packing lunch

Preparing midday food

Packing lunch is preparing food at home to eat elsewhere later—typically at work or school.

The practice saves money and offers control over what you eat: I've been packing lunch instead of buying from the cafeteria.

Someone who packs their lunch brings food from home rather than purchasing it.

Related

thermos · napkin · ziplock · leftovers · tupperware · brown bag · paper bag · cooler · snacks · apple · carrots · wrapper · meal prep · midday · cafeteria · desk · work · school

Categories
Opposites
meal procurement method

packing luncheating out

Meals at restaurants

dining out · takeaway · ordering in · catering · room service

food self-sufficiency

packing lunchschool lunch program

Subsidized student feeding initiative

planning and preparation

packing lunchwinging it

Proceeding without preparation

improvising · going hungry

Family

pack, packs, packed, packer, packers, packaging, unpack, unpacked, unpacking

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G