Most common working lunch revealed

The most common lunch was a ham sandwich, followed by a cheese sandwich and a chicken sandwich. Salad came fourth, and egg and prawn sandwiches respectively, featured in the top ten.

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Top ten meals office workers eat every day:

1. Ham sandwich
2. Cheese sandwich
3. Chicken sandwich
4. Salad
5. Baguette
6. Egg sandwich
7. Pasta
8. Jacket potato and topping
9. Microwave ready meal
10. Prawn sandwich

Regardless of what you eat, it’s important that you do so away from your desk. But, according to research from Beneden, only a fifth of employees take their full lunch hour, and one in four employees eat at their desk five times a week.

Helen Smith, Business Development Director at Benenden, explains why your desk shouldn’t become a diner: “It’s widely recognised that workers need to ensure they take a break – whatever they are allowed - and get away from their desks. Not only from an eating lunch point of view and building up energy levels, but also to refresh the mind and have time to refocus on the afternoon ahead.”