Workers forget to eat their lunch this many times a week

More than half of Americans skip lunch in order to work more, according to a recent survey .

The poll of 2,000 employed Americans, with a quota of 1,000 working parents with school-aged kids, revealed that 55% forgo eating lunch on hectic days to be more productive.

Respondents also admitted to completely forgetting to eat lunch two days out of the work week, on average.

In fact, more than four in 10 workers (43%) rely on reminders to eat a midday meal, with women being significantly more likely than men (63% vs. 48%) to need a reminder to eat during the workday.

Commissioned by Buddig for National Sandwich Month in August and conducted by Talker Research, the survey found that although 63% of working Americans eat a full, substantial meal for lunch most days, a significant number