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  • Talent
    Talent Posts: 244 Forumite
    About 50p to £1
  • When I bring in leftovers lunch probably costs me £1; otherwise it's £5.50 on average for a hot lunch with plenty veg... this usually is when I can't find any plastic tubs at home (hint hint! :) )
  • sort of nocturnal, so lunch never really happens .... which i suppose makes it free?
  • I should think about £2-£2.50
  • Around £1.50to £2.00
  • I bring my own so probably about £2.


  • i sometimes boil a packet of noodles.

    season with hot pepper sauce.
    fry a whole pack of Cumberland sausages and slice one over the drained noodles.
    delicately fold the sausages into the noodles.
    transfer hot meal to a food flask and look forward to lunch-time!

    grab a banana, conference pear or apple for afters.

    :cool:

    (place balance of sausages in fridge for following days).

    works out to around £1.80 per day!

    don't knock it till you try it as it beats a Pot Noodle; hands down!

    :D
  • Have to spend at least £5 a day on lunches!!:confused:
  • ethika
    ethika Posts: 27 Forumite
    depends on weather - on warm days probably about £3 (supermarket sandwich coffee/soft drink), but on cold days need something warmer and then it can come to £3.50/£4 - the chiller bag would be a great as it would also keep food warm and the thermos would be ideal for a warming soup.
    My mouth is watering at the thought of homemade soup and pasties if I should be one of the lucky ones :j

    thanks for blagging this great opportunity
  • packed lunch approx. £1
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