I’m sharing How We Pack Lunches with Shay & Erika! I think this linkup was probably to inspire parents with ideas for back to school lunches but hey as adults we need lunch too 😉 I pack a lunch every single day for myself and at least 4 days a week for my husband. I just hate the thought of wasting food at home and dislike how much time & money it takes to go out, plus the poor options I’m usually tempted by so packing a lunch is my go to.
I do my best to meal plan with meals throughout the week that will leave us with leftovers to take to work the next day. Otherwise I also keep canned soups, salad, & sandwich stuff on hand for when we might not have leftovers.
We have been loving these fruit bars that we can toss in – seriously only 2 ingredients each bar! And we always add at least an additional raw fruit or vegetable to go with our lunch like apples, bananas, berries, carrots, cucumbers, etc.
I’ve been enjoying having a cheese stick with my lunch as well! And we’ll have some chips or crackers too. Every so often I sneak in a treat of chocolate for my hubby! Okay, and for me too 😉
Honestly our lunches are nothing special and some days I am not overly thrilled to eat it, but I know its a healthier choice for my body & wallet. If you’ve got any ideas for packing an adult lunch I’d love to hear ’em! What do you do for lunch? Do you pack your own?
Good for you for packing your lunch every day! On my office days, I will most of the time pack some left overs from the night before – that meme cracked me up too! 🙂
That meme is what I wish my lunches looked like 😉
Hi Rechelle. We pack our lunches 4 out of 5 days. Usually it’s a basic sandwich, or sometimes leftovers, and we each add fruit or veggie. He prefers also taking a small bag of chips, I usually have a small treat (chocolate kiss or part of a larabar) for “dessert”. Saves money, feeds a growling tummy…
I am all about “dessert” too! Helps get through the work day 😉
Good job packing lunch! I always hated doing that when I was working!
Yeah, it’s definitely not my favorite! But it beats the alternative of not packing a lunch 😉
I am a lunch packer too! I think it really helps to save money, but also keeps me eating a little healthier as well.
Exactly, I am with ya!
It’s so much more economical to pack a lunch. I need to scale back on eating out!! I love those fruit bars!! So tasty 🙂
It really is, helps that I don’t have many tasty options that might tempt me nearby work so if I want to eat out it just feels really inconvenient.