10 easy recipes for lunch at work/excursion/university

The convenience of eating well away from home

When we have lunch every day in the office or at the University, or when we organize a trip out of town, doubts may arise about how to eat correctly.

Let's abandon the idea that eating healthy means eating "sad" and not very tasty foods: we can choose our meals by preparing them personally and finding the right transport solution in a convenient lunchbox kit, a precious ally for creative and genuine lunch breaks.

Clearly, a minimum of effort will be required in preparing the meals to take with you, but once you get used to it, personalizing lunch away from home will become a spontaneous behavior that will allow us to make significant savings in terms of economy and health.

Because bringing a meal from home is convenient

Eating at a restaurant or fast food is easy and fun but, in the long run, it becomes unhealthy and uneconomical.

Furthermore, the dishes served are often very seasoned, which is why we are tempted to choose dishes that are appetizing but difficult to digest, not exactly ideal when you have to get right back to business.

Instead, by personally preparing our meals we will eat more rationally, using ingredients that are always traceable, a particularly important feature if we follow a diet.

How to prepare a complete and perfect packed lunch

The traditional "packed lunch" today takes on a contemporary value if it is placed in a convenient lunch box, the most efficient accessory for transporting food safely.

Add a portion of fresh fruit or a handful of dried fruit for a mid-afternoon snack and we will have created the perfect lunch box.

Organizing our meals away from home is therefore very simple: the lunchbox kits are equipped with everything needed, including cutlery and are structured in such a way as to also allow the insertion of a thermal bottle with our favorite drink.

The best recipes for portable/electric lunchboxes

Indulging in a tasty meal doesn't always require you to try your hand at elaborate and complex preparations: even a salad can become nutritious and appetizing if it is accompanied by strips of smoked salmon, roast beef or soft cheeses and dressed with yoghurt sauce .

Among the quick recipes for the lunch break, a place of honor goes to omelettes which, despite their name, can be very light when cooked in the oven.

In a new version they come as egg and mushroom muffins, practical single portions that can also be offered and shared.

Meatloaf and meatballs are one of the most nutritious solutions and, moreover, everyone really likes them: classic, made with minced meat, they can also be prepared in emergency with canned tuna and perfumed with your favorite aromatic herbs.

The savory pies and small quiches are irresistible: with pumpkin and potatoes, ricotta and zucchini, cherry tomatoes, Parmesan and eggs: all kinds of fillings can be found inside a brisè shell and the result is always guaranteed, even in the "mini" version ".

If we don't want to give up the Mediterranean dish par excellence, we alternate the pasta shapes (fusilli, braids, farfalle), combining seasonal vegetables and flavoring the dish with diced cheese and olives.

A tasty alternative to the first? The donut with peas, peppers and carrots: to be cut into slices and heated, it will be perfect even at room temperature.

Baked au gratin or stewed in a pan, the stuffed vegetables are delicious and inviting: tomatoes and rice, peppers with capers and breadcrumbs, stuffed aubergines with cherry tomatoes and cheese…

Traditional recipes, very easy to prepare because they are declined in a thousand ways, absolutely customizable.

Those who love exotic food will choose to bring along a colorful Hawaiian sushi poke made with Basmati rice and fish (salmon, octopus or tuna), with vegetables (cucumbers and carrots), or fruit, such as mango or avocado.

The all-Mediterranean alternative? The bowl of tuna, hard-boiled eggs, red onion and sliced ​​tomatoes, expertly seasoned with a drizzle of EVO oil and a sprinkling of oregano.

And for a brunch inspired by continental breakfasts, we bring with us two or three sweet or savory waffles or some pan cakes to be filled as desired: a different option for a creative lunch, which will win over even the most demanding palates, given the variety of combinations to choose from.

Tips for a well-appreciated gift

Not just for us: the lunch box is the ideal gift for a colleague who has lunch in the office, for a child who attends university every day, for a friend who loves to organize trips out of town.

The safest tool for transporting food becomes even more functional when it is accompanied by a practical electric food warmer that allows you to enjoy each dish at the desired temperature and, thanks to the timer, to set the switch-on time.