take fillings with me sometimes, it's the low-carb option. I also mix up my own fruit yoghurt (low carb/fat) and take a pot of that with me every day. I dehydrate my own fruit, and take it in a bag, with nuts. Been taking my own picnics for 20 years, it's just like brushing your teeth every day! This is a great post. Some of my coworkers laughed at first when they saw me bringing my lunch almost every day (I aim for 4 days a week) until they saw how much better it was than the cafeteria food. And you save a ton of money! Great ideas Jules. The last instruction to *remember* to take your lunch to work made me laugh -- I've left my gorgeous, carefully packaged lunch at home on a number of occasions! I also second your point about having a good range of storage containers. They can make the difference between your lunch arriving at work a bedraggled mess and it staying crisp, delicious and something you actually want to eat. I particularly like the containers which have compartments -- so you can pack different elements separately and then mix together once you're at work. As I've said before, congrats. I can't wait to see what you become. It's been thirteen years for me -- and I resigned a tenure-track job. But I love my life now. Can't love it more. And I couldn't have become this moment without losing the other one. Thanks