The most popular root vegetable on the colonial menu was the potato. Loaded with nutrients and carbohydrates, potatoes kept settlers full, energized, and nourished. In modern times, however, potatoes have a bad reputation for their high starch and carbohydrate content.

Not feeling up to packing your own lunch but are tired of the boring prepared options at work? We have a quick and easy technique to pack more flavor and nutrients into basic dishes with little effort. Simply choose the office food-base you need on each day, bring a few additions and you have yourself a healthy and tasty meal, made quick.

Lunch is an essential meal for busy bees like office workers, but it’s easy to fall into a rut with all the buzzing around you have to do. A study about lunchtime eating habits by Lurpak shows that 30% of the studied 2,000 office workers have the same dish for lunch everyday. Not only that, many workers opt for quick and convenient meals, such as a sandwich or premade pasta to save time. Although these options make sense to a busy bee, they might not be the healthiest, most nutrition-packed foods.

“What about fast and healthy food like salad?”