My apologies for listing the first three things that came to my mind. Lets try, burger king, subway, TCBY, Ben and Jerry's, all chinese food restaurants, Chilis, Uno's... again thats their motive, they want to eat out 2-3 meals a day on a 4 day trip, let them have at it. They don't want to it's their choice.

Hahaha thats greatest post on this thread. Because that has to do ANYTHING with bringing a lunch box?

Good point. So, for what it is worth, this 744 captain packs:

StarKist yellowfin tuna in olive oil (the foil packages).
Kind bars
Kashi trail mix bars from Costco
Medifast bars. These are not cheap, but they crush the appetite.

If I bid the 777 I guess that I will cut down on the Kind bars and increase the Kashi. And use less starch in my shirt.

Boys and girls. We all need to gain some self respect and stop eating chef boy are horrible.

Sack up, and buy some food. Maybe a Nice Caesar salad, a sandwich with some healthy fat called..... an avocado?

Or day old egg salad because your spouse packed it !

Whoooo whoooo

They sure stink to me when the guy on the other side of the flight deck is digging into that bag with his fork!

Thank you for chiming in! I would say you'd have to leave a packet or two of tuna at home.

742Dash

That's pathetic. Even at Eastern, captains took us new guys to favorite restaurants in new cities, sometimes picking up the drink tab. I learned about Chinese from one in PDX. If this business has sunk to eating cat fod ou of a can, it's gone.

GF

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!

How is this pathetic? Sorry we don't have a company card, picking up our bills for surf and turf and margaritas. It's even more pathetic that you judge someone because they bring their own food.

Ok, in all seriousness.

1. I have pretty much been there, done that. Eating exotic food in the 3rd world sucks after the dice come up snake eyes a few times. If I never spend another night in a hotel bathroom curled in the fetal position that will be just fine with me.

2. I am trying to avoid crap carbs, which is difficult when on the road. Randomly seeking food on the road put 40 pounds on me over 13 years. Most of which is now gone.

3. I do go out, and I do spend money. I just prefer to now do it on my terms.

4. I do buy beer for my crew.

There are a lot of reasons to pack food on the road, and I clicked on this thread to see if there were any new ideas for me. Your first post, to be honest, comes across as somewhat patronizing.