I work from home. When it comes time for lunch each day, I have the advantage of my full kitchen. But, you know what? So do you. You can have anything that is in your kitchen for lunch when you go to work. You just have to take it with you.

由于我在家工作，所以每到午餐时间，我都有整个厨房的优势。但是你知道吗?其实你也可以做到。即使你在外面上班时，也可以在中午享用自己厨房里的任何食物：你只需随身携带便当就成了。

A recent survey found that more people in the U.K. are buying carryout and fast food lunches, a habit that generates nearly 11 billion items of packaging waste a year, according to the environmental charity, Hubbub.

据环境慈善机构Hubbub称，最近有一项调查发现，许多英国人都偏向于购买外卖和快餐作为午餐，这种习惯每年会导致近110亿件包装废弃物。对此，我们是不是应该做点什么了?

So, get packing! Here are seven great reasons to take your lunch to work:

除了环保之外，自带午餐上班其实还有其他许多好处。以下就是你应该自带午餐上班的七大理由：

You have control over what you eat.

Who knows what the cafeteria puts in their food or the number of calories in the sandwich you ordered from a local deli? When you bring your lunch from home, you can have healthy meals every day.

你可以控制自己所吃的食物

谁知道自助餐厅在其食物中添加了什么，或者从当地熟食店订购的三明治中有多少卡路里?当你从家里自带午餐上班时，就可以每天享用健康的一餐了。

You’ll save money.

It’s much less expensive to bring your lunch from home than it is to eat out every day.

你会省下不少钱

从家里自带午餐显然要比每天外出就餐便宜得多。

You’ll waste less food.

You usually don’t want to eat last night’s dinner for dinner again. But it’s not so bad when it’s lunch. By bringing your leftovers to work for lunch, your leftovers won’t go to waste.

你会浪费更少的食物

你通常不会想在晚上再吃昨晚剩下的晚餐。但午餐就另当别论了。只要把昨晚的剩菜带去公司当午餐，你的剩饭剩菜就不会浪费掉了。

There are lots of really hip containers available to take your lunch in.

You don’t need to waste money on brown bags and plastic baggies that you’ll toss after just one use. Making a one-time purchase of a lunch container will save you money in the long run and save a lot of trash from ending up in a landfill.

有很多非常时尚的容器可供你打包

你不必在用后即弃的塑料袋上再浪费一分钱了。一次性购买的午餐容器将为你长期节省资金，并且能够减少大量最终会进入垃圾填埋场的垃圾。

You’ll have time on your lunch break for more than just lunch.

Instead of heading out to the restaurant or deli, you can read a book, write in a journal or call your mom.

你的午休时间不仅仅是吃饭时间了

你可以阅读书籍、书写日记或是给妈妈打电话，而不必前往餐厅或熟食店了。

No one will snicker at you for bringing your lunch right now.

It's the financially smart, environmentally conscious thing to do.

现在没有人会嘲笑你自带午餐了

这种行为不仅表现出了财务上的节约，同时也是有环保意识的体现。

You may just be a trendsetter in your office.

People may be waiting for someone to take the lead and be the first to buck the trend of ordering out every day. They may even applaud you.

你可能成为办公室的潮流引领者

你的同事们可能正在等待某人带头成为第一个逆转每天订餐这一惯性的人。他们甚至还有可能会为你喝彩。