A question about : February 2015 'Take your Lunch to Work' Challenge.
It's back, by popular demand- Thanks to those who PM'd me asking me to revive this challenge- your wish is my command 
Save your Ј's by taking your Lunch To Work (LTW)!
A new thread for February 2015!! Although the title is 'Take Your Lunch to WORK', ANYONE can join in 
You can be a stay-at-home-parent, unemployed, work part time or work full time.
The point is, buying lunch (or breakfast, or both if you were silly like me!!) from the works canteen/the newsagents/the coffee shop etc, is EXPENSIVE!
Save that money to put towards your debt/to save/for a holiday (or whatever you want).
Declare at the start of the month how many days you are aiming for. I will NOT be updating you all (I don't have time), so its up to you to keep track of yourself. I'll add you to the challenge list, along with how many days you are aiming for.
Don't forget if you have a yummy lunch/breakfast idea then tell us all about it!
Here's the lovely lunch ideas - enjoy!
Recipe ideas for sandwich fillings and lunches
*Cold foods*
Sandwich combos:
Stuffing
Tuna mayo/salad cream
Tuna and sweetcorn
Tuna and onion
Tuna and cucumber
Egg Salad (hardboiled eggs, S&P, mayo. Mash together and voila!)
Cheese & carmelised onion chutney
Cheese and chilli jam
Grated cheese, mushed up egg, diced onion and mixed in with mayo
Peanut butter & marmite
Greek salad: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...3&postcount=38
Russian salad sandwich:https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...3&postcount=38
Cheese & pickle/piccalilli/tomato
Corned beef & lettuce
Ham & apple sauce
Coronation chicken (shredded cooked chicken, mayo, curry powder. Mix together)
Fried egg baguette
Sausage & mustard / ketchup / mayo / pickle / onion relish
BLT
Brie & grape
Ham and coleslaw
Onion Baji & coleslaw wrap
Chicken & bacon
Peanut butter, cream cheese & banana
Turkey/chicken & stuffing
Crisp butti
Chicken with pesto and mayo
Brie, crushed walnuts, feta &rocket wrap
Chorizo & goats cheese
Vegetarian (red lentil) pate https://fatfreevegan.com/blog/2010/02...d-lentil-pate/
Sliced turkey, mayo, pineapple and tinned sweetcorn
Falafel and salad sandwich https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...&postcount=150
Chickpea burger (thanks to Shortie for this one!) https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/nov/20/jack-monroe-chickpe...
B17c's rice dish https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=64206224&postcount=59
Soworried's Gammon and Mushroom Quiche-
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=64387265&postcount=511
Adding the following to salads:
-Hard boiled egg in salad
-Carrot salad: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...&postcount=110
-Cold duck and spinnach, raddish, pepper & carrot
-Cheese, ham & whatever salad is in the fridge
-Chicken and cold bacon bits
-Spice sensation cous cous with raisins, pumpkin seeds. little cubes of cheese (feta or cheddar) cheery toms halved,cuc, spring onions and a couple of dried apricots chopped up.
-Salad in a jar:
https://blog.babygizmo.com/2013/01/salad-in-a-jar/
-Rice cakes & hummus
-Crackers / carrot sticks / pitta bread & taramaslata (or dip of choice)
-Crustless quiche (good for GF diets):
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...3&postcount=38
-Spanish potato fritata
-Cous cous
*Warm foods*
-Frugal Queens lunchsize Sausage rolls (can be eaten hot-2mins in microwave-or cold): https://www.frugalqueen.co.uk/2013/10...-38p-each.html
-Pizza Wheels (Can be eaten hot-2mins in microwave-or cold):
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...&postcount=239
-Calzones (fill with whatever you want, yummy hot or cold) https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...4&postcount=42
Soups (with some bread?):
-Jamie Oliver's carrot soup: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...5&postcount=50
-Mushroom risotto soup: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...1&postcount=64
-Pasta (also can be eaten cold as pasta salad)
-Macaroni cheese
-Leftovers... pasta bakes, curry, spag bol, chilli..
-Falafel Onion bhajis, Samosas as side dishes to left overs (or lovely on their own.
