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    Rough Day On The Job? A Lunch Club Might Help You Bite Back Those Blues

    Bad food on top of a bad work day is ... bad. So some co-workers have created a bright spot — a good meal. And while the food is yummy, the care that goes into making a homemade lunch is even better.
    by Tove Danovich Feb 06, 2019 3 minutes
    Lunch clubs are becoming a popular trend in offices as a way for co-workers to brighten each others' days by sharing a meal they've prepared for each other. They might eat together or at their own separate desks.

    "If you have a crappy meal, it just feels like a crappy part of my day," says Jen Van Fleet, an educator in Davenport, Iowa.

    It's been a tough year in her school district. There have been new hires and budget cuts, and extra work that's kept everyone busier than usual. Just before Thanksgiving, she was commiserating with her friends about the year and her mediocre lunches when someone had a brilliant idea: Start a lunch club.

    Van Fleet assumed she and her four lunchmates would try it for

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