Start the year saving money! Say for example you spend $10 per day on lunch (and that’s fairly conservative; realistically, it’s probably around the $15 mark), that’s a total of $50 per week. Multiply that over 48 weeks (allowing for holidays) and there’s a whopping $2400 per year worth of savings by simply taking your lunch to work. Well worth it in our book!

Ever wondered exactly what goes into your takeaway lunch? Not only is eating out hard on the hip pocket, it’s potentially hard on our health too. Packing your own lunch will almost always beat the fast food competition when it comes to nutrition. It doesn’t mean you need to eat sandwiches each day though. Think outside the bread! If you love a leftover, try planning ahead when preparing your dinners each evening, and make an extra chicken breast or serving of bolognaise to take for lunch the following day. Experiment with delicious salads and be a good example to your children.

Don’t spend your lunch break waiting in a queue for your sandwich to be made! With a home made lunch you’re ready to eat in an instant. Make sure you get away from the computer and have a break. If your workload doesn’t give you much time for a lunch break, 15-20 minutes outside in the fresh air will make all the difference. Start with one or two lunch breaks a week and take note of your productivity levels and how you feel.