August Bring Your Lunch To Work Challenge

Lauralozzle · 1 August 2017 at 7:01PM

Day 1

Made my pack up this morning before work, using up all leftover fruit in the fridge.

Goats cheese and basil wholemeal sandwich.
Fruit salad of strawberries, Apple, blueberries and cherries.
Packet of French fries.

I've still got half the goats cheese left so will focus on using this up before I pick anything else. I refused to pick up some sandwich meat this evening during our little food shop because I'm going to try and make the cheese last.

Florence_J · 1 August 2017 at 8:45PM

I have only bought lunch at a work canteen 3 times this year, but that is because I am doing a 'no spend year' and have banned them, so you could say those 3 are still a failure.2 were last week. I went a bit off the rails in July and was buying coffee and gum in the morning, sometimes had to buy breakfast, so for me I am taking this challenge beyond lunch and just getting back to my goal of not buying any food and drink to eat outside the home (unless socialising).

I prepped a batch of roast vegetable couscous on Sunday and have had that every day this week and will do so again tomorrow. Thursday's lunch will be left over Macaroni Cheese which is what we are having for dinner tomorrow night.

In terms of savings for the last two weeks without failure I have spent at least £1.79 in the station spar each morning on food stuffs so that is my saving today as today was a NSD.

Miss_D_Meanour · 2 August 2017 at 6:54AM

Day one done and I had people's eyes popping out of their heads at the sight of Tupperware in front of me at lunch. Whispered comments of "she cooked! Did you know she could cook?" abounded.
Well you need to catch people off guard every once in a while. NSD for me - yippee

I have to pick up the milk for the team today so fingers crossed I make it through the supermarket without a pain au chocolat (or two) leaping into my basket!

Wow Florence J a 'no spend year'?

Take care everyone
MissDM

Maggie_Bob · 2 August 2017 at 9:10AM

I'm in for this challenge please - trying to save money in general but also because we still hope to buy a house some time this year so pennies towards moving costs and fees will help! I'm (recently) veggie, have access to a microwave and boiling water at work, and there's a Tesco down the road I need to avoid visiting every lunch time!

Yesterday: Rice and bean salad, heated up with olive oil drizzled through it. Did visit Mr T but only bought my fruit for the week (bunch of bananas, pack of flat peaches)

Today: quiche and salad, yoghurt and fruit.

Good luck and good lunch every one!

better_times · 2 August 2017 at 10:59AM

Today is salad with king prawns, carrot and cucumber sticks with hummus and water

leenabeena · 2 August 2017 at 11:06AM

glass_half_full wrote: »

sardines (I know not everyone's taste!).

I sometimes have sardines with avocado, beef tomato and cream crackers (the ones from the discounters taste just as good as branded IMO). Low cost, filling and getting some of my 5 a day in

glass_half_full · 2 August 2017 at 1:41PM

leenabeena wrote: »

I sometimes have sardines with avocado, beef tomato and cream crackers (the ones from the discounters taste just as good as branded IMO). Low cost, filling and getting some of my 5 a day in

That sounds really nice, will give it a try

glass_half_full · 2 August 2017 at 1:50PM

Todays lunch
Bulgar wheat - this makes a nice base for a salad 23p
Tomato 10p
Cucumber 5p
Avocado 45p
Apple 15p
Dark chocolate 2 squares 28p
Total £1.26
Saving £1.74
Working this out is a real challenge!

Juliaskitchen · 2 August 2017 at 3:16PM

My husband has always had 'deja vu' lunches....being what ever we had the night before. He has a 'Regulation' breakfast of 1 banana, 2 slices of toast with marmite (love it or hate it?) and plain yogurt with either sliced fruit, honey or nuts and a juice drink.
He's just started at a new job and the food he eats has been viewed by his work colleges, they say he's spoiled.....He tells them he's not spoiled, he's ruined!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

FatVonD · 2 August 2017 at 8:48PM

Hey, new people, welcome aboard :wave:

Today I had a YS chicken and bacon roll, it was gluten free and quite revolting but, hey, it was only 23p, (won't be buying that one again though.)

I had it with crisps from a multipack which cost me 16p

I also took in some flat peaches, Maggie Bob but didn't get around to eating them as we had free cake so I will count those tomorrow :T

So today's total is 39p, a saving of £2.61 compared to a £3 meal deal :T

August Bring Your Lunch To Work Challenge

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