So why not treat yourself to some pie and mash, a curry or a hot bowl of soup.
This month is all about comfort food and keeping warm.
Here are a selection of places in and around Mansfield offering some traditional winter warmers to get you through this winter season.
9. Pizza Hut, Mansfield
At Pizza Hut, on Nottingham Road, Mansfield, you can get unlimited pizza, pasta and salad at the Weekday Buffets which start from just £9.99 for adults and £6.99 for kids or you can enjoy a light lunch every weekday until 5pm, which includes any flatbread, unlimited salad and a bottomless soft drink for £9.99. Photo: Google
10. Toby Carvery, Sutton
At Toby Carvery, Coxmoor Road, Sutton, you can enjoy a midweek carvery, Monday to Friday, for £7.99. Or why not try the all you can eat breakfast, served until 11am, for £5.49 on weekdays and £5.99 at the weekend. Photo: Google
11. Badger Box, Kirkby
At the Badger Box on Derby Road, Kirkby, you can enjoy two selected adult main meals and two kids main meals for just £15, all day Monday to Friday, with additional kids main meals available for just £1. Other offers include steak from £7.99, all day Monday and Tuesday, two mains for £10.49, all day Monday to Thurday and two for one burgers all day Thursday. Photo: Google
12. King's Mill Farm, Sutton
King's Mill Farm on King's Mill Road East, Sutton, has a carvery for £7.79 on weekdays and £10.79 on weekends and Bank Holidays as well as a Weekday Set Menu offering two courses for £7.99, and you can add a third course for £2. Photo: Google