9-5'ers, what do you do for lunch?

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Looking for some new ideas for food to bring in or to get takeout. My office is near Delaware Park, so retaurant/takeout/delivery choices are almost unlimited, but

  1. I’d like to find heathier alternatives
  2. I’d like to stop spending $10+ a day on lunch

Currently we usually get:
Marcos
Dagwoods
Casa di Pizza
Bob & Johns
Chinese
Mighty
ETS
Globe Market
Romeo & Juliets
Dolce Vita
Wegmans

All good, but either bad for you or expensive, or both.

If I bring in lunch, its usually just some Lean Cuisine shit.

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India gate on elmwood. Saigon Cafe also elmwood.

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both rob’s choices rule.

wegmans has unlimited potential. just make your own stuff.

@ delaware+hertel is taste good. it’s Chinese, but they have this awesome vegetarian general tso’s “chicken”. It pwns.

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Ambroisa’s chicken soulvaki isn’t too shabby either.

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i honestly brought a blender into work and blend up a decent sized shake and have that for lunch :frowning:

oats, peanut butter, milk, banana = good to go

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i honestly brought a blender into work and blend up a decent sized shake and have that for lunch :frowning:

oats, peanut butter, milk, banana = good to go

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+1

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cook food the night before?

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I love India Gate, I’ve only gotten dinner there though. Will definitely have to get lunch there.

I cook almost every night, but I do a lot of seafood so its not really ok the next day.

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I love India Gate, I’ve only gotten dinner there though. Will definitely have to get lunch there.

I cook almost every night, but I do a lot of seafood so its not really ok the next day.

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I have never been there for dinner but lunch had a buffet. It was all really good.

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Dude, $10/day on lunch is insane.

$10/day x 5/week x 4/month = $200/month. My CAR PAYMENT is less than that. :jawdrop:

Make something healthy for dinner, then bring leftovers for a health and free lunch.

http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article.do?site=MensHealth&channel=nutrition&category=abs.diet&conitem=2b2a99edbbbd201099edbbbd2010cfe793cd____

While you’re there, spend some time cruising their nutrition & Abs Diet sections.

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Tim Hortons sandwiches and soups

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pb n j, apple, and animal crackers;) = dirt cheap

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[quote=“BikerFry,post:10,topic:25366"”]

Dude, $10/day on lunch is insane.

$10/day x 5/week x 4/month = $200/month. My CAR PAYMENT is less than that. :jawdrop:

Make something healthy for dinner, then bring leftovers for a health and free lunch.

http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article.do?site=MensHealth&channel=nutrition&category=abs.diet&conitem=2b2a99edbbbd201099edbbbd2010cfe793cd____

While you’re there, spend some time cruising their nutrition & Abs Diet sections.

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I cook a lot of fairly elaborate, healthy recipes all the time, but like I said its usually seafood related so I don’t like to save it. When I do chicken stuff I usually bring some in the next day. I really only eat unhealthy stuff when I’m at work lol.

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[quote=“newman,post:3,topic:25366"”]

both rob’s choices rule.

wegmans has unlimited potential. just make your own stuff.

@ delaware+hertel is taste good. it’s Chinese, but they have this awesome vegetarian general tso’s “chicken”. It pwns.

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It’s not vegan!!

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i spend about 5 bucks a day

WE get
Chinese
mcdonalds
burgerking
long john silvers
tim hortons
taco bell
mighty taco
subway
I usually spend 5 bucks but usually 7 max

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I cook a lot of fairly elaborate, healthy recipes all the time, but like I said its usually seafood related so I don’t like to save it. When I do chicken stuff I usually bring some in the next day. I really only eat unhealthy stuff when I’m at work lol.

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I hear ya. I wish I practiced what I preach. I try to bring my lunch, but it’s just so much easier to eat crap from the cafeteria. :gotme:

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Subway $1.99 sub of the day and their macadamian nut cookies are addicting. Im approaching 200pts. on my subway card.

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[quote=“newman,post:3,topic:25366"”]

both rob’s choices rule.

wegmans has unlimited potential. just make your own stuff.

@ delaware+hertel is taste good. it’s Chinese, but they have this awesome vegetarian general tso’s “chicken”. It pwns.

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i had taste good last night…it was great…but i have never been sicker

Fuji Grill has 2 rolls and Miso soup for 5.95 = unstoppable deal

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When we order chinese we get it from Taste Good. Their general tso’s isnt nearly spicy enough for me, otherwise its good…

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I dont touch chinese anywhere else but chang’s I know newman knows about changs.