r/Cooking • u/britthood • 2d ago

Favorite cold lunches?

I work in outside sales, so I’m in the car all day and don’t usually have access to a microwave to heat up my lunches. What are your favorite make-ahead lunches that can be eaten cold/room temp? (I have an insulated lunchbox, so no worries about it needing to stay cold.) Looking for something with a decent amount of protein. I also, for some reason, don’t like the taste of cold leftover chicken… but other meats don’t both me. Thanks!

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u/kdwhirl 2d ago

I have the same. For years now I throw a bunch of veggies and chunks of chicken into a lidded plastic box, and grab bites as I’m working at my desk. Healthy and convenient. I particularly like veggies that are easy to grab - cherry tomatoes, tiny cucumbers, radishes, baby carrots - that I don’t have to prep when packing my lunch.