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Title: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Rman on December 03, 2008, 07:21:29 PM: Just looking at my checking card statement and good lord do I spend tons of money on eating out. Not a fan of carrying food with me in tupperware containers, though. I also like going out on my lunch break, instead of eating in the office kitchen. But with the 2 great 2 depressing going on I'm might just make some sacrifices to pocket more money in my savings account.
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Post by: Bildi on December 03, 2008, 07:23:06 PM: I go home on my lunch break or bring a sandwich if I can't get home that day. I almost never eat out - costs a fortune.
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Post by: littlemathletics on December 03, 2008, 07:25:26 PM: I need to get back into the habit. I probably only spend $5 a day on lunch, but I could buy enough lettuce, tomato, mettwurst and rolls to last a week for that much. Damn my laziness.
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Rman on December 03, 2008, 07:26:36 PM: I spend about ten bux a day on lunch. :walletcry

Unfortunately, healthier food is more expensive.
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on December 03, 2008, 07:28:25 PM: Like how I pack my fudge: tight :)

Seriously, I eat a protein bar. VPX Zero Impact to be specific. Has the nutrition I want and for $2.50 or so each. Nutritious, easy to carry, and tastes good.
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: cool breeze on December 03, 2008, 07:28:32 PM: I usually just a granola bar or something
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: BlackMage on December 03, 2008, 07:32:22 PM: my lunch pack for work:

-Applesauce
-Banana
-Yogurt
-Baby Carrots
-Sandwich (either PBJ or Chicken)
-2 Boiled eggs
-Some cheese!

but that's working 13 hours
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Rman on December 03, 2008, 07:32:36 PM: Bars tend to be sweet for me. I have a serious aversion to sweets.
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on December 03, 2008, 07:35:06 PM: Quote from: Rman on December 03, 2008, 07:32:36 PM
Bars tend to be sweet for me. I have a serious aversion to sweets.

What I used to have before is to microwave a chicken breast (I already cook it the night before) and microwave some brown rice. Then chase it down with 3 Omega 3-6-9 capsules.

I stopped doing that because a protein bar was less of a hassle.
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 03, 2008, 07:43:02 PM: Quote from: BlackMage on December 03, 2008, 07:32:22 PM
my lunch pack for work:

-Applesauce
-Banana
-Yogurt
-Baby Carrots
-Sandwich (either PBJ or Chicken)
-2 Boiled eggs
-Some cheese!

but that's working 13 hours

baby carrots :bow2
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 03, 2008, 07:44:26 PM: I should, but I hate waking up even 5 minutes earlier to make my lunch. eating out is costing me a fortune tho and that's a super easy place to make big health improvements and money improvements in my life
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: BlackMage on December 03, 2008, 07:45:32 PM: Quote from: Father_Mike on December 03, 2008, 07:43:02 PM

baby carrots :bow2

I would like to share mine with you :-*
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Positive Touch on December 03, 2008, 07:45:44 PM: I bring my lunch almost every day. If I spent just $5 a day on food I probably wouldn't have shit else left over at the end of the month. Plus whatever I can make is almost always going to better/have more variety than a meal I'd buy out, and hey, I don't eat meat so there go 95% of the restaurants out there anyway.
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Positive Touch on December 03, 2008, 07:46:23 PM: Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on December 03, 2008, 07:44:26 PM
I should, but I hate waking up even 5 minutes earlier to make my lunch. eating out is costing me a fortune tho and that's a super easy place to make big health improvements and money improvements in my life

make it the night before sillykins
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: drew on December 03, 2008, 07:53:04 PM: fuck no

get money

spend money

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Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Oblivion on December 03, 2008, 07:55:48 PM: I'd like too, since it's healthier, and often times cheaper, but I'm too fucking lazy.
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 03, 2008, 08:04:58 PM: Quote from: BlackMage on December 03, 2008, 07:45:32 PM
Quote from: Father_Mike on December 03, 2008, 07:43:02 PM

baby carrots :bow2

I would like to share mine with you :-*

will there be zesty white dip with that?
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Robo on December 03, 2008, 08:13:34 PM: If I pack, I usually have a bananar and either make a simple sandwich or bring leftovers from dinner, which are typically plentiful since I eat like a bird. Addressing the time issue, when I do make lunches, I make like 4 at a time and stuff them all in the fridge somewhere.
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Post by: Don Flamenco on December 03, 2008, 08:14:12 PM: I should. My sister got me a Mr. Bento set for Christmas a few years ago and I have yet to use it. :(

These things are awesome, but I'm so lazy:
http://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-Bento-Stainless-Steel-lined-Silver/dp/B000246GSE
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Robo on December 03, 2008, 08:18:22 PM: Who the hell eats lunches like that? So complicated. If I thought I could stand the consistency, I would blend my lunch and pack it in a liquor flask.

A guy a work with actually does this, sans the liquor flask.
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: pilonv1 on December 03, 2008, 08:25:23 PM: I buy my lunch every day at work, gives me something to look forward to. It costs a lot but I'd rather eat something freshly made.

I usually don't eat a lot for dinner (usually rice/pasta/vegetables/fruit) so it evens out dollar wise.
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Brehvolution on December 03, 2008, 08:26:13 PM: My dad only lives a mile from my work, so I go there to eat and watch Sportscenter. I can't stand eating in the office. I makes the day seem longer.
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Don Flamenco on December 03, 2008, 08:32:35 PM: Quote from: RoboJ
Who the hell eats lunches like that? So complicated. If I thought I could stand the consistency, I would blend my lunch and pack it in a liquor flask.

