Comments on: The No Excuses Take Your Lunch To Work Guide http://www.mint.com/blog/guest-post/the-no-excuses-take-your-lunch-to-work-guide/ The blog of the free, simple personal finance solution. Track all your spending automatically, find the best deals, save more money. And save the world. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:26:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Von Kaiser http://www.mint.com/blog/guest-post/the-no-excuses-take-your-lunch-to-work-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-45280 Von Kaiser Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:18:19 +0000 http://blog.mint.com/blog/guest-post/the-no-excuses-take-your-lunch-to-work-guide/#comment-45280 Solid post. I'm guilty of leaving lunch at home all the time and dropping a solid $9 for lunch. Another reason you should pack your lunch, though: Your coworkers might be scamming the communal lunch order. Mine does. http://www.thecollaredsheep.com/off-campus-lunch-not-as-innocent-as-you-think/ Solid post. I’m guilty of leaving lunch at home all the time and dropping a solid $9 for lunch.

Another reason you should pack your lunch, though: Your coworkers might be scamming the communal lunch order. Mine does.

http://www.thecollaredsheep.com/off-campus-lunch-not-as-innocent-as-you-think/

]]> By: Ara http://www.mint.com/blog/guest-post/the-no-excuses-take-your-lunch-to-work-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-44281 Ara Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:03:00 +0000 http://blog.mint.com/blog/guest-post/the-no-excuses-take-your-lunch-to-work-guide/#comment-44281 Great tips! I love it. In addition, there are also simple and easy recipe in the internet that you can get. You may use it in preparing your lunch, in that way, you can have a simple yet delicious packed lunch. We should not need to skip eating during our breaks because that is really important. We need to eat as well as rest our mind in that one hour break. So that we can work properly and continue do a good job. There are also good lunch boxes that you can order online. Lunch boxes that are reusable, eco-friendly, and safe such as a <a href="http://www.happytiffin.com/shop/index.html" rel="nofollow">stainless steel container</a>. Great tips! I love it. In addition, there are also simple and easy recipe in the internet that you can get. You may use it in preparing your lunch, in that way, you can have a simple yet delicious packed lunch. We should not need to skip eating during our breaks because that is really important. We need to eat as well as rest our mind in that one hour break. So that we can work properly and continue do a good job. There are also good lunch boxes that you can order online. Lunch boxes that are reusable, eco-friendly, and safe such as a stainless steel container. ]]> By: Jenny http://www.mint.com/blog/guest-post/the-no-excuses-take-your-lunch-to-work-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-43113 Jenny Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:05:10 +0000 http://blog.mint.com/blog/guest-post/the-no-excuses-take-your-lunch-to-work-guide/#comment-43113 Here's what I try to keep around for my boo (I work at a bar with a kitchen so I'm taken care of) ; Cold Udon noodles. Lots of variety for toppings like cooked and chilled mushrooms and seaweed, green onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, edamame, carrots (cooked or raw), and you can do chilled cooked chicken or shrimp. Some days I will make him a hot udon broth in a thermos and he can just submerge noodles and topping into thermos and voila! Hot Udon! Soup in thermos with nice crusty bread. Yumm. Sandwiches. Ciabatta rolls are a favorite. Tapenades won't make the bread too soggy or I do Italian dressings on the side (we don't do mayo). Cured meats aren't the healthiest, but they last longer, if say he opts for a restaurant meal, and he loves them! Asian chicken salads, coleslaw, apple chips, meatloaf sandwiches (good cold, but really hearty!), Curried chicken salad. Lots of good take to work stuff out there! Get creative and you won't get bored! Here’s what I try to keep around for my boo (I work at a bar with a kitchen so I’m taken care of) ; Cold Udon noodles. Lots of variety for toppings like cooked and chilled mushrooms and seaweed, green onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, edamame, carrots (cooked or raw), and you can do chilled cooked chicken or shrimp. Some days I will make him a hot udon broth in a thermos and he can just submerge noodles and topping into thermos and voila! Hot Udon!

Soup in thermos with nice crusty bread. Yumm.

Sandwiches. Ciabatta rolls are a favorite. Tapenades won’t make the bread too soggy or I do Italian dressings on the side (we don’t do mayo). Cured meats aren’t the healthiest, but they last longer, if say he opts for a restaurant meal, and he loves them!

Asian chicken salads, coleslaw, apple chips, meatloaf sandwiches (good cold, but really hearty!), Curried chicken salad.

Lots of good take to work stuff out there! Get creative and you won’t get bored!

]]> By: Crazy56 http://www.mint.com/blog/guest-post/the-no-excuses-take-your-lunch-to-work-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-40980 Crazy56 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:18:30 +0000 http://blog.mint.com/blog/guest-post/the-no-excuses-take-your-lunch-to-work-guide/#comment-40980 The area over the back wheel, in some of the photos, seems like it can be traced back to the Studebaker Avanti. , The area over the back wheel, in some of the photos, seems like it can be traced back to the Studebaker Avanti. , ]]> By: steve in w MA http://www.mint.com/blog/guest-post/the-no-excuses-take-your-lunch-to-work-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-38308 steve in w MA Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:38:38 +0000 http://blog.mint.com/blog/guest-post/the-no-excuses-take-your-lunch-to-work-guide/#comment-38308 Kacper or those who don't like microwaves: I used to not use a microwave so I brought in a medium sized rice cooker to work with a steamer basket. You can steam stuff in it in 5 minutes, or use it to heat up soups. You'll be babysitting it a bit for the soups but won't you anyways since you'll be in the break room during lunch? Kacper or those who don’t like microwaves:

I used to not use a microwave so I brought in a medium sized rice cooker to work with a steamer basket. You can steam stuff in it in 5 minutes, or use it to heat up soups. You’ll be babysitting it a bit for the soups but won’t you anyways since you’ll be in the break room during lunch?

