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19 No-Heat Lunches to Bring to Work

Your lunch box called. It’s bored. Instead of reheating the same sad leftovers every day, ditch the office microwave in favor of one of these brilliant no-heat lunches.

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100 Days of Real Food

Meal-prep Creamy Kale Caesar Salad

The best news? It costs just $2.90 a serving.

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Avocado Egg Salad Sandwich

Double up on the plastic wrap.

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Italian Deli Pinwheel Sandwiches

They’ll have you looking forward to lunch all morning long.

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The Minimalist Kitchen

Family Style Chicken Caesar Salad

Its salty-savory goodness comes from olives and Worcestershire sauce instead of anchovies.

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Buffalo Chicken Wraps With Blue Cheese And Celery

These come together in 20 minutes flat.

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Slow-cooker Meal-prep Burrito Bowls

Make a big batch. They’ll keep for up to four days in the fridge.

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The Minimalist Kitchen
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Blt Pasta Salad

Pasta carbs > bread carbs.

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Aubrie Pick/Great Tastes

Lemon-tahini Salad With Lentils, Beets And Carrots

Tip: Dark leafy greens hold up well in the fridge.

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100 Days of Real Food
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Quick Guacamole Quinoa Salad

Basically a pile of guac masquerading as a salad.

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100 Days of Real Food

Meal-prep Mayo-less Potato Salad

Ooh, the familiar creamy texture minus the whopping calorie count.

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Kale Salad With Persimmons, Crispy Chickpeas And Fried Shallots

A totally new way to eat our favorite dark, leafy green.