I hate going out to lunch, it kills my work-day flow and my commute already sucks enough so I happily have prepared my own lunch daily for years. You’ll get in a routine with it, I typically make mine right after breakfast and I’m good to go. I’m lucky to have a full kitchen at work so I take advantage of stove top and oven, I can saute veggies and bake my sweet potato fries easily. My go-to lately has been frozen brown rice mix and a nice sandwich of some persuasion. If I’m really dialed I’ll have a bunch of pre-cooked rice that I keep on hand, and that makes very quick meal ideas especially useful for lunch. I also try to keep baked and seasoned sweet potatoes on hand whenever possible, they’re easily my favorite pre-ride fuel.
Take the money you’ll save on going out to lunch and buy a set of wheels. 