National Pack Your Lunch Day is observed by many people across the country on March 10th of each year. It is a day to pack your own lunch and take it with you to work, school, on a picnic, to your friend’s house or where ever you are spending the day and enjoy what you have made and packed yourself.
Packing your lunch has benefits you may not expect. It can help you make healthier choices for lunch. Instead of choosing take out or something from the vending machine at work, you have a change to plan a head to add a fruit or vegetable that might not be available on those other menus.
By packing your lunch you also save a few dollars. Depending on the menu item, you can save several dollars by packing a lunch instead of ordering off a take out menu.
Mickey Mouse was the first licensed character to appear on a lunchbox in the year 1935.
The 1950 Hopalong Cassidy lunchbox was the first lunchbox based on a television show.
Bring a packed lunch to work, school, or a friends and use #PackYourLunchDay to post on social media.
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