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An Easy Way to Help Improve Air Quality in Buford — Bring Your Lunch to Work

Do you have suggestions for tasty brown-bag lunches that go beyond sandwiches? Post in the comments section.

It's Air Quality Awareness Week, and the Clean Air Campaign says one easy way residents can improve air quality is by bringing lunch to work. Packing a lunch means no driving to a restaurant, no sitting in a drive-through and, possibly one of the best perks, avoiding lunchtime traffic congestion.

And there are added benefits to bringing lunch from home — according to WebMD, it's one of the simplest ways to save money and most meals packed at home are healthier than foods at restaurants. Click here to view the WebMD post "Cheap and Healthy Brown-Bag Lunch Ideas (for Grownups)." Also, click here to check out 40 — yes, 40 — suggestions for what to pack for lunch from the Los Angeles Times.

Click here to check the local air quality forecast.

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