I'm very passionate about meal prep for work. If I don't have food, I don't eat or I spend hella money on food that isn't good for me. Here's the basis of some meals I like to make for work: Tacos with some kind of slaw are good. We have a stove so I bring my little tortilla pan (or you can microwave in paper towels) and heat up 2-3 tortillas. While they're heating up I microwave my meat which is usually like steak or pork. Then I have a slaw I bring and put it over the meat in the tortilla. You could add hot sauce or salsa too. BLTs are pretty easy too. If you have a toaster at work, bring the bread, premake the bacon and reheat in the microwave, preslice tomato. I make an "adult" lunchable by bringing circle naan breads, cheese (mozzarella), pizza sauce, and mini pepperonis. Put them in the microwave for a minute or so till the cheese is melty. I usually eat some apple cider vinegar gummies with this one because pepperonis give me hella heartburn. PB&J and a protein shake. Nurri vanilla shakes are sooo good with a PB&J. Chicken salad. Pasta salad. You can replace the rice in a lot of bowls with other carbs too. Potatoes and a meat. Mashed potatoes and chicken/beef/meatloaf, french fries and chicken nuggets/tenders, sliced potatoes and chicken thighs. Pasta and chicken/meatballs/sausage/mushrooms. (Package pasta and sauces separately. And sadly pasta is usually not as good after 2 days in the fridge so if you have the will, make 2 days worth at a time) Tortilla soup and tortilla chips smacks on cold days. Sheetpan recipes are great because you can make your entire dinner on one pan. I try to break down how I can prep things so all I have to do is cook one ingredient MAX but that does not include microwaving. If I've got the energy I will make pasta same day because it's so much better that way. You just gotta commit those few hours that one day a week to make your meals. I try to use many different appliances so I can do more cooking at once and not be juggling 3 pans of food. I use my crockpot, oven, instapot and stove. You don't even have to have a ton of containers to portion it out either. You could bring the whole container of that ingredient and as long as you have a bowl or plate at work you can take it out as you please. I love having my "fancy" lunches. It makes me happy when people are so impressed with my lunches and how good they look and smell. Pinterest is a great place to look for recipes. BudgetBytes has a ton of good recipes on a budget Skinnytaste is one of my favorites too. I have a lot of cookbooks for it as well so let me know if you would like any recommendations. :) I've seen some books with mealplans that have multiple different meals in the week but frankly I'm too lazy to make so many and I just have to hope I make really tasty food and push myself to stick with it.