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Home » Kitchen Skills

Best Adult Lunch Boxes for Work

By Laura Fuentes Updated Feb 15, 2024

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If you’re looking to upgrade from the classic brown bag and Tupperware for your packed lunches, these adult lunch boxes and accessories will keep your food safe and fresh without giving off grade-school vibes.

Preparing your own lunch for the office or workplace is a smart way to save money and stick to any health goals. No matter if you prefer to pack salads, sandwiches, or last night’s leftovers, you’ll find a container for every kind of lunch in this post.

image collage of lunch boxes for adults

So, what does the best lunch box for adults do, and how is it any different from those empty butter containers you’ve been using for the past few months? Let’s look into it! 

The best lunch boxes for adults should:

  • Hold a substantial amount of food
  • Be made with BPA-free plastic or non-toxic materials
  • Durable enough for long commutes
  • Dishwasher safe
  • Microwave-safe
  • Practical
  • Keeps your food fresh and you, looking sophisticated

Where do you find containers of this type? You can start right here! 

Best Lunch Bag for Adults

Whether you’re looking for something stylish with the right color and shape, or want to keep it low-key to blend in with your best office attire, there’s an option for everyone below.

These lunch bags will fit your lunch box(es), utensils, and a few additional snacks, without looking like you packed your daughter’s lunchbag by mistake.

Smriti Lunch Bag
Stick this lunch bag in your freezer, and its built-in non-toxic gel walls will provide the right temperature to keep your food fresh and safe. It’s perfect for cold lunches or when no fridge is available at the office. 
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PackIt Freeze Lunch Bag
This lunch bag freezes overnight and is lined with velcro closure to keep food for lunch cold until ready to enjoy.
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PackIt Freeze Hampton Bag
A freezable lunch bag and shoulder strap all in one, this option is the best of both worlds and large enough to hold a lunchbox, snack, and 24-ounce drink. 
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blue minimal lunch bag for adults
Minimal Lunch Bag
Made of 100% eco-friendly felt, these lunch bags are suitable for outdoor eating or the office. They’re spacious enough to fit several containers and easy to clean. It also comes in gray!
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Men’s Lunch Box

When choosing a lunch box for your guy, the more durable, the better they should also be large enough to hold hefty food portions. Look for earth tones or grays and blacks while still making sure its quality is top-notch so they can keep the lunch bag long-term.

Whether they work in the office or great outdoors, containers like the ones below fit all the criteria.

two stainless steel lunch containers
Stainless Steel Containers
This set includes a 34-ounce container and a smaller 16-ounce container. They are freezer-safe, lightweight, and have a snap-lock lid to avoid spills.
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Minimal Silicon Lunch Box
This food-grade silicone bento box is BPA-free, microwave-safe, and available in three colors. Perfect for packing bento boxes or keeping rice and veggies or sliced fruit and a sandwich separate.
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Basic Meal Prep Containers
This 20 pack of BPA-free plastic meal prep containers are perfect for to-go-style meals. I get multiple uses out of them and you can reheat the food directly in the container or store them in the freezer.
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Professional Lunch Box

Tired of reusing your kid’s lunch containers to pack those office lunches? I got you covered. The lunch boxes below are sleek, practical, and will make your food look even better. 

There are single container and compartmentalized options so that you can pack pasta one day and an adult lunchable the next. 

Prep Naturals Glass Meal Containers
A 2 compartment container that makes every lunch look amazing! Freezer, microwave, and even oven-safe.
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Minimal Collapsible Silicon Container
These BPA-free silicone lunch containers come with a vent and can be transferred from the freezer to the microwave. They’re also collapsible for easy storage once you’ve finished lunch.  
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Bayco Glass Food Containers
These 4 cup glass containers come 8 to a pack and can withhold the microwave and oven temperatures below 750F; that’s pretty hot. Let’s not forget about those lock-lids- they’re a lifesaver. 
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3 Compartment Glass Containers
If you’re a bistro box lover, this glass container is exactly what you need. Each container is 36-ounces, large enough to hold a solid amount of food and, of course, comes with our beloved locking lids. 
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S’well Stainless Steel Food Bowls
Made with food grade stainless steel, these 16 and 25-ounce containers are great for packing all sorts of lunch ideas like salads, soup, pasta, or parfaits. It comes with a smaller plastic container and lid that fit into the larger metal container.
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More Lunch Essentials for Adults

I can’t let you leave without including more lunch essentials so you can pack a wide variety of options like dips, sauces, and cold food.

Thermos Stainless King Food Jar
This 16-ounce thermos is the definition of durable and able to keep food hot for 9 hours or cold for 14 hours. It comes in several colors such as army green, red, pink, and blue, but I love that matte black. 
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Minimal Insulated Food Jar
With double insulated steel walls and copper thermal technology, these thermos containers not only look impressive but do a great job of keeping your food hot or cold. The lid also doubles as a serving bowl, so no extra dishes are necessary to enjoy your food.  
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Salad Dressing Containers
Perfect for dips, jams, salad dressings, and sauces. These 1.6-ounce mini containers are stainless steel on the bottom with a silicone lid. 
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Condiment Cups
Every size from 1.6 to 3-ounce mini plastic containers. These are leakproof and airtight and come 6 to a pack. 
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Ice Packs
These chilly willy ice packs are the best for office lunch because they are non-toxic, BPA free, and easy to fit into a packed lunch bag.
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Silverware Portable Utensils
The classiest way to eat lunch is with these sleek and stainless portable utensils. Comes with a knife, fork, and spoon in a small, portable case.
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Now that you have the materials let me show you how to pack healthy and impressive lunches for the office and workplace in my Meal Prep’d e-book.

Not only does it include 70+ drool-worthy recipes you can make ahead of time, but you also get a free bonus guide showing you how to assemble those recipes into professional-grade lunches you’ll look forward to eating. 

Meal Prep’d eBook

In this book, I share 70+ recipes that can be cooked ahead, stored in single-serve portions or frozen, and save you time and effort in the kitchen. 

Cook once and have ready-to-eat meals for an entire week. These nutritious and filling recipes can be enjoyed as dinner or packed for lunch. 

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Adult Water Bottles

We can’t forget about the portable beverage containers. If it’s flavored water or tea, these bottles will keep spills at bay and the temperature just right.

Stainless Steel Flask
A 25-ounce, insulated water bottle that looks the part of a cool office lunch and helps keep you motivated on drinking that recommended 64-ounces a day.  
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Stainless Steel Water Bottle
This nifty 20-ounce water bottle is double-walled, durable, and looks great on a desk. Not to mention it’s completely practical and can keep liquids hot or cold for up to 24 hours. 
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Now that you have all the adult lunch boxes and accessories you could ever use, you can get to packing those office lunches.

by Laura Fuentes

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