I always bring my own lunch and also my own tea. I bought a very cute lunch bag at imorganic http://www.imorganic.com/product_info.php?cPath=4_10&products_id=94 and also I have a very cute pylones isotherm bottle for my tea bought at http://www.pylones.com/famille.php?fid=222
I need those cute stuff to make my lunch more fun and cute. By the way if anyone knows where I can buy cute bento lunchboxes on the net please tell me!!

I have a cute colorful reusable tote with a great lining that I can just toss in the laundry, so it's nice and green

Bring my lunch. I'm interning at a sixth grade center and the cafeteria food isn't all that healthy/appetizing... lol.

i bring my lunch.. otherwise i dont eat.. i'm locked in the store over night

I bring my lunch... it's much cheaper, and sometimes I just can't get away from the office.

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I go home each day to make my own lunch and then return to work. I never dine out for lunch, never quite brown bag it, but always eat a homemade meal.

depends what time i get up....

I pack almost every day - but usually leave one day a week when I can go out and pick up something, just to have a little freedom in variation in lunches We have some great cafes here with healthy salads, sandwiches, etc, so when I don't pack I usually go there.

I find it very helpful to pack the night BEFORE work. I have a cute little polka-dot tote that I put in the fridge with all my cold stuff and then lay on the counter the non-refrigerator items and then just throw those in my tote on the way out the door. I find if I don't make my lunch the night before, I end up eating out instead. Not only is packing your own lunch healthy, but it saves money, too!

i am a real fussy eater so if i made somthing at night i would not want it the next day-i usualy take soup ith me to work-you can spend soooo much money buying lunches every week x

Last night on the my local news (Twin Cities) they ran a story that with our cost of living over $2000 a year can be saved from bringing your lunch.

i bring the same salad & egg whites everyyyy day. i never get sick of it

yumsugar posted a great thread about this and many people replied with some great ideas on how to plan ahead and pack great lunches... here's the link: http://yumsugar.com/574099

I don't enjoy sandwiches, so I only bring it when I have leftovers from a previous lunch or dinner made at home.

Ibring my lunch everyday! Usually this is so I can get some running around done at lunch.
Sometimes I go home too though if I have the time because it's not too far of a drive.

i usually eat at home, but if not, i do bring my own lunch

I rarely eat out at lunch. I save that for dinner once in a while

I bring half my lunch. I eat a Dannon Light & Fit everyday, which I buy at the cafe, and a Luna Clif Bar, which I bring because they are cheaper at the grocery store than at the lunch cafe.

I make bento when I have the time to do it or when I need to save. Usually I like eating out for lunch because it keeps me sane being able to get out of my office for an hour or so during the day.

I bring my lunch most days because we have a gym here in the office so I can go work out to get away from my desk. I try to save a day or two to go out with my boyfriend for a healthy lunch date

i must admit..i dont bring a lunch too often.. but i dont always buy it either.. if i dont go out for lunch..i go home and make something i work like 5 mins away.. so that helps alot!

I work from home so I just eat here every day! My boyfriend takes his tho! Saves us money!

I try to bring my lunch everyday but if I have no energy or time to put something together in the morning I will either go home for lunch or pick something up while running errands on my lunch hour. I prefer to bring something since it is cheaper.

I bring my own lunch 4 out of 5 times. Or I go grocery shopping on my lunch for stuff for the week...so kinda the same thing

I bring my lunch 4 out of the 5 days of my work week. I also bring all my snacks for the day that way I am not tempted to run down and buy something. The cafe's here at work have increased there prices again to the point that it is just plain insane. The only thing I do buy is the one soda I drink a day.

I bring my own lunch and always pack the night before to save time in the morning. I also try and prep as much as I can on Sunday night (i.e. putting tuna in containters and bagging up treats/ veggies) so I can save even more time through the week. Unless there is something going on at work, I bring it.

we order take out, it's sooo bad of me

I live 5 minutes from home, so I go home and have something there.

Yep, it's usually me and the Lean Cuisine. But I do occassionally long to leave the office (if I did, I might never come back!).

First off, what is Bento?

Second, I pack every day. I just don't always eat what I bring. I got Subway today because my Lean Cuisine didn't sound appetizing at all! If I don't have food in my house to bring I go to the grocery store and pick up stuff for the week during my lunch hour.

While in theory I like the idea of bringing my lunch, in actuality I don't. Partly because I'm lazy, but for the most part, it's because I need to get OUT OF THE OFFICE and walk around for a little bit. I know I could do that without having any place to go... but it gets boring to wander around aimlessly, then eat at my desk. It's more fun to pick a resteraunt a few blocks away and go out.

I'd probably save big time cash if I could discipline myself...

I am extremely fortunate to live 4 blocks from work, so I walk home every day for lunch.

My husband and I both try to bring our lunches...he more than I... I work 3 days a week & will usually bring my lunch at least 2 of those days... He works 6 days a week and always his cooler full of goodies with him. It is a lot easier if you package stuff the night before...I never manage to make the time to do it in the morning...

i bring it everyday. it's cheaper & i know exactly what i'm eating bc it's usually homemade food & not a lean pocket or lean cuisine. those things smell atrocious.

you can better control yourself and what you eat,
when you make your lunch yourself, plus you
probably save a little money.

Workofiction, bento is Japanese for a boxed meal, but usually it looks more interesting than a regular packed lunch (see this Yumsugar page: http://yumsugar.com/637584). I like making it because I hate having to eat in my office. I feel much better about not eating out when I have a pretty and yummy bento waiting for me at lunch.

I always pack my lunches. It saves me money, I figured about 1300 plus dollars a year, and its much better for me than take away. I only get ½ hour for lunch, and the nearest places to eat are Guthrie’s (fried chicken), Subway, Dominoes Pizza, and a couple of Mexican/Cuban places. I know I could eat healthy at Subway, but the line there is usually very long so I don’t bother. There is a Chinese Buffet but I know myself and I would walk out of there with a Styrofoam container full of egg rolls, general tsos’ and fried rice!
I usually bring breakfast also, and some snacks. I am addicted to Cup-a-soups to keep my salt craving at a minimum. I am a grazer so its best to bring things I can pick at!

I bring a lunch four days and go out once a week.