Can he get a good quality thermos? If so, he can bring a hearty soup, a lighter soup with side sandwich, rice with some grilled chicken, fried rice, stir fried noodles, some pastas etc... pretty much anything that is on the denser side or anything that will retain heat pretty well. It won't be piping hot, but with a good thermos it should be warm for many hours. I wouldn't store it overnight in a fridge, but before leaving for the day, you can pop whatever is for lunch in the microwave and then place it in the thermos.

A thermos? Sorry, can't quite see why this isn't an option. Heat your food in the mwave at home, transfer to one of these (http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Stainless-King-SK3000MBTRI4-Midnight/dp/B0017IFSIS/ref=pd_sbs_k_1) and you're set.

Use this for warm chicken and veg on rice and you've got weight loss, warm belly and a re-useable lunchbox. Bingo!

My wife got one of these thermoses. Comes with a folding spoon inside the cap and keeps whatever's inside hot for hours.

When we use it, we'll do things like curries (indian/thai/japanese) or soups, and then she'll bring a small tupperware of rice or some bread. Also good for soups, fried rice, porridge, really anything that needs to be kept hot, but it works best for saucy items. One thing I've wanted to try but haven't is something like a tupperware of cold pasta and cheese, and fill up this thing with hot spaghetti sauce and meatballs.


Another option for a "nicer" but less flexible system would be a bento box thermos like this one. What I don't like about these is that they're meant to be used in a specific way; i.e. a hot soup/sauce, a warm side (typically starch like pasta or rice), and a cold salad. It basically slowly leaks heat everywhere, and I prefer to have one really hot dish, and will just deal with having a cold starch if needed.

I recently bought a thermos to keep food warm. I get to work between 8:30 and 9 and the food is still just as warm at lunch as it was when I put it in there in the morning. Great for microwaving leftovers at home.
amazon link

This thermos is seriously fantastic. It keeps food warm by 1PM for me easily (I leave for school at six). So, you may want to give one a whirl.

With a cooking investment:

• Low carb chili - can also toss in a can of black soybeans if you eat soy
  
• Low carb kielbasa soup
  
• Shredded chicken thighs and a veg (garlic zucchini, sauteed eggplant, bacon-sauteed green beans, etc).
  
• Muffin-sized meatloaf!
  
• Muffin-sized quiches
  
• I also make meatballs and eat them on salad. Yes - I am a weirdo, but it's good.
  
  No cooking keto bento boxes! I do this a couple times a week. You can include:
  
  
• Boiled eggs
  
• Dark leafy greens
  

• sugar-free pickles
  
• pepperoni
  
• cheese chunks
  
• olives
  

• nuts
  
• pickled veggies
  
• rolled up turkey slices (I roast a turkey breast, these aren't from the deli)
  
• chicken/tuna/egg salad
  
• cottage cheese and fresh strawberries
  
• a few pork rinds or nut crackers
  
• a piece or two of dark chocolate, etc.
  
• deviled eggs
  
• bacon-wrapped cantaloupe: wrap a chunk or two in bacon for dessert - delish!
  
  The possibilities here are endless. Another easier option is to simply cook an extra portion during dinner and just pack it the next day.
  
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Here are some of my staples:

• Get a thermos. This one in particular is awesome - I've never had it leak, and it keeps food warm for ~5 hours (more if it's mostly liquid). I'll take half a can of soup (usually something like chunky campbells) and then in a tupperware container I'll also take some crackers, or if I've got it a roll of bread.
  
• When I'm feeling lazy, I just take a small jar of peanut butter and tupperware of ritz crackers
  
• Summer sausage, cheese, and crackers. When you get summer sausage, slice it up, slice up some cheese, put them in separate baggies or tupperware, throw a blue ice into your lunchbag (lunchbags are definitely needed for just about everything)
  
• Salad. I have one of these containers that helps me get the correct portions for salad, and also has a handy little dressing container as well as a blue ice. It's nice and compact. All I do it get one of those premade lettuce mixes, usually throw in some spinach as well, and then in the top portion, I put some croutons (or something crunchy) and either cut up fruit (apples, strawberries) or cooked chicken (usually from a rotisserie chicken).
  
• Apples are fantastic, as are bananas
  
• I'd suggest getting some twist top tupperware if you want to bring more liquidy things (cut up watermelon springs to mind). I've found that the twist top tends to do better than the standard snap on.

Maybe consider using a thermos -- something like this. Crockpot stuff. Beef Stew.

Not what you asked, but I send my son with one of these to lunch. Keeps the food hot until lunch time and has a neat foldable spoon in the lid. I send non-gourmet things like top ramen and macaroni but any stew/soup is fine.

