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Being in the US and going to private school most of my life, cafeteria food actually wasn’t very stable. I packed my lunch like 80% of the time. Also I was at a phase where I wanted to be ”healthy” (but like 2000s/2010s healthy, which could be considered disordered eating now). Then work cafeterias can be iffy depending on where you work.
But i do enjoy the concept of packing a lunch and preparing things for yourself. I used to be quite embarrassed about certain things i would bring to eat, but now I don’t care.
Additionally, at my first job my coworker only ate like plain or vanilla greek yogurt for lunch EVERY DAY. i don’t want to become that 😂
chiawase_ 🤍🤍 i can totally relate to getting over food fears, 2000s diet culture has probably altered me permanently. but we prevail!!
I’m fortunate as my parents always packed my school lunches, considering in the UK canteen food isn’t great. I still do now because it’s a good lesson in frugality, as instead of paying £5 a day for lunch when out, I can spend about £15 to last me a week with packed lunches that are to my exact tastes!
sniffle yes to saving money! i originally started packing lunches more regularly to reduce food waste and quickly noticed how much i was cutting costs simultaneously. it’s a win-win!!
