box lunches

Portable midday meals

Box lunches are individual meals packed in disposable containers—typically a cardboard box—for convenience and portability.

They're standard fare for conferences, field trips, and catered events where sit-down dining isn't practical: The conference provided box lunches during the afternoon session.

Each box usually contains a sandwich, chips, fruit, and a cookie or similar items.

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Categories
Opposites
dining formality and setting

box lunchesfine dining

Elegant restaurant experience

state dinner · sit-down dinner · formal dinner · banquet · tasting menu

food preparation and sourcing

box lunchesmade-to-order

Created to individual specifications

chef's table · farm-to-table · à la carte · hot meal

meal preparation and service style

box lunchesfamily-style dining

Shared platters, self-served

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G