Get a wide thermos, there are several designed as bowls. I don't know about their bifl, quality. But so long as you don't dent it or put it in the dishwasher, the vacuum should hold.

The one I linked to even includes a telescoping spoon.

They make ones called food jars that are a bit easier to eat from than the ones for drinks. I have this one.

I use this thermos for hot food like soup, stews, and some pastas for my husband's lunch. I've been very happy with it. Food safety is only an issue if you don't follow the directions (use boiling water to sterilize and heat it first, make sure the food is hot enough, etc). You can find several sources online that cover the food safety aspect.

For cold stuff, he uses this Coleman cooler. I had to link to eBay because apparently it isn't made anymore. He's been using it since the early 90s, so the older ones are definitely BIFL. I have no idea about the newer ones. I use ice packs to keep cold food cold.

My BF got me this one
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0017IFSIS/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1485914725&sr=8-2&pi=SL75_QL70&keywords=hot+food+thermos

I adore it!

My SO doesn't have a microwave at his work anymore so I got him a food thermos and it works great. I sometimes do the "pre-heat" thing (pour hot water in & put the lid on for a few minutes before adding heated up food in it) but he says it doesn't matter. I pack it between 6:30-8am and he eats some around 11 and the rest by 1 and it's always steamy. I think the Thermos brand advertises that food will stay hot for up to 7 hours. He uses it for stews/soups, pasta and rice dishes. I add a little water to the rice dishes because he said they dry out.

The past two weeks, I've been making a veggie/chicken broth thing and throwing in whatever veggies are on sale. Cabbage is great in soup! At home I'll do an "egg drop" soup using egg beaters for extra protein (I don't see why this wouldn'tbe okay in a thermos but I haven't tried it). Also, beans are great to throw in. I cook up half a bag of great northern beans on Sundays and throw them in any/everything for added protein. You could put pasta in or cooked chicken too. On the extra cold days, I stir in pepper flakes &/orhot sauce!

Guaranteed. I would get a wide mouth thermos like this one for ease of cleaning.

You can also make steel cut oats by boiling water + oats and throwing in the thermos. They will be warm come morning however I could never hop on board. Way to much prep work and cleaning and instead I eat cereal primarily.

Also you can look into thermos cooking which is pretty cool however I think a electric pressure cooker would be more practical. However you will need an electrical system which can handle 1000watts for a short period of time.

For liquid-heavy lunches you need a thermos or other metal container such as this one.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0017IFSIS

Includes a foldable spoon and everything

I have these two:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0017IFSIS/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1505573992&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=thermos&dpPl=1&dpID=41h%2BHt2ibXL&ref=plSrch

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008JC76XA/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1505573992&sr=8-7&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=thermos&dpPl=1&dpID=41lZMt1gboL&ref=plSrch

I'd guess I use the bigger one a bit more often because I like the extra room. The smaller one is best for soups, stews, chilis, etc.

I hope this helps!

So they built in a 1 pint Thermos bottle?

So I make a big crockpot of something, and then I bring this with me on the road - it has kept my food quite warm and very satisfying for up to 9 hours! Soups, chili, pasta, you name it.

https://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Stainless-Ounce-Folding-Midnight/dp/B0017IFSIS/ref=sr_1_2?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1525279393&sr=1-2&keywords=keep+food+warm+lunch+container#customerReviews

A wide mouth thermos will probably be easier to clean for food products vs pure liquids.

https://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Stainless-Ounce-Folding-Midnight/dp/B0017IFSIS

i eat curry 3 times a week. i keep it piping hot in this:http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Stainless-King-SK3000MBTRI4-Midnight/dp/B0017IFSIS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345616713&sr=8-1&keywords=thermos+food+jar
then pour it over rice or eat with naan at lunch.

I use this http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Stainless-King-SK3000MBTRI4-Midnight/dp/B0017IFSIS/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1334713977&sr=1-1 and it works very well. Keeps my soup hot well into the afternoon.

Glass and hot coffee...hmmmmm....no

I don't have a microwave at home and only have access to one at school so when I want something warm I heat it at home and put it into one of these. Depending on how hot the cup was beforehand, it keeps my food hot for 4-5 hours and pretty warm to around 6.

I use this small Thermos flask

Heated leftovers.

Thermos Stainless King 16 Ounce Food Jar with Folding Spoon, Midnight Blue

https://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Stainless-Ounce-Folding-Midnight/dp/B0017IFSIS/ref=pd_sim_79_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0017IFSIS&pd_rd_r=25f94e3a-e924-11e8-ac6d-e5cddbbd9c33&pd_rd_w=y2yBN&pd_rd_wg=xBp28&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=FQK0YC9ZM6PAZWPB8PKP&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=FQK0YC9ZM6PAZWPB8PKP

I have this one (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0017IFSIS/ref=twister_B00ADH2BXO?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1) and it never leaks. It keeps thick hearty soups hot until lunch. There are bigger models too!

