Food & Drink

20 Adult Lunchable Ideas So Good They’ll Make You Excited to Go to Work

written by MADELINE GALASSI
Source: The Girl on Bloor
Source: The Girl on Bloor

Prepping a week’s worth of lunches can quickly get boring and monotonous. When you’re eating the same thing every day of the week, eating can feel like a chore. Enter Bento boxes—the perfect way to make lunches fun again. These meal prep lunches break up your meal into different sections (which means they’re essentially adult lunchables!). The basic formula typically includes protein, some carbs, and a serving of fruits or veggies. This makes it easy to switch up the sides every day, so you aren’t eating the same exact meal five days in a row. Think celery and ranch as a side one day, but an apple with peanut butter the next, while keeping the main portion the same.

If the thought of your food touching gives you the ick, invest in a Bento box with divided sections. Otherwise, just pile everything into your favorite meal prep container and you’re good to go! 

Ready to give adult lunchables a try? These 20 Bento box recipes are the perfect solution for on-the-go meals.

1. Pizza Lunchable

Source: Feel Good Foodie

2. Leftover Chicken Lunchbox

Source: Momables

3. Lunchable Tacos

Source: Momables

4. Greek Salad and Hard Boiled Eggs Bento Box

Source: Downshiftology

5. Cheese Board Lunch Box

Source: Budget Bytes

6. Peanut Butter and Banana Snack Box

Source: Chung Ah Rhee

7. Greek Pita Bento Box

Source: Sweet Peas and Saffron

8. Turkey Spinach Pinwheels Bento Box

Source: Damn Delicious

9. Zucchini Noodle Caprese and Chicken Bento Box

Source: Downshiftology

10. Falafel Hummus Adult Lunchables

Source: Gimme Delicious

11. Chickpea Salad Bento Box

Source: The Girl on Bloor

12. DIY Starbucks Protein Bistro Box

Source: Number 2 Pencil

13. BLT Salad Lunch Box

Source: Momables

14. Curried Chicken Salad Adult Lunchable

Source: Detoxinista

15. Mediterranean Meal Prep Lunch Boxes

Source: Live Eat Learn

16. Turkey Bagel Sandwich

Source: Two Peas and Their Pod

17. Apple and Peanut Butter Sandwiches

Source: Bless This Mess

18. Mini Quiches

Source: Momables

19. Granola Bento Box

Source: Kristine’s Kitchen Blog

20. Pico de Gallo Quinoa Bowls

Source: One Lovely Life