These easy lunch ideas come together in 10 minutes or less, so you can whip up a quick meal and still have time to spare during your break. Each of these healthy meals, from fresh salads to veggie-packed sandwiches, requires just six ingredients or less—other than pantry staples like salt and pepper—so you won't have to make a special trip to the grocery store. If you keep the ingredients on hand to make recipes like our Cucumber Sandwich or Shrimp Niçoise Meal-Prep Bowls, lunch will always be just a few simple steps away.

Stuck in a rut when it comes to lunch? Midday meals don’t have to be boring. Try these easy healthy lunch ideas! Each recipe is either simple to put together the day of, or easy to meal prep at the start of the week. And there’s so much more inspiration than just sandwiches. Try crunchy wraps and burritos, tasty make-ahead soups, flavor-packed salads, and more! What does healthy mean? This term can be loaded, but here it simply means the recipes have fresh ingredients, lots of veggies, and healthy fats like olive oil.