article_snippet.sent: The cost of a daily lunchtime takeaway can be crippling and yet instead of making lunches at home the majority of British workers still pop to the high street to grab the majority of British workers midday meal.
article_snippet.sent: The 'meal deal' (which is not always a meal, or a deal) has seen us stave off the hunger pangs with soggy sandwiches, slimy salads and salty soups, spending an average of £1,840 a year.
article_snippet.sent: But us could save up to £1,300 a year if us just prepared us lunch at home.
article_snippet.sent: Workers could save up to £1,300 a year if Workers prepared Workers lunch at home instead of buying pre-packed sandwiches and snacks from shops, research by vouchercloud.com revealed.
article_snippet.sent: More than 60 per cent of Britons who buy their lunches out spend an average of £1,840 a year, based on 46 working weeks, research by vouchercloud.com reveals.
article_snippet.sent: In comparison, those who prepare food at home spend just £552 over the same period - a saving of a whopping £1,288.
article_snippet.sent: The startling difference came to light following a poll of adults across the UK, which found that a fifth of Britons choose to purchase Britons work-time lunches as opposed to making Britons at home.
highlights_snippet.sent: British workers spend an average of of £1,840 a year on takeaway lunch .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Preparing your lunch at home could see a saving of up to £1,300 a year .