-Jacket potatoes with various fillings (cheese, beans, leftovers)
*Snacks*
Cake
Fruit
Crisps (multibags can be better value)
Hot choc
Sausage rolls
Juice cartons
Cereal bars
Fruit salads (mix with a spoon or two of juice from tinned fruit to keep it from turning brown)
Biscuits
Mince Pies (not just for Christmas you know!)
Twinks hobnobs https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...70&postcount=4
*Emergency stocks for a drawer*
-Cereal bars
-Porridge oats ( just add boiling water and stir for 5 mins)
-Tinned macaroni cheese
-Mug Shot pasta packs
-Cup-a-Soup
*Other suggestions*
-Thermos flask of tea or coffee
-Either a flask or food flask for soups.
-Freeze sandwiches for the week or buy/make pasties, sausage rolls, and take them out in the morning.
-Wraps, bagels, baguettes, fruit bread and pitta bread can all be used instead of sliced bread.
*Breakfasts*
-Make your own instant porridge on the go https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...5&postcount=18
-Buy a pack of 5 cereal bars and leave them in the car glove box. Eat one a day on the way to work
-AGIRLCALLEDJACK's replica of Starbucks Berry Bircher: https://agirlcalledjack.com/2013/11/1...t-at-home-37p/
Good luck!
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#24 lilahloo 18 - It didn't seem right not to have a 'Take your lunch to work' challenge.Thanks!
I'm not sure that I qualify,since I'm off-sick longterm? - Count me in please! This is something I'm terrible at doing. I only work 2 days a week and my excuse is always our work canteen is so cheep and it is but it would be even cheaper to bring my own in. They charge 29p for a cuppa and this is my biggest weekness!!! 5p for hot water, milk & sugar if you bring your own teabag. Going to keep a stash of teabags and 5ps in my locker.
I'm actually only at work for 5 days this month so I aim to do all 5 - I spent far too much on canteen food in January. I'm in the office 20 days, so I'll aim to do 15 of pre-organised food
- Added you all up to here
Great to see new people joining! - Yes please, count me in for 20 days
I mostly take my own lunches to work already, but it will be good to track it all properly. Because I can't eat wheat and I'm veggie I have no choice really other than planning things in advance. Working in a area of London where salads are Ј6 this can only be a good thing.
Going to aim for 4 days out of 5 of not buying lunch or coffees. We have a proper espresso machine at work so it's silly to buy coffees, but every now and then I like a special one that I can't make myself.
I never buy breakfasts, I've got a box of porridge at work and various toppings so that's sorted. - Hi I would love to join in. Thanks for running this thread wantToBeSE Can you put me down for 24 days. I usually take a lunch anyway but I spend a bit on cola so I will be stopping this
- Now this sounds like a challenge I need! Our canteen closed down at work, and sad as that was, it was too easy to use it as an excuse. My office is right next door to it!!
So could I join in with a target of 20 days? As I need to take lunch every day, that sounds sensible.
I have a stash of flavoured tea, porridge & cup a soups in my drawer. So if I forget to make lunch the night before, I have a plan B.
I usually take homemade soup or salad, but would love something a bit more interesting. I plan on making these peanut butter and banana muffins tomorrow in preparation for breakfasts next week
https://agirlcalledjack.com/2015/01/2...and-delicious/
Looking forward to having a nosey at everyone else's lunch! - Hi all
I would like to join and set a target of 16 days.
Thanks - Can I join please although mine will be take lunch to uni challenge but as I am in 4 days a week it will save me a fortune I am in for 16 days in February so going to aim for all 16 as the food there costs a fortune the rest of the time I'm at home
- I am for 15 days
Glad to see the thread back
I am having pork pies, egg bites(!) potato salad and green salad this week. This should do 4 days this week.
I do buy meal deals tho? I make them stretch over two days tho cos I am so tight! - Good morning challengees!
Welcome to those who have joined us, I have added you all to the list
So, does anyone have ideas of what they are having this week for their lunches?
I'll be having pitta breads stuff with ham and salad tomorrow. Maybe a bit of cheese and some hummus too. Yum! - I've just made a big pot of veggie bolognese sauce to have with pasta.I need to make stewed apples with a big pile of sad looking apples.
- 20days please! I do have lunch at home but can sometimes get side tracked by shops on my way home!! This way I hope to stay on track and also hope to pick up some food ideas, Im very boring! Will be soups and jam butties this week!
Jodles
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