasted Tomato Chickpea Soup – when the weather gets chilly, nothing warms you like a big bowl of soup.
- Cream Cheese Pinwheels with fresh veggies – Pinwheels are not just party appetizers. They are perfect for any lunch box.
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Bookmark this page to come back to when you’re searching for lunch recipes to take to work. I know it’s hard to eat healthy every day, but at least you have 20 healthy ideas right here.
What an awesome list! I have such a hard time coming up with lunch ideas for myself.
Lunch tends to be my most challenging meal, I never have enough time during the work day to stop and prep something. Having pre-made, quick and easy options is a life saver. Thank you for this!
I always intend to prep a salad for my work days and never do! This list has inspired me to get to it for the upcoming week!
Well, good. That’s a start!!
These are great options! I like the salad in a jar for sure. I wish I had a taste for more healthy foods!
That Salad in a Jar is my favorite too.
These sound delicious, I’m struggling with lunch ideas at the moment so these are super helpful
Yay! Thanks for stopping by.
I love these healthy recipes. Your photo”s are gorgeous. Great idea’s for work lunches. Thanks
Thanks, but I can’t take credit for them. Other food bloggers helped with this post. Thanks for stopping by.
These recipes sound very helpful for me. Thank you! Gotta note them down.
These recipes look and sound delicious! I would love to start eating healthier in the new year, so I will definitely check these out.
These are really awesme ideas! They all seem healthy and delicious!
The Sweet Chili Tofu salad sounds delicious! I’m going to try that first followed by the Mexican cauliflower rice salad. Yum. Thanks for collating these recipes.
I really enjoy taking all the different salads to work. They are easy to eat and really yummy!
These all look amazing, I’m bookmarking so I now have a list!
This is an awesome list. I need to comb through and grab a few recipes for my husband. He’s been trying really hard to lose weight and stay healthy, but he tends to eat out at lunch and that doesn’t help. Great options like these surely will though!
I totally need this list! I am always falling back on PB&J, and I struggle to find healthy ideas. This will definitely come in handy!
These look like some really great recipe ideas. I need some healthier options to eat at home when I am working đ Love it!
These are lovely recipes that I can easily prepare at home! I think it’s something that my husband would like to take to work especially since we’re both trying to eat more healthy and be more fit!
Awesome to have those options. Thank you for sharing them. I’m always looking for something new to take to work.
I love to see healthy recipes I can take to work. I am always up for some yummy avocado egg salad!
These all look like great meals to pack for a healthy lunch at work. I need to try some of these out.
Awesome lunch ideas for people who would like to eat healthier even at work! These recipes are a keeper, you can also use them for cooking at home!
Great ideas for school lunch for our teens too. Will pin it so we have it for the future.
My wife and I both work from home. These are some great recipes to share with some of my friends who have to pack a lunch for work.
Those are all good suggestions. The nice thing about using a glass jar is that it provides something to heat your meal up in in the microwave during the winter.
These all look so good! I work from home, but I do have to travel for my blog. I’ll have to bookmark this and use these ideas.