Healthy Lunch
Brown bag lunches can be pretty tasty and they are usually more healthy than going out for lunch at work. Plus they save money! But sometimes we get to feel a little deprived if we never go out to eat for lunch. I recently heard of a great idea to solve this problem. A group of workers came up with a Friday Lunch Bunch plan. I just had to share this great idea.
Here’s how it works. Bring your lunch to work Monday through Thursday. But on Fridays go out to a nice place for lunch with your fellow workers. By choosing a restaurant that’s a little more special than your typical fast food place, it’s a nice treat. (And you have a better chance of eating something healthy than at a fast food place.) It’s something nice to look forward to all week.
As many people have pointed out before, having the same “treat” every day is no longer a treat. Having it only occasionally makes it more special and enjoyable.
This is kind of like having your cake and eating it too. You get to save money and enjoy a Friday treat. Of course if you are doing some black belt saving to beat back debt, you can make the treat meal once a month or skip it entirely.
What do you think? Is this something that would work for you?
maggie says
Thanks, Roberta. I did too when I heard it. If we lived close enough we could have a lunch together now and then anyway!
Roberta says
I think this is a great idea. Unfortunately I am retired and do not work at an office any longer.