]]> By: steve in w MA http://www.mint.com/blog/guest-post/the-no-excuses-take-your-lunch-to-work-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-38307 steve in w MA Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:35:34 +0000 http://blog.mint.com/blog/guest-post/the-no-excuses-take-your-lunch-to-work-guide/#comment-38307 Tristan: get serious. You can't pack lunch because you don't have a kitchen? The obstacle of not having a kitchen is tiny. Even if you don't have a formal kitchen, you can easily buy a dorm fridge and a cooking device such as a microwave, a rice cooker (can be used for soups as well as sautees) or a double electric burner (probably the most versatile) plus a small cabinet to store food and pans in and prepare just about anything anyone with a full kitchen can prepare. Tristan: get serious. You can’t pack lunch because you don’t have a kitchen? The obstacle of not having a kitchen is tiny. Even if you don’t have a formal kitchen, you can easily buy a dorm fridge and a cooking device such as a microwave, a rice cooker (can be used for soups as well as sautees) or a double electric burner (probably the most versatile) plus a small cabinet to store food and pans in and prepare just about anything anyone with a full kitchen can prepare. ]]> By: steve in w MA http://www.mint.com/blog/guest-post/the-no-excuses-take-your-lunch-to-work-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-38306 steve in w MA Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:31:04 +0000 http://blog.mint.com/blog/guest-post/the-no-excuses-take-your-lunch-to-work-guide/#comment-38306 Packing lunch saves me about $2500 a year at the minimum. I use a fairly large fabric cooler as my lunch bag this has the advantage that, if I want, I can put several medium-sized or large-sized containers, as well as fresh veggies, lettuce and kale, right in the cooler. And I have taped a lunch checklist to the inside of the cover to remind me of what to take if I need to pack in a hurry: green leafy vegetables, fruit snack, nuts or nut butter, tea supplies (if I've run out at work), grain or bean dish, and a knife (I keep a lunch knife in my cooler and it stays there) and utensils like fork and spoon. This checklist is written on paper protected inside a zip-loc bag that is taped to the inside of the cooler cover so I see it when I open the cooler. That way I don't need to reinvent the wheel as to what to pack if I'm in a hurry in the morning, and I can see if I've left anything important out. I don't pack the cooler at night, but in the morning. Every night I make a point as part of my kitchen cleanup to think ahead on what would make a good lunch and, if possible, put it in appropriate containers, sometimes marking them with masking tape and a marker. To those who don't have a microwave at work: bring one in yourself. They only cost like $80. plus a couple of microwavable Pyrex bowls and a plate you can use as a cover for the bowl (or to eat from). . Clear it with the office supervisor first. They aren't going to say no. You'll make your money back within 2 weeks of packing your lunches. Packing lunch saves me about $2500 a year at the minimum.

I use a fairly large fabric cooler as my lunch bag this has the advantage that, if I want, I can put several medium-sized or large-sized containers, as well as fresh veggies, lettuce and kale, right in the cooler. And I have taped a lunch checklist to the inside of the cover to remind me of what to take if I need to pack in a hurry: green leafy vegetables, fruit snack, nuts or nut butter, tea supplies (if I’ve run out at work), grain or bean dish, and a knife (I keep a lunch knife in my cooler and it stays there) and utensils like fork and spoon. This checklist is written on paper protected inside a zip-loc bag that is taped to the inside of the cooler cover so I see it when I open the cooler. That way I don’t need to reinvent the wheel as to what to pack if I’m in a hurry in the morning, and I can see if I’ve left anything important out.

I don’t pack the cooler at night, but in the morning. Every night I make a point as part of my kitchen cleanup to think ahead on what would make a good lunch and, if possible, put it in appropriate containers, sometimes marking them with masking tape and a marker.

To those who don’t have a microwave at work: bring one in yourself. They only cost like $80. plus a couple of microwavable Pyrex bowls and a plate you can use as a cover for the bowl (or to eat from). . Clear it with the office supervisor first. They aren’t going to say no.

You’ll make your money back within 2 weeks of packing your lunches.

]]> By: oil paintings http://www.mint.com/blog/guest-post/the-no-excuses-take-your-lunch-to-work-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-37951 oil paintings Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:37:21 +0000 http://blog.mint.com/blog/guest-post/the-no-excuses-take-your-lunch-to-work-guide/#comment-37951 Wish I was organised enough to regularly organise my inbox, the number of emails that are left to respond later that I never get around to. Wish I was organised enough to regularly organise my inbox, the number of emails that are left to respond later that I never get around to. ]]> By: FreeFamilyFinance.Com http://www.mint.com/blog/guest-post/the-no-excuses-take-your-lunch-to-work-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-32214 FreeFamilyFinance.Com Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:00:58 +0000 http://blog.mint.com/blog/guest-post/the-no-excuses-take-your-lunch-to-work-guide/#comment-32214 Great idea. I'll be sure to promote this to our readers as well. Great idea. I’ll be sure to promote this to our readers as well. ]]> By: Tristan http://www.mint.com/blog/guest-post/the-no-excuses-take-your-lunch-to-work-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-32208 Tristan Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:59:57 +0000 http://blog.mint.com/blog/guest-post/the-no-excuses-take-your-lunch-to-work-guide/#comment-32208 Excuse me, I meant a kitchen in which to pack it. Excuse me, I meant a kitchen in which to pack it. ]]>