sack lunches

Brown bag fare

Sack lunches are meals packed to be eaten away from home, typically in a brown paper bag.

The term evokes childhood—a sandwich, chips, and fruit carried to school.

Adults pack sack lunches for work or outings.

Conferences and events sometimes provide sack lunches as simple portable meals: The workshop includes a sack lunch.

Related

lunchbox · brown paper bag · picnic · meal · portable · chips · apples · childhood nostalgia · frugality · cookies · thermos · paper bag · juice box · ice pack · peanut butter · family traditions · eco-friendly practices · trail mix

Opposites
meal source/preparation

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Heated midday food service

school lunch · catered lunch · takeout · fast food · dining out

formality/elaborateness

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Professional midday meeting

catered lunch · power lunch · fine dining · lunch meeting · banquet

Family

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Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G