Almost a third of Brits are bored of their lunch and eat the same dish four days a week

ALMOST a third of Brits are ‘bored’ of their lunch and eat the same dish four days a week.

A study of 2,000 adults found 31 per cent are tired of having to think of what to eat for their midday meal each day.

Tilda Burrito bowl with pack

Tilda burrito bowl with pack[/caption]

As a result, it’s the nation’s least favourite mealtime.

The most boring lunches were found to be salads (22 per cent), sandwiches (21 per cent) and soups (20 per cent), despite most people eating these each day.  

It also emerged adults typically describe their go-to meals as easy (35 per cent), basic (28 per cent) and repetitive (24 per cent) but would like them to be tasty (40 per cent), healthy (36 per cent) and flavoursome (33 per cent).

Anna Beheshti, for Tilda, which commissioned the research to encourage people to elevate their plate when it comes to lunchtime, said: “Our research revealed people are looking for tastier, healthier and more flavoursome lunches, but convenience and time present a barrier to this.

“Lunch doesn’t have to be mundane, just because it’s often eaten speedily and alone.

“With a little bit of inspiration, and by incorporating a few small and easy cooking hacks as well as more exciting flavours into your lunchtime routine, you can create a quick and affordable lunch that ticks all of these boxes.”

The study also revealed the typical ingredients found in a kitchen cupboards and fridges to throw a lunch together include cheese (22 per cent), cold meats (18 per cent) and salad (18 per cent).

Other leftovers commonly found at home are cooked chicken (15 per cent), eggs (14 per cent) and baked beans (13 per cent).

Worryingly, those polled also predict they currently have an average of three out of date products in their kitchen.

This is due to forgetting about the items (30 per cent), not needing all the ingredients for a recipe (23 per cent) and last-minute plans to eat out instead (22 per cent).

And they most commonly discard unfinished or out of date vegetables (25 per cent), bread (25 per cent) and cooked leftovers (18 per cent).

When it comes to making lunch, priorities were found to be convenience (47 per cent), how healthy it is (36 per cent) and time (35 per cent).

While quick and easy recipes (29 per cent), affordable ingredients (28 per cent) and convenient cooking hacks (20 per cent) would also improve midday meals.

But 34 per cent struggle to think of what to eat for lunch when they’re at home and not working, while 27 per cent do so when they’re in their workplace.

The study, carried out via OnePoll, also found an average of just 15 minutes is spent preparing and eating lunch.

Anna added: “Given the rising cost of living, we especially want to encourage the nation to create tasty dishes by simply combining ready to heat rice packs with what they already have at home and might have forgotten about – from condiments to leftover meat and vegetables.”