Lunch is what you eat at home when the days work is done.
Lunch?
What is your go-to approach for lunch other than eating out?
I want hot food for lunch, but I don't want to break the bank eating out every day. What solutions have worked for you?
I want hot food for lunch, but I don't want to break the bank eating out every day. What solutions have worked for you?
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Lunch is what you eat at home when the days work is done.
Couldn't agree more, anything else is a snack. Occasionally I will put some cereal in a 1qt. wonton soup container. My wife will sometimes buy me the crackers with the chive "cheese" on them. I always try to keep seltzer or water in the van. Used to be gallon jugs of arizona but i am trying to avoid diabeetus.
I had a 4lb bag of plain shelled dry roasted peanuts for a while. They were like eating crunchy lima beans. No salt or anything. Just a tablespoon of those will cure your munchies lolz. It was meant as squirrel food. It was given to me at an animal sanctuary a couple years back. I was always surprised rodents never got into it sitting in the work van.
Today I ate a tuna salad sandwich from the gas station and drank two gatorades, then I got sent a solid 60 mins away and was nodding off by the time I got there. Food during the day only slows me down.
I am a huge sucker for sushi though :biggrin:
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2-3 times a week for me! I finish my last job at 1-2 pm then I refill my supplies and end up at home at 3:30. Rummage through the fridge, drink a coffee go take a nap and go for a drive.Lunch is what you eat at home when the days work is done.
Other than that I brought those large coolers when working construction but now I don't bring anything except water. Sometimes I'm able to go back home in between jobs and grab left overs or chef D in a can. Then other times it's fast food.
I tried the sandwiches at the groceries, you know those "healthy" ones with 2 tiny sticks of carrots on the side, it's like eating freaking mystery bland substances between 2 slabs or crumbly mortar. :vs_OMG:
That peanut thing was epic! :vs_laugh:. Used to be gallon jugs of arizona but i am trying to avoid diabeetus.
I had a 4lb bag of plain shelled dry roasted peanuts for a while. They were like eating crunchy lima beans. No salt or anything. Just a tablespoon of those will cure your munchies lolz. It was meant as squirrel food. It was given to me at an animal sanctuary a couple years back. I was always surprised rodents never got into it sitting in the work van.
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Diabetus... Took me years to be able to drink stevia soda and even harder to drink carbonated water.
You could do what most of the Mexican workers on the job sites do here and have an electric hot plate or griddle and bring things to heat up. They usually have like a pot luck deal going on and many of them bring some good leftover stuff that their wives made and will all chill out and in a big group and eat. Then it's siesta time for a bit before getting back to work. There are also times when they don't bring stuff from home but will have one guy go to the store and buy supplies for something simple to make like tacos and they'll cook it there on the site. There's a Fiesta store not too far from one of the main areas I used to work in a lot and you could get a pound of marinated fajita meat for a good price that I would buy and put on their griddle and cook up and share.
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I tried the sandwiches at the groceries, you know those "healthy" ones with 2 tiny sticks of carrots on the side, it's like eating freaking mystery bland substances between 2 slabs or crumbly mortar. :vs_OMG:
Not all places have the same premade sandwiches. Some of the gas stations have two rectangular halves in a package, others have two triangles, some will have three triangles so essentially a sandwich and a half.
The most interesting is the double decker half. It's the same amount of filling as one sandwich but only 3/4 of the bread. It goes one triangle of bread, filling, triangle, filling, and then a third triangle of bread. Well some doofus at the factory must have been high because I got a triple decker when it should have been just two triangle halves. I started to eat it while I was driving. I take the first bite and it took me a while to realize why it was so awkward. You ever have a triple decker sandwich?!?!?! The worst part was the white bread wasn't airy at all, pretty dry too.
I've told my wife before, if I crash the work van they'll find food splattered everywhere lolz :vs_laugh: I just work drive and eat all day. I love my job. :smile:
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You could do what most of the Mexican workers on the job sites do here and have an electric hot plate or griddle and bring things to heat up..........
