I always try to pack my own lunch, although sometimes it's just not possible due to travel arrangements or something. I hate spending more than £1 on lunch because it's a recurring expense and adds up very significantly. "It's only a pound or so" adds up to about three hundred over a year. There's also the health side; pre-made food tends to be relatively high in fat and low in fresh vegetables. Then there's the taste - I know what I like, and that's what I make!
I did a similar thread last year: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4029
I'm pretty sure I did a poll too, but maybe that was the old place. I remember "coffee and cigarettes" was one of the options which had several votes.
I'm slightly obsessed with food
I've just made my brunch for tomorrow:
I'll start off about 9am with a sandwich filled with grated carrot, Chinese leaves, red onion and a little cheese. That's washed down with green tea. I'll have the other sandwich for elevenses.
For lunch I have a prawn salad with carrot, cucumber, Chinese leaves and tomato.
I'll mostly be drinking Asda fizzy table water. In this weather I get through about a gallon of cold water a day, but I do still have a few cups of tea.
That's very typical for me. I don't often have prawns, but there's always an "interesting" component of some kind. Chick peas are a regular, as are various nuts, olives, egg, cooked meats, cheeses etc.. I try to limit the fat to less than 10g in total, but that still permits enough fatty foods to be tasty.
I think that lunch probably cost around 50p plus about 20p for all the water. The most expensive part was the tomato, because I'm fussy about them. I don't usually supply my own water, but we've run out of the nice stuff at the office.
