Do you guys pack lunch?

[Rman]

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.

[Bildi]

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.

[littlemathletics]

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.

[Rman]

I spend about ten bux a day on lunch.  :walletcry

Unfortunately, healthier food is more expensive. 

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

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.

[cool breeze]

I usually just a granola bar or something

[BlackMage]

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

[Rman]

Bars tend to be sweet for me.  I have a serious aversion to sweets.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

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.

[Madrun Badrun]

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

[Howard Alan Treesong]

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

[BlackMage]

baby carrots

I would like to share mine with you 

[Positive Touch]

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.

[Positive Touch]

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

[drew]

fuck no

get money

spend money

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fuck bitches

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[Oblivion]

I'd like too, since it's healthier, and often times cheaper, but I'm too fucking lazy.

[Madrun Badrun]

baby carrots

I would like to share mine with you 

will there be zesty white dip with that?

[Robo]

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.

[Don Flamenco]

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

[Robo]

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.

[pilonv1]

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.

[Brehvolution]

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.

[Don Flamenco]

  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. 

[BlackMage]

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! 

[Tauntaun]

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! 

[Eric P]

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.

[Draft]

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.

[Tauntaun]

I pack fudge.

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[Sysgen]

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. 

[Yeti]

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.

[ch1nchilla]

We have a chef Sunday-Friday, and it's awesome.

[hyp]

i now go home on my lunch break as well.  can't believe how much money i'm saving. 

[G The Resurrected]

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.

[patrickula]

I pack.

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Actually my girlfriend usually packs for me now

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[modkennylaine]

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.

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

Seriously,  lunchables ...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.

[xnikki118x]

One of the perks of being a dining services pee-on employee is the fact that I get free lunch.

[Bocsius]

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.

[MrAngryFace]

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

[Bocsius]

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.

[Powerslave]

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! 

lol

[MrAngryFace]

Wendys is like 3 bucks at least, so is taco bell. Both have killer value menues

[Reb]

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!

[Eel O'Brian]

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