Eating out for lunch everyday can add up in terms of cost, waste, and your waistline.

If you eat out for lunch every weekday, you are likely spending approximately $10 each time.  That costs you $50 a week and $2,600 per year.   If you were to spend that same amount on groceries and home-cooked meals, you would have surplus left over!  Instead of spending $50 for 5 lunches, $50 dollar gets me an entire week -7 days- of groceries, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

You are, after all, what you eat.  Preparing your own lunches also reduces the fat, sugar, salt, and preservatives which you ingest.  When you prepare your own lunch, you know exactly what goes into it.

Finally, packing a lunch helps the environment because it reduces waste.  Purchase a cloth lunch-bag or a metal lunchbox to carry your lunch in.  A thermos or water bottle can be used to hold your liquids.  And food can be packed in re-useable containers.  It is entirely possible to pack a zero-waste lunch!