By 3 pm, the biscuit tin on the next desk looks tempting.

Office lunch ideas: 15 Indian boxes, one plate rule. Tap to see → Read the guide

Half vegetables, a quarter protein, a quarter grain.

One rule for any tiffin From the diabetes plate method. In a three-box tiffin, that is one box for each. The plate rule

"I have no time to cook every morning."

Boil a big batch of chana or rajma on Sunday and use it in two different lunches. Cook once, eat twice

Pack dry: chilla, thepla, dry sabzi with roti.

No microwave at your desk? Wet sides like chutney and raita go in small boxes of their own. What to pack

That box belongs in the office fridge.

Packed at 8 am, opened at 1:30 US advice: refrigerate perishables within 2 hours of cooking, or 1 hour above 32°C outside. Keeping it safe

Fruit after lunch is the easy swap.

Back to the biscuit tin Adult sugar should stay under 5% of the day's energy. Two-spoon chais and office mithai spend it fast. The sweet tooth

Which five boxes make a week?

The article has a Monday to Friday rota, and the one job to do the evening before each. Read the full article

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