I’ve found lately that meal prepping my lunches has been my saving grace. If it wasn’t for preparing my lunches for a few days in advance, well… I’d be making some rather poor choices when it came time to eat. Getting back into the rhythm of ‘back-to-school’ has been a tougher transition this year than I had imagined.

This Soba Noodle Lunch Box is asian inspired with soba noodles, spiraled veggies, and of course a homemade Thai peanut dressing that is finger-licking good. Not only can you make this lunch box up ahead of time, you can also rest easy knowing the entire lunch is only 250 calories and vegetarian!

I found that this portion size was perfectly filling for lunch, but if you wanted to turn it into a meal prep for dinner you could always add some grilled chicken and/or mandarin oranges to it to make it a little more hearty.

This lunch is intended to be served cold, though if you really wanted to, you could give it a quick sauté or even a pop in the microwave for a few minutes to turn it into a warmed up ‘hot lunch’ version.

No matter how you choose to enjoy it, this Soba Noodle Lunch Box is delicious and well under 300 calories. Make it up ahead of time and you’ll have lunches for almost the entire week ready to go!

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Nutritional Claims: Vegetarian • Pescatarian • Dairy Free • Milk Free • Tree Nut Free • Soy Free • Fish Free • Shellfish Free • Pork Free • Red Meat Free • Crustacean Free • Celery Free • Mustard Free • Lupine Free • Mollusk Free • Alcohol Free • Kosher