To ask if those of us who enjoy a sandwich for lunch are a dying breed

I think the makers of the meal deal would disagree.

My absolute pet hate. Stop putting mayo on everything!

I am a soup eater personally because it feels more like a meal (Heinz Big soups do anyway) and home-made sarnies manage to feel damp yet dry at the same time.

I still love a sandwich. Especially jam with seeds got to be good jam like mrs bridges or such like or lemon curd . It's still my favorite lunch .a standing joke with hubby who the hell drives miles for jam when there is loads of supermarkets near .he will never understand 😆

It's partly carb-avoiders but mostly (through observation at my office) younger people seem to think of sandwiches as boring and old-fashioned! At a push, I think wraps are acceptably modern. Makes me feel ancient as I tuck into my cheese and pickle...

AIBU To ask if those of us who enjoy a sandwich for lunch are a dying breed?

The answer is definitely 'yes', even if you are a Tetris king/queen who can stuff 600 other things in your Tupperware with it, and can still shut the lid.

Also, why do all sandwiches need mayonnaise on them now? I do not like mayonnaise, which rules out 99.9% of shop-bought sandwiches (and I have been laughed at for eating a humble jam sandwich), and the other 0.01% contains poisonous cheese...

I always have a hot meal at lunchtime - although I work 14 hour shifts and prefer my main meal in the middle of the day

at home: team sandwich (although I prefer a continental style open sandwich with fried egg on top)
at the office: whatever the cantine has to offer.

I love a sandwich but have it for dinner not lunch.
My children do not eat sandwiches age 21 and 26

I love a sandwich but only if they’re freshly made - cold fillings need to be in the fridge but bread should be room temperature - cold soggy bread is a travesty. So I have sandwiches from proper sandwich shops or make them at home. Office lunches are either sandwich shop treats or leftovers or something like salad in a tub.

When I worked I used to have soup because I have an issue with my gullet so have to eat quite slow or I'm in agony and the break wasn't quite long enough. Now I'm retired it's sandwiches all the way.

Good point. In the words of another mumsnetter on a post a while ago, many youngsters insist on elaborate lunches. True for my dcs !

I always had a sandwich every day for work all my life but now I’m retired there is a bit more choice in my fridge. My teen dc doesn’t like sandwiches at all. I think the younger generation has definitely moved away from the sandwich.

I always find the opposite... much prefer a homemade sandwich to a store bought one!

Out staff room is full of tupperware and the contents are myriad. Nobody appears to be avoiding carbs. Lots of leftovers, rice, noodles, pasta, fancy salads, grazing stuff. The microwave is in near constant use. I still see sandwiches but never white bread.

Came here to say this.

I think they taste different after a while. Don't ask, I don't understand it either.

I have no issues with leftovers in any other form!

If making myself I don't really do sandwiches as I find loaves of bread are just far too large. Even as a family of four, we hardly ever get through them before they expire. So if I was going to make a bread based lunch, I'd probably choose a brioche roll, bagel or wrap before traditional sliced bread.

Bread makes me fat so I became a jabber:)

I got instant goosebumps reading stainless steel lunchbox 🥶

I only eat freshly made sandwiches - literally I make them and eat them straightaway. I can’t stand sandwiches after they’ve been transported anywhere or after they’ve been in a fridge. The thought of it truly turns my stomach. I’m not like it with any other foods.

For the reasons above, I do not take sandwiches to work, and I would take soup or something to eat with a fork instead.

I only really eat sandwiches in picnics as it’s convenient. Never really been a fave food for me unless a fancy one. I normally eat left overs for lunch as it’s cheap / quick / balanced!

Well the Tesco meal deal is still as popular as ever so sandwiches are still ‘in’ even though they do all sorts now! But I love a sandwich or a wrap still and so do most people I know. I’m too lazy to make my own though, they’re never as nice either so I always usually go for the Tesco meal deal or a sandwich bar if I do have one.

When I was a child sandwiches were the only lunch we would ever have. It was unimaginable to not have a sandwich and a packet of crisps for lunch! But I'm not really a sandwich eater now, although I do like something on toast which is essentially an open sandwich so I haven't strayed too far.

Oh, what do you have? I need ideas for my lovely new stainless steel lunchbox.

It’s odd because I agree that in my office eating a sandwich seems unusual. But yet Pret and M&S are chockablock at lunchtime and while they also sell salads etc they still sell a lot of sandwiches.

So where are the sandwich eaters at lunchtime?? Do they go and hide somewhere with their shameful lunch? I’m out and proud at work but I’m beyond the age of being lunch-shamed.

(I don’t think it’s about avoid carbs, as most non-sandwich eaters are eating pasta or noodles.)