You're welcome! I have food allergies which makes buying things when I'm out super difficult. I usually take food with me when I go somewhere. In Winter you just need something hot.

Thermos is the best brand, that's what I've always used. Here's a link to one, see what else you can come up with, but this is what I mean. They go by all sorts of names. Insulated food container, vacuum sealed food container, etc. Jump around from this example:

http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Stainless-King-16-Ounce-Midnight/dp/B0017IFSIS/ref=sr_1_3?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1415404443&sr=1-3&keywords=thermos

Does your work have no power plugs? If your boss is ok with a microwave being there you may find one at a thrift store cheap.

You can also just store food hot in a container like this. If you put in a soup that was simmering in the morning by lunch it would likely still be hot. As I said elsewhere in this post when I put coffee in my thermos in the morning it could still be hot 12 hours later.

Stainless Thermos.

I'm a big hot lunch person, which makes it really hard for me to pack anything. I really want this: http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Stainless-King-SK3000MB4-Midnight/dp/B0017IFSIS/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2YXBMELHJN3KI&colid=LHY9MS4ORGMK
For soups and pastas, and other yummy things.

yup, put the oats and boiling water (and a pinch of salt) in one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Stainless-King-16-Ounce-Midnight/dp/B0017IFSIS

Let it sit overnight, and in the morning the oats are ready to go and even still warm. The only trick is getting the amount of water right, but that's just a couple days of trial and error.

Here it is:
https://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Stainless-Folding-Spoon-Midnight/dp/B0017IFSIS/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1484760864&sr=8-10&keywords=stainless+steel+thermos

I would also recommend this for soups, pasta, etc. I bought it in like 2010, and I still use it virtually every day. Don't know if production quality has gone down since, but it's amazing at keeping stuff hot hours afterwards.




I also have Zojirushi's Mr. Bento. Tbh not the best at keeping stuff hot, but that's just because there are like 4 containers. Still a great way to transport lots of different foods.

Most fast food places have their calories online.

However if you are worried about prep time here is a trick. What you can do is get a widemouth thermos and make a bunch of chicken at once then just reheat it. It lasts a few days so if you can find 2 times a week to make chicken thighs at home you can avoid the whole going out thing. I tend to have two chicken thighs on a bed of rice. I just really don't like greens; but I'm just maintaining weight. If you are trying to lose it you could absolutely replace the rice with greens or even nothing. Supposedly warm broccoli is good according to friends who actually like greens.

Here is a decent thermos it does take some getting used to slicing inside of it but you can preslice it which is what I do so it mixes with the rice.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017IFSIS?keywords=wide%20mouth%20thermos&qid=1453875693&ref_=sr_1_2&sr=8-2

16 is more than big enough for just lunch if you need more than just lunch you could get a 24 just keep track of how much you are putting in. If need be you could just fill it with greens as well it will keep cold also. A good trick is to put water of the temperature you want in for 15 to 20 mins before filling it and just wipe out the excess after dumping before sticking stuff in. I mainly use mine for chicken and meat but I know quite a few who put salads in and do the same thing.

I prefer thighs because they are smaller and easier to portion control but you can do the same thing with other cuts.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0017IFSIS/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1474367119&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=thermos

This brand works perfectly, I use a mini crock pot, switch it over to this about 6am and it is still hot at 12-2 when I eat lunch. I have even forgotten to bring it to work and opened it up when I got home at 6:30 and was still hot enough to have for dinner. I have this size so don't know if the bigger ones work as well.

I also use the Mr. Bento by Zojirushi, which has multiple containers for a variety of foods, but I also have a Thermos food jar for when I only have one thing, typically something with a lot of liquid, like stew or chili. That link is for the one I got (16oz), but it also comes in 24oz and in other colors (the red one isn't on their site for some reason, but it is in the Amazon one). I've had my Mr. Bento for 9 years and the food jar for 4. They've served me pretty well so far.

I love bringing soups for lunch. I have a thermos container that I love (like this one), so I just heat up the soup while I eat my breakfast and then pack it to go.

For me the soup has to be hearty in order to fill me up for the rest of the day, so potato leek, corn chowder, or lentil soup tend to be my go to recipes.

This can be a really easy thing to prepare before work if you make a big batch of soup over the weekend. Once or twice a month I will make 2 or 3 soups at a time and freeze them in small portions (the size that fits my thermos) and then I have options to choose from instead of eating the same soup every day of the week.