A guy a work with actually does this, sans the liquor flask. It's pretty awesome.

If you put the effort in, it's really nice. You put something hot in there, it stays hot. The only real effort it requires is for you to pre-cook the food...which is apparently too much for me :) Done right, you could have a nice multi-course meal for cheap at lunch. Just eat one bowl at a time.
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: BlackMage on December 03, 2008, 10:36:57 PM: Quote from: Groo on December 03, 2008, 10:31:42 PM
Japan is a very reasonable place to buy lunch, probably wouldn't save much if I made it myself at the end of the day, since supermarkets are so damned expensive anyway.

unless you think Japanese food is gross! :yuck
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Tauntaun on December 04, 2008, 09:39:32 AM: There's a high school near where I work, I just beat up some girls every day for their lunch money. I AM A MAN! :punch
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Eric P on December 04, 2008, 10:06:29 AM: i used to pack lunches, but i was paying like $6 - $7 for frozen lunches which i would microwave

now I can go and get some halal stuff from a food cart including an amazing amount of falafel for $5.
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Draft on December 04, 2008, 10:19:07 AM: I buy lunch every day, and you are right, it's obscene.

Approximately $8 a day on lunch x 5 days a week = $40 a week. $160 a month. $2000 a year. On lunch.

You can get a loaf of bread that lasts two weeks, a pound of lunch meat and some Goddamn granola bars for about $12.
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Tauntaun on December 04, 2008, 10:20:30 AM: I pack fudge.

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Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Sysgen on December 04, 2008, 11:12:24 AM: I get a container of Rice Noodle and Fish Balls on the corner of Canal and Layfayette in Chinatown from a cute Chinese girl for $2.50.
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Yeti on December 04, 2008, 11:56:23 AM: I was shopping for groceries, and I saw that lunchables were only a dollar. The cheapness, and ultra convenience almost tempted me to try them.
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Post by: ch1nchilla on December 04, 2008, 12:16:54 PM: We have a chef Sunday-Friday, and it's awesome.
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Post by: hyp on December 04, 2008, 12:21:46 PM: i now go home on my lunch break as well. can't believe how much money i'm saving. :o
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Post by: G The Resurrected on December 04, 2008, 12:32:38 PM: I've been doing it for a week or so but I sometimes gotta give into the breakfast thank god its really cheap. I can spend 3 bucks get a omelet, potatoes, toast, and oatmeal. And milk for FREE!!!! I've thought about bringing in my own container and taking milk from work to home :p.
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: patrickula on December 04, 2008, 12:55:42 PM: I pack.

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Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: modkennylaine on December 04, 2008, 04:03:52 PM: Quote from: Yeti on December 04, 2008, 11:56:23 AM
I was shopping for groceries, and I saw that lunchables were only a dollar. The cheapness, and ultra convenience almost tempted me to try them.

:yuck Don't give in, you'll die from too much sodium intake. Or hunger--those things are meant for elementary-schoolers.

Seriously, :piss lunchables :piss2...also, their 'pizza' is a joke and the hotdogs/hamburgers surprise me that the FDA approved it in the first place.

It's not hard buying a loaf of bread, pb&j and/or meat&cheese.
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: xnikki118x on December 04, 2008, 05:53:56 PM: One of the perks of being a dining services pee-on employee is the fact that I get free lunch.
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Bocsius on December 04, 2008, 11:52:20 PM: I'm sadly too lazy to cook or make sandwiches. And I tend to oversleep. Hmmm.... if I made sandwiches the night before, all I'd have to get over is laziness. It's something to consider.
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 05, 2008, 04:49:53 AM: I gotta get outta the office for a little bit during the day, and I think wendys would frown on me eating a packed lunch instead of what they serve
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Bocsius on December 05, 2008, 09:09:19 AM: Yeah, that's the thing. Bringing lunch and saving money is grand and all, but getting out the office for at least a few minutes is grander. Even if I started bringing lunch everyday, I'd have to at least go to the convenience store or something.
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Powerslave on December 05, 2008, 10:08:50 AM: Quote from: Tauntaun on December 04, 2008, 09:39:32 AM
There's a high school near where I work, I just beat up some girls every day for their lunch money. I AM A MAN! :punch

lol
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 05, 2008, 10:33:51 AM: Wendys is like 3 bucks at least, so is taco bell. Both have killer value menues
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Reb on December 07, 2008, 11:07:11 AM: Quote from: xnikki118x on December 04, 2008, 05:53:56 PM
One of the perks of being a dining services pee-on employee is the fact that I get free lunch.

Ewwwww....

And yeah, holy crap Taco Bell is cheap!
Title: Re: Do you guys pack lunch?
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 07, 2008, 11:14:23 AM: i live in the apartment complex i contract out to, so i can pretty much do lunch however i want, but usually i just have a power bar of some sort

the met-rx colossal 100 bars are good - i like the peanut butter pretzel, chocolate chip cookie dough, and apple pie ones

snickers protein bars are good

you can buy all of these online way cheaper than buying them piecemeal at stores (like, half the price)

sometimes in winter i make big pots of soup, freeze it in containers, and have a bowl of that along with a light sandwich at lunch for a week or so afterword