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Should You Bring Your Lunch to Work?

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Should You Bring Your Lunch to Work?

Last year some 8.5 million Americans brought their lunch to work, a figure that's likely to grow as more of us look for ways to cut costs. But are a few bucks saved really worth all that effort — especially when a new season of Dancing with the Stars beckons? We priced a hearty, healthy DIY sandwich versus our favorite 6-inch-with-chips-and-soda deal from Subway. Here's how the lunch-meat face-off went down.

MADE-AT-HOME-SANDWICH BREAKDOWN

INGREDIENTINITIAL COSTCOST PER SANDWICH
Arnold by Brownberry Dutch Country bread, 100% Whole Wheat
Double Fiber
$3.89/18 slices$0.43 for two slices
Hellmann's Light Mayonnaise$5.39/30-oz. jar$0.08 (serving size: 1 tbsp.; 64 servings/jar)
Land O' Lakes Sliced Swiss Cheese$5.29/8 slices$1.32 for two slices
Sara Lee Fresh Ideas Turkey Breast, Honey Roasted Pre-Sliced$5.99/24 slices$1.00 for four slices
Organic beefsteak tomatoes$1.79 each$0.90 for three slices
Red Delicious apple$0.69$0.69
Six-pack Diet Coke (cans)$3.49$0.58 per can
Glad Fold Top Sandwich Bags$1.99/180-count box$0.01 per bag
$5.01 TOTAL COST


SUBWAY SANDWICH
6-inch whole-wheat turkey sub with Diet Coke and choice of Baked Lays or apple slices: $5.59 (prices may vary)

TOTAL SAVINGS: $0.58/day, or roughly $12/month. Barely enough to cover the cost of that Foreman Grill you'll need for next week's BLTs.
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