Pasta salad is also a filling lunch - I love pesto pasta salad, with just some spiral pasta, cherry tomatoes, and pesto.

With something like this Thermos you can make food and it should be hot still when lunch comes around. Even comes with a folding spoon.

Soup or chili with a chunk of bread. Rice and beans with tortillas. Fried rice. Mashed potatoes.

Does she have access to a thermos or insulated food jar? I've cooked stuff like rice, eggs and even vegetable stews with no other tools other than boiling water and one of these http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Stainless-Steel-Ounce-Midnight/dp/B0017IFSIS. It's basically thermal cooking without a purpose made thermal cooker. You pour boiling into the thermos, prep your ingredients, pour out the water from the now hot thermos then add your ingredients and pour in more freshly boiled water. Leave for a couple hours and food happens.

Even without a thermos, you can make soft boiled eggs on noodles with just a covered container and boiling water. I've made this with an Oktoberfest mug before. Leave whole eggs in covered mug of freshly boiled water for about 5 mins, remove, then soak noodles or pasta in mug after replacing with fresh boiling water. Drain, then crack the soft boiled eggs over the noodles in a bowl and coat the noodles with it like a sauce. Season to taste with anything you like, salt, pepper, chilli flakes, soy sauce, cheese, bacon bits, breadcrumbs...

Sinon y a ça si tu veux éviter d'utiliser un micro-ondes tout en mangeant un repas chaud.

works for hot and cold: https://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Stainless-Folding-Spoon-Midnight/dp/B0017IFSIS

Ooh, there are thermos jars that wouldn't look strange at all!

I can't believe nobody has posted this... Trust me, this is the best way for you. Buy this (I found mine at Walmart) and put one of the spiral-sphere things that you use in blender bottles. Add your ingredients, close lid, shake, boom. Nice and frothy, just as if you had blended it - way easier, though.

Couple more points, just so you know. Make sure to use unsalted grass-fed butter. Period. Also, pure MCT oil is MUCH more effective (and overall not much more expensive) than coconut oil. You can find it for a reasonable price on Amazon (slightly cheaper the the BP website). PM me if you have any questions.

http://www.amazon.ca/Bentgo-Stackable-Solution-Sleek-Containers-Silverware/dp/B00B78WO3U/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1405734871&sr=8-4&keywords=bento+lunch

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http://www.amazon.ca/Thermos-SK3000MBTRI4-Stainless-King-Midnight/dp/B0017IFSIS/ref=pd_bxgy_k_img_c

Seems to work the best for me. I mix and match depending on what I have to pack, and I can really make anything without too much trouble. I love that they have cutlery built in. Most of the time I use the thermos for yogurt or soup and it's still hot or cold when I need it. I also have a larger food jar from the same brand, and I use it when I'm working a longer shift or When I want to pack chilli or pasta as my main course. I really can't recommend the thermos's enough. They never leak.

invest in a hot food container with multiple compartments (like this one for example). put a hot starch in one container, and a hot gravy dish in the other. combine and eat. rice and curry would work well, for instance, or pasta and tomato sauce, or bread rolls and chili. just make sure to have it really hot before filling the thermos.

You might want to consider some Thermos insulated food containers. They will not keep your soup hot for a year, but they should do quite well at keeping your food at safe temperatures through even a very hot day and at night it will go back to normal temp and then be ready for the next day again. Also look into your water storage - water will be a lot more important to your survival than food.

One of the most common questions I'm asked as how to store cannabis for both short and extended periods of time. I keep most of mine in Thermous TherMax containers. You can find these in most camping stores, or even in the camping isle of most department stores. Here's one on amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Stainless-King-16-Ounce-Midnight/dp/B0017IFSIS/ref=pd_sbs_k_2

These are perfect for storage of buds from 1 - 8 months; you won't notice much loss in terpenes, and they won't become much drier. The main reason behind this is the vacuum seal lid, and the insulated walls, which will keep the inside from heating. Now, of course you want to store for long term in larger containers that won't be opened other than to fill the small ones that are to be opened more often. This will really help preserve their state.

For longer storage we can look too the food industry, which has been making huge jumps forward in preservation / freshness. You can use a chamber sealer, and add a flush of nitrogen to push the oxygen out, if you have a chamber sealer with a gas injection port. Although perhaps the best option is a rigid container that can withstand the atmospheric pressure caused by connection a vacuum sealer. A great example is Gastronorm containers which can have a special lid affixed to them, that allows connection of a vacuum hose. An example can be found here. http://www.vacuum-boss.com/en/vacuum-machines/optionsandaccessories/