dainty echoing meadow there - i buy lunch out once a week if i'm in the office. the rest of the time i take my own. initially when i started doing it i was really "meh" at the thought of a boring pack up. but i've got quite adept at making salad boxes so its not too boring.
also invested in a cute set of snack boxes so i pack up lunch, a "lunch desert" (thanks ds for making this a thing during lockdown 1 - he tried to make breakfast pudding a thing too...but whilst i like his style, its not good for the waistline). lunch dessert is usually chopped fruit. sometimes a yoghurt. then i'll throw in a mid afternoon snack too - as i seem to be able to go all morning without eating, then get the munchies at about 3pm. so need something sweet then. ordinarily i'd opt for chocolate. but i'm trying to eat better so recently it's been dried fruit on the menu.
paperchase have some cute snack boxes...
another thing i do, is i worked out that i was spending between £5 and £10 a day on lunch. so whenever i bring my own, i throw the money i would have spent on that day into my savings.
if you want interesting salads to pop in lunches - check out Ottolenghi's "Jerusalem" book its amazing. a fave for me is wild and basmati rice, with chickpeas and crispy onions. cook chickpeas in oil (from the can) with curry powder and coriander seeds. throw cooked rice in (can get packets of wild & basmati rice) add raisins/sultanas then add crispy onions. or spring onions if you either dont have the crispy ones, or can't be arsed to fry them yourself. i made a huge batch of this last week and added it to everything. salad boxes, wraps as a filler, and we had it asa side with chicken and corn cobs. mmm.