When is National Pack Your Lunch Day?
March 10th is National Pack Your Lunch Day.
What is National Pack Your Lunch Day?
Eating lunch out can be costly, especially if it’s healthy. We pay extra to have someone prepare our food every time we buy from a vending machine or a restaurant. National Pack Your Lunch Day fights the urge to eat out by promoting homemade lunches as a healthy and inexpensive option.
Packing a lunch lets you think ahead. Instead of a limited fast food menu, you have the culinary capability of an entire grocery store. It just takes some forethought. Enjoy a couple veggies here, some sliced fruit there, and whatever kind of sandwich you want. Get creative.
A packed lunch saves you money too. You can sock it away for a vacation in Tahiti or reward yourself with an end-of-the-year steak lunch. Whatever you do, don’t forget to use National Pack Your Lunch Day to brown bag your way to financial victory.
Fun facts about National Pack Your Lunch Day!
- The average cost of eating out is $12.75 per person.
- If you save $3 a day, 5 days a week, 50 weeks a year, that’s $750 you’re keeping in your wallet. (Save it, and reward yourself with a steak for lunch some day in December.)
- The first cartoon to show up on a lunchbox was Mickey Mouse.
How to celebrate National Pack Your Lunch Day:
- Take a packed lunch to school or work. Delicious options include but are not limited to: bananas, hardboiled eggs, avocado, hummus, apples, prosciutto, cheese, pita bread, and carrots.
- Use last night’s leftover chili, or whatever leftovers you have. Taking leftovers for lunch requires less preparation in the morning. Less food goes to waste in the fridge too.
- Get yourself a lunchbox. Yes, there are adult lunchboxes for sale on the internet. No, most of them don’t have an animated mouse’s face on them. (But if you’re into that, who’s to stop you?)
What’s the hashtag for National Pack Your Lunch Day?
Share your packed lunch secrets on social media using #PackYourLunchDay.