A lot of our guys and the carpenters have microwaves in their vans :biggrin:
I don't though, would mean less room for parts!
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Here you'll also see some guys bring leftovers from home and have a small microwave with them to heat stuff up or they will go to 7-11 and use their microwaves.
I’m a creature of habit, 2 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches every day. I put way too much PB&J on them so their about 2” thick. I mostly eat them while driving.
I’ve seen that here too. It smells way too good. Some will put the food their wives made them on the dashboard or engine to heat it up. They’ll ask me “doesn’t your wife make you lunch from the dinner she cooked the night before?” And I have to let them know white women don’t cook nowadays.You could do what most of the Mexican workers on the job sites do here and have an electric hot plate or griddle and bring things to heat up. They usually have like a pot luck deal going on and many of them bring some good leftover stuff that their wives made and will all chill out and in a big group and eat. Then it's siesta time for a bit before getting back to work. There are also times when they don't bring stuff from home but will have one guy go to the store and buy supplies for something simple to make like tacos and they'll cook it there on the site. There's a Fiesta store not too far from one of the main areas I used to work in a lot and you could get a pound of marinated fajita meat for a good price that I would buy and put on their griddle and cook up and share.
You could do what most of the Mexican workers on the job sites do here and have an electric hot plate or griddle and bring things to heat up. They usually have like a pot luck deal going on and many of them bring some good leftover stuff that their wives made and will all chill out and in a big group and eat. Then it's siesta time for a bit before getting back to work. There are also times when they don't bring stuff from home but will have one guy go to the store and buy supplies for something simple to make like tacos and they'll cook it there on the site. There's a Fiesta store not too far from one of the main areas I used to work in a lot and you could get a pound of marinated fajita meat for a good price that I would buy and put on their griddle and cook up and share.
Wow how much time for lunch??
The French in France go for lunch and siesta and come back only at 3 pm to finish at 6-7 and have dinner at 8-9pm. Those are horribly longs days.
Some days I'm overloaded with those mystery leaks I don't have time to eat or even take a break so I can fit all the appointments that were scheduled. Never worked so damn hard in my life. By the way haven't taken a break since I opened shop.
It usually seems like that's what they end up doing as well. They usually offer food to me and i will eat quick and get right back to work. A lot of times i skip lunch or grab something quick and cheap if i'm near somewhere i can do that. I have an unhealthy love for the jalapeno & cheese hot dogs with mustard and onions from QuickTrip gas station.Wow how much time for lunch??
The French in France go for lunch and siesta and come back only at 3 pm to finish at 6-7 and have dinner at 8-9pm. Those are horribly longs days.
I also really like the "Texas Spicy" hotdogs from the vendor outside the Home Depot or Lowes in our areas. That's what they are called on the menu and every vendor has them, they are an unnaturally red hot dog with a good spicy kick to them. Some mustard and grilled onions on them and I'm a happy camper.
2” thick!!??I’m a creature of habit, 2 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches every day. I put way too much PB&J on them so their about 2” thick. I mostly eat them while driving.
.....jalapeno & cheese hot dogs with mustard and onions ......
How does your helper breathe in the van???? Lolz :vs_laugh:
On our honeymoon we got steak and my wife wouldn't let me have the horseradish dip because it would ruin our wedding night :surprise::biggrin:
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Maybe a slight exaggeration but not much2” thick!!??
Well that's racist....:devil3:..white women don’t cook nowadays.
Just kidding, don't go calling up rush limbaugh!!
My wife cooks great, I get HOMEMADE pumpkin pie AND carrot cake on my bday. She cooks great, most of the white women I know do. Sounds like you need greener pastures mi amigo, a pasture where the cows actually produce :vs_laugh:
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My helper is my dog, and she's more like a supervisor. Her breath and farts are worse than mine so it hasn't been an issue so far for her.How does your helper breathe in the van???? Lolz :vs_laugh:
On our honeymoon we got steak and my wife wouldn't let me have the horseradish dip because it would ruin our wedding night :surprise::biggrin:
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