If you have ever stared at a delivery app at 12:45 pm wondering what to order, you know the problem. Deciding lunch every single day is tiring, and the easy options are rarely the balanced ones. At Carb Theory we plan the week in advance, so teams in Bangalore open a box that already has the protein, carbs and fibre worked out. Here is a look at one week of our corporate lunch menu, with what goes into each box and the approximate numbers printed on the card.
A quick note on the figures. They are approximate values per box, listed on our menu cards, and they are there to help you choose rather than to make any health promise.
Monday: Royal Tandoori Chicken Thali (non-veg)
Tandoori chicken breast served with saffron brown rice, multigrain phulka, dal makhani, roasted vegetables, mint raita and fresh kachumber.
- Calories: about 624 kcal
- Protein: about 43g
- Carbs: about 67g
- Fibre: about 10g
This is the most familiar box of the week. It keeps the thali format that most Indian offices love, but swaps in lean chicken breast, brown rice and a multigrain phulka. Dal makhani brings the comfort, kachumber and raita keep it fresh.
Tuesday: Truffle Mushroom Risotto (veg)
Creamy Arborio rice with wild mushrooms, Parmesan, spinach and a delicate touch of truffle oil, served with asparagus and a cherry tomato salad.
- Calories: about 522 kcal
- Protein: about 20g
- Carbs: about 67g
- Fibre: about 6g
The lightest protein of the week, which suits people who prefer a smaller midday meal or who eat a bigger breakfast. The mushrooms and spinach carry the flavour, so it does not need a heavy sauce.
Wednesday: Miso Eggplant and Tofu (veg)
Roasted eggplant and tofu with a savoury miso glaze, accompanied by sesame quinoa and Asian greens.
- Calories: about 480 kcal
- Protein: about 28g
- Carbs: about 53g
- Fibre: about 9g
The lowest calorie box on the menu, and still 28g of plant protein from tofu and quinoa. This is the one we point to when someone says a vegan lunch cannot be filling.
Thursday: Santorini Souvlaki Chicken (non-veg)
Lemon and herb grilled chicken breast served with quinoa, hummus, roasted vegetables and refreshing tzatziki.
- Calories: about 570 kcal
- Protein: about 48g
- Carbs: about 50g
- Fibre: about 12g
A Mediterranean style box with a very good protein to calorie ratio. Hummus and tzatziki give two different dips, so the chicken and quinoa never feel dry by the last bite.
Friday: Moroccan Harissa Chicken (non-veg)
Harissa spiced chicken breast accompanied by saffron couscous, chickpeas, roasted vegetables and hummus.
- Calories: about 610 kcal
- Protein: about 51g
- Carbs: about 61g
- Fibre: about 15g
The highest protein and highest fibre box of the week. Chickpeas and couscous together are why the fibre number climbs to 15g, which is useful on a Friday when the afternoon tends to drag.
What this week tells you about balanced office meals
Look at the numbers across the five days and a pattern shows up.
- Calories sit between roughly 480 and 625 per box. That is a sensible lunch range for most desk jobs, enough to stay full until evening without the post-lunch slump.
- Protein ranges from 20g to 51g. People who train, or who simply get hungry by 4 pm, can pick the higher end. Others can go lighter.
- The carbs come from brown rice, quinoa, couscous, chickpeas and multigrain phulka rather than refined sources. That is what we mean when we say all good carbs.
- Veg and non-veg boxes sit side by side on the same menu, so nobody on the team is an afterthought.
Planning employee meals for a Bangalore office
If you are organising workplace meals for a team, a few things make the week run smoothly.
- Rotate cuisines. An Indian thali on Monday, Italian on Tuesday, Asian on Wednesday, Mediterranean on Thursday and Moroccan on Friday keeps people interested without anyone having to think about it.
- Print the macros. When calories and protein are on the box, people stop guessing and stop asking the office manager what is in it.
- Balance the calendar. Put the lighter boxes midweek and the heartier ones on days when the office is fullest.
- Keep veg and non-veg options equal in effort. A good vegetarian box should not be a side dish.
Carb Theory delivers macro counted corporate meals to offices across Bangalore, with flexible veg and non-veg options and menus that change every week. The full lineup is at carbtheory.com/menu.
Which day would you pick?
Every week we ask our teams the same question, and the answers are surprisingly split. The tandoori thali and the harissa chicken usually fight it out for first place, but the miso eggplant has a loyal following. If you would like to try a week of these lunches at your office, get in touch and we will set it up.
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