Do you bring food to work or eat out during lunch? (pizza)

[sluggermatt15]

99% of the time I bring my lunch.

I typically only go out if there is a celebration, a coworker suggests going out, or get tired of bringing food every day.

[Shira_k]

I got used to bringing my food from home for many many years. it saves time, money, and calories.

Now i work in midtown NYC so there is no shortage of places to buy food and yet i still bring my own lunch. Last time i bought a salad it cost me $12. twelve dollars for a bowl of lettuce, toppings and a protein. it probably costs me that much to make salads at home for a week's worth of lunches. and i know exactly wht goes into my salads.

I make soup once a week or two weeks - freeze in individual containers.
I also make chicken or chicken breast, cut off the bone, freeze.
always have shredded cheese, frozen veg (like corn, peas) in the freezer.
nuts, seeds, dried fruit.
On sunday i do some prep work and then have my meals for the week all ready

what i bring:
*i keep a bag with a mixture of different oatmeals, cinamon and raisins in my drawer. that's breakfast (with milk or yogurt).
*lunch is a big salad with a vareity of fresh veggies and some kind of protein (chicken, eggs, chickpeas, etc)
*I make soup - portion it out and freeze. usually chicken and veg, or blended red lentil soup. great take along for work.
*fruit
*little baggie with nuts and dried fruit - like those little 100 calorie bag you buy at CVS

[TamaraSavannah]

Hauled it in for the last 20+ years........because it is a straight 8 hour shift, no lunch break. Eat on site. In fact, those weeks when they shift me to another time of the day, I try to work a straight 8 because have a "free" hour in between is so uncommon to me.

[Suburban_Guy]

Been eating out all week past month.

Once I get into that cooking phase I'll bring food again.

[Ginge McFantaPants]

I bring, the Mr. buys

[Dennis P]

I bring lunch every day, even though my work location is near many good eating places. I'm an hourly employee and we get only 30 minutes for lunch, so it's not much time to go out and get something to eat without rushing. The next best thing to do would be to order from a restaurant ahead of time and pick up the food to bring back to eat. I really wish we could have at least 45 minutes for lunch. That would be perfect.

[Gerania]

through many jobs and many years, i've taken lunch more often than not. i usually like deciding what i'll eat the next day. i've worked in a place with a cafeteria, and would buy lunch once a week. the food was decent and very cheap. in two places, there was a birthday club. the office or department would go out to eat and buy lunch for the celebrant. once in a while i'd go out on my own. at one place, there was a terrific chinese place about 50 feet away, and i'd pick up and eat on the job once a week. lunch break? not likely.

[Amelie90]

I brought in a home-cooked meal today (ok fine, I cooked the veggies myself but bought the rotisserie turkey breast from the grocery store), but usually I get overpriced, crappy food from the company cafeteria, eat a few bites, and throw the rest away. I should bring in lunch more often.

[M3 Mitch]

Me, I usually bring some food from home, we have microwaves and hot water dispensers (for tea or instant soup, etc.) available. I work in an office, have a real office to myself, so tend to eat in my office frequently (and post on here). But on Fridays I eat brunch or lunch out with some friends. Lately the company has invited food trucks onto the campus, so at least a couple of days a week I eat from the trucks, sometimes supplemented with food from home.

Sometimes we have lunch catered in for our group, usually at group meetings, and some special interest groups provide at least some snack food at their meetings.

I guess I starved to death in a previous life, because I inevitably stock my desk with small cans of food, microwaveable dishes of chili, etc. Sometimes I dip into this stash if I forget to pack anything or want more.

Occasionally I do drive into town and eat at a restaurant, but more rarely than I did in single days.

[snowmountains]

The trick to encourage yourself to bring your own lunch is to buy some of those cute lunch boxes, or bentos. Daughter told us she had to bring extra appetizers for a coworker who kept complimenting her mouth-watering food.