What are some non-refrigerated food combos I can turn into a meal? I don’t have a fridge at work but keep food in case. This is all I have so far and I’m getting tired of tuna and rice 😅
What are some non-refrigerated food combos I can turn into a meal? I don’t have a fridge at work but keep food in case. This is all I have so far and I’m getting tired of tuna and rice 😅
by kittyeatworld
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Beautiful-Event4402
They make lunch boxes that plug in and will warm your food up, just being something from home and warm it up.
Edit: food should stay good until lunch for you if you don’t have a fridge, or use a freezer pack if you’re anxious about spoiling
Neanderthal_Bayou
Tortillas, canned/pouched chicken, mayo and mustard packets.
Crackers, peanut butter cups, Jelly packets
Tortillas, canned refried beans, cheese sticks.
Crackers, summer sausage, cheese.
Summer sausage, canned mixed veggies.
Shelf stable protien shakes.
DrNinnuxx
Smoked kipper snacks with spicy chili crisp on Ritz crackers. Your colleagues will love you.
But in all seriousness, it’s delicious and a huge protein boost.
MMQContrary
They make many flavors of prepared beans in pouches. Beans & rice – yummy! and full of protein
Chaos_Fever1208
Peanut butter and honey sandwich with banana slices and granola inside.
Trail mix with nuts, dried fruit, dark chocolate pieces
There are shelf stable packets of cooked refried beans and the like we use in various quick meals at home.
MREs… lol
No-Tangelo-3220
Hormel completes don’t have to be refrigerated just nuked. Microwave bacon Stand by ramen. Lentil and quinoa bowls are out now. That’s tough though Your Company should get you’all a fridge Cooler and frozen water bottles!!!!
Apprehensive_Bee614
Crock pot lunch pot.
valley_lemon
Ready Pasta and Ready Rice pouches
Canned meats, not just tuna but sardines, chicken, spam (as a treat – it’s pretty salty).
Bring proteins from home in an insulated lunch bag with an ice pack – diced chicken, boiled eggs, scrambled eggs (etc etc), meatballs, meatloaf, steamed fish.
Rice, but put some vegetables in it from a can (there is something deeply umami-satisfying to me about brown rice and canned green beans).
Maybe a game-changer for you – I learned about [this website](https://www.minimus.biz/) from backpackers, they sell all kinds of individual shelf-stable packets of things like condiments, jam, syrup, MRE components.
I used to eat these every once in a while when I worked without a fridge or microwave. [https://www.omeals.com/](https://www.omeals.com/)
Mostly I just packed a huge salad in a cooler with a freezer pack.
MySpace_Romancer
Tasty Bite make vegetarian shelf, stable meals. You can eat them over rice, or I like to have the madras lentils with pita chips. Trader Joe’s also carries a house brand that’s made by the same company.
matt211
Watch some of those prison food YouTube videos. They get all kinds of cool stuff that’s shelf-stable that you might not think of; Roast Beef, Nacho cheese… Not the highest quality stuff but in a pinch it’ll make a tasty lunch.
ladyxlucifer
I like starkist chicken creations. The one that says “premium white chicken no draining”. It’s usually by the tuna. But they’re precooked, you can add it to anything or even alone. They have 13g of protein but the sodium is 360mg. So I don’t often add it to anything else high sodium.
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They make lunch boxes that plug in and will warm your food up, just being something from home and warm it up.
Edit: food should stay good until lunch for you if you don’t have a fridge, or use a freezer pack if you’re anxious about spoiling
Tortillas, canned/pouched chicken, mayo and mustard packets.
Crackers, peanut butter cups, Jelly packets
Tortillas, canned refried beans, cheese sticks.
Crackers, summer sausage, cheese.
Summer sausage, canned mixed veggies.
Shelf stable protien shakes.
Smoked kipper snacks with spicy chili crisp on Ritz crackers. Your colleagues will love you.
But in all seriousness, it’s delicious and a huge protein boost.
They make many flavors of prepared beans in pouches. Beans & rice – yummy! and full of protein
Peanut butter and honey sandwich with banana slices and granola inside.
Trail mix with nuts, dried fruit, dark chocolate pieces
There are shelf stable packets of cooked refried beans and the like we use in various quick meals at home.
MREs… lol
Hormel completes don’t have to be refrigerated just nuked.
Microwave bacon
Stand by ramen.
Lentil and quinoa bowls are out now.
That’s tough though
Your Company should get you’all a fridge
Cooler and frozen water bottles!!!!
Crock pot lunch pot.
Ready Pasta and Ready Rice pouches
Canned meats, not just tuna but sardines, chicken, spam (as a treat – it’s pretty salty).
Bring proteins from home in an insulated lunch bag with an ice pack – diced chicken, boiled eggs, scrambled eggs (etc etc), meatballs, meatloaf, steamed fish.
Rice, but put some vegetables in it from a can (there is something deeply umami-satisfying to me about brown rice and canned green beans).
Maybe a game-changer for you – I learned about [this website](https://www.minimus.biz/) from backpackers, they sell all kinds of individual shelf-stable packets of things like condiments, jam, syrup, MRE components.
fish head soup
I have a mini fridge that is similar to [this](https://www.amazon.com/Frigidaire-Portable-Personal-Capacity-Freon-Free/dp/B08F2XL3XG/ref=asc_df_B08F2X9FBQ/?th=1&psc=1). It works well; probably couldn’t hold a full meal, but good for small things like yogurt or cheese
I used to eat these every once in a while when I worked without a fridge or microwave. [https://www.omeals.com/](https://www.omeals.com/)
Mostly I just packed a huge salad in a cooler with a freezer pack.
Tasty Bite make vegetarian shelf, stable meals. You can eat them over rice, or I like to have the madras lentils with pita chips. Trader Joe’s also carries a house brand that’s made by the same company.
Watch some of those prison food YouTube videos. They get all kinds of cool stuff that’s shelf-stable that you might not think of; Roast Beef, Nacho cheese… Not the highest quality stuff but in a pinch it’ll make a tasty lunch.
I like starkist chicken creations. The one that says “premium white chicken no draining”. It’s usually by the tuna. But they’re precooked, you can add it to anything or even alone. They have 13g of protein but the sodium is 360mg. So I don’t often add it to anything else high sodium.