Did you know that National Brown-Bag-It-Day happens on May 25th each year? I didn't.
According to the folks at the National Day Calendar website, the day "recognizes the benefits of packing your lunch for work or school". I'm not in school and don't go to a physical location for work, but my schedule is always filled and you'll usually find me carrying my insulated, zebra-print lunch bag out to the car in the morning when I leave the house.
And when I carry my insulated, zebra-print lunch bag out to the car, there's a good chance the contents will look like they do pretty much every day. My standard meal is a couple of cups of cut up raw vegetables, a protein, a homemade muffin, a piece of fruit, and a bottle of water. The combination is healthy, and way cheaper than eating out every day.
Sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteIt is. Even though it's the same basic ingredients day after day, there's enough variety to keep me from getting bored.
DeleteI would eat out every day when I worked. If I tried to brown bag it, I would either forget I brought something and go out anyway. Or eat it for a snack in the morning.
ReplyDeleteHA!
DeleteHealthier too
ReplyDeleteUsually :-)
DeleteNow I'm hungry.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Sorry! I hope you found yourself a good snack.
DeleteSounds like a great lunch. Fascinating National Days.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like there's a Day for everything.
DeleteI would save a lot of $$$ if we didn't enjoy eating out so much, but, hey, it's a Vice I intend to just Budget for at this Season of Life, we've pretty much given up all the other Vices. Your Lunch sounds healthy and yummy tho', when I worked a Career and long Hours, I usually did pack a Lunch since getting out for Lunch in my Corporate Lives wasn't always possible. I hardly ever got thru a Lunch uninterrupted when I was a Bank Executive and when I worked for the DA's Office it was a 2nd Shift and we were locked in and the Offices are in a rough part of Downtown that after Dark, wasn't a good idea to venture out in.
ReplyDeleteEveryone has things they splurge on, but as long as you can afford it why not? When I'm out and about I can eat all the finger foods in my lunch bag as I drive around doing errands.
DeleteLong ago I was a brown bagger.
ReplyDeleteThat doesn't surprise me at all.
DeleteI'm so glad not to ahve to brown bag anymore, or convince kids to make theirs for school!
ReplyDelete(ツ) from Cottage Country Ontario , ON, Canada!
Hi Kathy - I try and have a salad everyday for lunch ... I'm an evening eater - but it works for me ... I agree trying not to eat out - unless it's a real treat. Cheers - all the best - Hilary
ReplyDeleteSalads are lovely, but hard to eat when you're on the go.
DeleteI love a packed lunch and how fun that yours is zebra!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe bag makes me smile every time I see it.
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