Lunch was from home today and it was great! I’m glad I was able to pack a lunch because I have been super busy at work all morning so there’s no time to go out. 
I would have had to eat at the caf again.
This morning I whipped up a fresh batch of the bruschetta that I had made earlier in the week. This time I added some cucumber.
The tomato and basil were recently picked from the veggie garden. You can’t get much fresher than that!
I piled the topping on rye bread with hummus. I ate this x 2 for lunch (on a lovely plastic plate from the caf again!)
I also had a piece of poundcake 
but my camera’s battery went dead after taking the pic above so there’s no photo to show you…
While making this lunch I thought of all the benefits to making your own sandwich to bring to work or school
1. Portion Control. I have found sandwiches bought at deli’s and restaurants to be at least 2x the size of a sandwich you would make for yourself in your own kitchen. And a lot of the time it’s the bread that is bulked up, not the fillings.
2. FRESH veggies! Not all restaurants, delis and cafeterias offer fresh EXTRAS on their sandwiches that you can add to your sandwich. Lettuce, tomato and onion are the ususal toppings. But what about roasted peppers and eggplant, grilled zucchini, spinach, sprouts, mushrooms and cucmbers just to name a few? You can’t beat a homemade sandwich packed with a variety of veggies.
3. No worries if you have allergies. Everytime I eat out I always have to ask if what I am ordering is baked/grilled/sauteed etc. with any fish or seafood and trust that the waiter relays the message to the cook. And even though I say no cheese, I have had plenty of veggie sandwiches come to me with melted cheese. You can’t really take the cheese off if it’s melted between the veggies. It’s just easier to make my own, but sometimes it is nice to let someone else do the cooking!
4. And of course we all know it costs less to make your own lunch than to eat out. It really does add up!
