I don't think this thread is just about cheap/broke pilots not wanting to eat out. What about when you're hungry enroute? It's nice to have a healthy snack so you aren't starving and end up gorging on food during the first small break you get leaving you with nothing but a stomach ache and guilt. Also, what about when you're on an overnight that's too short to go out or there's nothing near by or when you leave too early to catch breakfast at the hotel. For some pilots, that is the reality--it's not a money thing. It's more of a convenience to have food with you in a lunch bag in case you get hungry throughout the day. If I don't carry food with me, I have the eating habits of a stray animal--I eat whenever I can, whatever I can and as much as I can because I don't know when my next meal will be. Keep the food ideas coming!