Well, since I started my full time job and don't have to travel between a bunch of jobs in one day, I decided it was time to try to be responsible, go grocery shopping and pack my lunch for work everyday.
This proved to be a much harder challenge for me... I did complete the challenge but not sure how much I loved it.
Here proved to be the problems:
1. Buying a big load of groceries cost a lot of money... yes in the long run it probably does save... BUT spending $4-8.00 a day on lunch doesn't seem near as bad as spending $120 at the grocery store at once. (Food is way too much money)
2. I bought a lot of yummy veggies...but veggies don't last so I had to hurry and eat them and still ended up having to throw some stuff away (mushrooms, avocados, baby tomatoes, part of my cucumber, 1/2 and onion) Therefore, does buying groceries really save me if I have to throw things away?
3. You actually have to wake up earlier in the morning in order to make your food for lunch. Being that I am not a morning person and I don't move very quickly in the morning...that is not an easy task so I did a lot of rushing last week in the am!
4. I don't get to leave the office for 15-30 min when I bring my lunch because it is already there...so I either have to eat while I work and take a 30 min break later in the day to escape, OR I sit inside all day...
5. I have to do more dishes- and yes I do have a dishwasher but I don't put 1/2 my stuff in the dishwasher so I still end up hand washing it.
6. I got tired of the meals I was making.
But with all of that said, I actually was proud of myself. My lunches were pretty good and so of course I took pictures 1. to prove that I did it and 2. to show off my mad packed lunch skills :)
MONDAY: Smoked pepper turkey, swiss cheese, sprouts, avocado, cucumber, spinach on my favorite California organic whole grain protein bread.
Tuesday: Spinach Salad with: Mushrooms, tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, sprouts, cheese, carrots, corn, Garbanzo beans. (the lady at Starbucks that morning asked if she could have the salad because it looked so good!)
Wednesday: Ham and Swiss with spinach and sprouts
Thursday: I was becoming pretty good at the lunch thing by Thursday! It was the best lunch! Spinach salad with, avocado, corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, croutons, cheese and sprouts. 
Friday: So Friday I was on the road driving to LA so I made breakfast instead because I never eat breakfast so I figured "why not." I just fried an egg, provolone cheese, and sprouts on an english muffin. It was a good breakfast (that tied me over for awhile) but don't think it influenced me to keep eating breakfast...
While I wish that this is something I could keep up...I don't think I will. Maybe once or twice a week... but there just seems to be so little options of food to make that I can take to work. I have a microwave and fridge at work...but no stove and a little freezer that doesn't freeze well so even frozen lunches are kind of out (not that they are good for you anyway). SO if anyone has suggestions on a good travel to work lunch that doesn't require too much time in the am let me know! :)
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