The classic egg salad (33%), ham salad (30%) and chicken mayonnaise (30%) are the nation’s favourite sandwiches to pack for work. Brits can’t resists starting their lunch at an average of 12.18pm.
As many as 49% of those who pack a lunch, say they are doing so to be more frugal and save pennies. A packed lunch instead of nipping out at lunchtime is helping working Brits to save £80 a month on average, stacking up to £960 per year.
The research, commissioned by British Lion Eggs, suggests Brits are also packing sandwiches to cut back on calories (35%) and reduce their intake of ultra processed foods (30%).
Over half of those surveyed (58%) agree that nothing beats a classic homemade sandwich for lunch, with tuna & mayo being a popular choice (28%) as well as ham & cheese (26%).
When it comes to crisps, working Britons are snubbing modern flavours for a classic cheese & onion (39%), ready salted (34%) and salt & vinegar (28%) to pop in their lunch box.
Mark Williams from British Lion Eggs, said: “This research indicates a real resurgence in the classic packed lunch for Brits working from the office, with saving money and eating healthily high on the agenda for people, especially after the summer holidays. Cost-effective, high in protein and packed with vitamins and minerals, a return to a classic packed lunch option of an egg sandwich is an easy way to fuel up well, but frugally.”
The research also indicates how few working Brits are taking a full hour for lunch, only taking a break for 35 minutes on average. The top ten packed lunch items include:
- Egg salad: 33%
- Ham salad: 30%
- Chicken mayonnaise: 30%
- Tuna mayonnaise: 28%
- Ham and cheese: 26%
- Cheese and pickle: 20%
- Cheese and tomato: 19%
- Tuna and sweetcorn: 16%
- BLT: 12%
- Cheese and egg: 11%