A good sandwich doesn't need more than meat, cheese and bread, but adding some tomato, onion or other vegetable can make it truly great through the addition of fresh flavour and texture. Instead of slicing and dicing each of these components individually, you can save time by piling on the salsa.

I am a very big fan of store-bought recess meals, both as a product and a concept. The no-cook, assemble-and-eat boxes of food are convenient, customisable, and fun for all, including actual school children and those who are just children at heart.

The only thing sadder than opening your lunchbox to find a soggy sandwich is opening your kid's lunchbox at the end of the day to find a completely untouched one. Thankfully, you can prevent soggy, disappointing lunchbox sandwiches by making them with frozen bread.

Some people prefer sweet foods, others savoury. Sweet potato is equipped to handle both. Not only are these babies the perfect base for all sorts of fillings, they provide a bit more flavour (and nutrients) than their paler counterparts, and can be enjoyed morning, noon, and night. Here are three delicious options for breakfast, lunch and tea.

The word "salad" does not denote "healthiness" or a lack of kilojoules, but something about the word seems to imply a scarcity. Packing a salad for lunch seems to doom one to an afternoon of hunger pains or emergency vending machine runs, but no more. We're going to tell you how to build a salad that will leave you full, satisfied, and happy.

Whether it's Leslie Knope, the non-Lisa Simpsons, Vernon Dursley, or your racist uncle who draws scientifically bunk parallels between salad consumption and gender identity, I can't think of a food that's cooler to hate than salad. That's really too bad, because a well-constructed salad is one of life's great pleasures.

Last week, when all of the writers came together for a glorious meeting in New York, I found myself in a bodega with Beth and Patrick, looking for bottles of water and nourishing snacks. I grabbed a Lunchable and later, while shoving stacks of too-round turkey slices and processed cheese in my mouth, I thought "why don't I eat these more often?"

Hello, and welcome back to What's Cooking?, the open thread where you get to share your brilliant thoughts, advice, recipes and opinions on all things food-related. This week I'd like to talk about packed lunches, and how you keep them tasty and interesting.

When you are stuck having lunch in the office cafeteria, it can be tough to eat healthy. Here's what a pair of registered dietitians recommend you pick from the array of food options for a healthier lunch that also keeps you full during a busy day.

The perfect bite of salad has every one of its ingredients represented. But if you just throw a bunch of greens and other things together, you'll be stuck with big leafy bites that miss out on some serious flavour.

Topping your morning yogurt with sweet, crunchy things like granola is nothing new, but if you want a healthy, fibre-and-protein rich, substantial snack or light lunch, try topping it with grilled vegetables.

Letting your kids pack their own lunch makes mornings less hectic for you and gives them some independence. Make it easy by setting up a packing station with the things they need to pack a quick, healthy lunch all on their own.

Sometimes picking a snack for your child (or yourself) is more challenging than planning an actual meal. To help guide you through this culinary mine field, Bon Appetit spoke to Registered Dietitian Abby Langer about the most -- and least -- healthy school snacks.

Packing a lunch is a skill kids can learn, but they need your help. It pays off, though: Your kid gains some independence and learns about how to put together a healthy meal. Best of all, you have one less thing to do in the morning.

These days, parents seem to treat lunch-packing like a competitive sport, producing some truly artistic mid-day meals for their youngsters. Not all parents are gifted in the ways of ham origami, but that doesn't mean their children should suffer from lacklustre presentation. Follow these tips, and you'll craft a lunch that will really impress.

When I took a lunch to work, I was never the type of person who could prep it the morning of. This limited my workday lunches to things that wouldn't get gross sitting in the fridge overnight, so I assumed salads were pretty much out. This was incorrect.

Not all of us have the luxury of ordering lunch every day, but this tip from The Science of Us is a good one: Use delivery services' "order ahead" feature to have something delicious and healthy delivered for lunch, and save future, hungry you from having to choose between a salad and a burger.

If you're packing more variety in your lunch than a sandwich and chips, or want a little of lots of flavours in your bag or lunch container, cupcake liners are the perfect way to separate each item and keep the whole thing clean and neat.

Vibrant, fresh salads are one of my favourite lunches, but I don't always have the time to stop and make one in the middle of my workday. Traditional, leafy bases can get limp and slimy if you make them ahead, but The Kitchn has come up with five fresh salad bases that stay crisp all freaking week.