Comments on: Outsourcing Lunch http://www.zachbeauvais.com/archives/outsourcing-lunch/ Blogging Perspective Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Zach http://www.zachbeauvais.com/archives/outsourcing-lunch/comment-page-1/#comment-2001 Zach Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:47:39 +0000 http://www.zachbeauvais.com/?p=277#comment-2001 <p>hmmm I first thought £3 was a lot until I tried making my own "graze box"... Sure, you can just about make it cheaper but you miss out on a few of the main benefits the £3 brings. First, you've essentially outsourced the job. It adds a structure to which you can subscribe. I know my lunch will be there now, and the alternative is £3 for a terrible sandwich anyway. Additionally, the benefit of having a random selection with weighted options for things I like means that I get a bit of a surprise. If I buy the same kinds of foods from the shop, in order to stay under my £3/day, I have to eat the same selection for about three days. So, yes: £3 for a handful of nuts is a lot of money; but that's not what I bought.</p> <p>I agree about the feel-good value. Fortunately, I tend to actually like a lot of the feel-good foods. Fresh fruit and oats and suchlike are great! Not sure about Wheatabix, though... that's just edible bricks...</p> hmmm I first thought £3 was a lot until I tried making my own “graze box”… Sure, you can just about make it cheaper but you miss out on a few of the main benefits the £3 brings. First, you’ve essentially outsourced the job. It adds a structure to which you can subscribe. I know my lunch will be there now, and the alternative is £3 for a terrible sandwich anyway. Additionally, the benefit of having a random selection with weighted options for things I like means that I get a bit of a surprise. If I buy the same kinds of foods from the shop, in order to stay under my £3/day, I have to eat the same selection for about three days. So, yes: £3 for a handful of nuts is a lot of money; but that’s not what I bought.

I agree about the feel-good value. Fortunately, I tend to actually like a lot of the feel-good foods. Fresh fruit and oats and suchlike are great! Not sure about Wheatabix, though… that’s just edible bricks…

]]> By: Zach Beauvais http://www.zachbeauvais.com/archives/outsourcing-lunch/comment-page-1/#comment-3913 Zach Beauvais Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:47:00 +0000 http://www.zachbeauvais.com/?p=277#comment-3913 <p>hmmm I first thought £3 was a lot until I tried making my own "graze box"... Sure, you can just about make it cheaper but you miss out on a few of the main benefits the £3 brings. First, you've essentially outsourced the job. It adds a structure to which you can subscribe. I know my lunch will be there now, and the alternative is £3 for a terrible sandwich anyway. Additionally, the benefit of having a random selection with weighted options for things I like means that I get a bit of a surprise. If I buy the same kinds of foods from the shop, in order to stay under my £3/day, I have to eat the same selection for about three days. So, yes: £3 for a handful of nuts is a lot of money; but that's not what I bought.</p> <p>I agree about the feel-good value. Fortunately, I tend to actually like a lot of the feel-good foods. Fresh fruit and oats and suchlike are great! Not sure about Wheatabix, though... that's just edible bricks...</p> hmmm I first thought £3 was a lot until I tried making my own “graze box”… Sure, you can just about make it cheaper but you miss out on a few of the main benefits the £3 brings. First, you’ve essentially outsourced the job. It adds a structure to which you can subscribe. I know my lunch will be there now, and the alternative is £3 for a terrible sandwich anyway. Additionally, the benefit of having a random selection with weighted options for things I like means that I get a bit of a surprise. If I buy the same kinds of foods from the shop, in order to stay under my £3/day, I have to eat the same selection for about three days. So, yes: £3 for a handful of nuts is a lot of money; but that’s not what I bought.

I agree about the feel-good value. Fortunately, I tend to actually like a lot of the feel-good foods. Fresh fruit and oats and suchlike are great! Not sure about Wheatabix, though… that’s just edible bricks…

]]> By: Simon http://www.zachbeauvais.com/archives/outsourcing-lunch/comment-page-1/#comment-2000 Simon Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:50:00 +0000 http://www.zachbeauvais.com/?p=277#comment-2000 <p>I've had a look at the Graze box and I think £3 for a handful of nuts is extortionate! Next time you're in the supermarket doing your weekly shop, why not drop in some fresh fruit and nuts, and pop a few in a Tupperware pot each morning? Still - if it means you don't skip lunch and stops you troughing when you get home, it's £3 well spent.</p> <p>>I feel better, because this food is actually, truly great for me and It feels nice to eat something light but sustaining when sitting at a desk for hours.</p> <p>It's nice when you get that "I can tell this is doing me good" feeling. I get it when I've finished a bowl of Shredded Wheat, even though it's clearly straw. It feels like it's cleaning your body from the inside out.</p> I’ve had a look at the Graze box and I think £3 for a handful of nuts is extortionate! Next time you’re in the supermarket doing your weekly shop, why not drop in some fresh fruit and nuts, and pop a few in a Tupperware pot each morning? Still – if it means you don’t skip lunch and stops you troughing when you get home, it’s £3 well spent.

>I feel better, because this food is actually, truly great for me and It feels nice to eat something light but sustaining when sitting at a desk for hours.

It’s nice when you get that “I can tell this is doing me good” feeling. I get it when I’ve finished a bowl of Shredded Wheat, even though it’s clearly straw. It feels like it’s cleaning your body from the inside out.

]]> By: Simon http://www.zachbeauvais.com/archives/outsourcing-lunch/comment-page-1/#comment-3912 Simon Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:50:00 +0000 http://www.zachbeauvais.com/?p=277#comment-3912 <p>I've had a look at the Graze box and I think £3 for a handful of nuts is extortionate! Next time you're in the supermarket doing your weekly shop, why not drop in some fresh fruit and nuts, and pop a few in a Tupperware pot each morning? Still - if it means you don't skip lunch and stops you troughing when you get home, it's £3 well spent.</p> <p>>I feel better, because this food is actually, truly great for me and It feels nice to eat something light but sustaining when sitting at a desk for hours.</p> <p>It's nice when you get that "I can tell this is doing me good" feeling. I get it when I've finished a bowl of Shredded Wheat, even though it's clearly straw. It feels like it's cleaning your body from the inside out.</p> I’ve had a look at the Graze box and I think £3 for a handful of nuts is extortionate! Next time you’re in the supermarket doing your weekly shop, why not drop in some fresh fruit and nuts, and pop a few in a Tupperware pot each morning? Still – if it means you don’t skip lunch and stops you troughing when you get home, it’s £3 well spent.

>I feel better, because this food is actually, truly great for me and It feels nice to eat something light but sustaining when sitting at a desk for hours.

It’s nice when you get that “I can tell this is doing me good” feeling. I get it when I’ve finished a bowl of Shredded Wheat, even though it’s clearly straw. It feels like it’s cleaning your body from the inside out.

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