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  • Total spend including electricity(!) probably per lunch - 25 pence.
    I spend very little on my pack lunch.
    A salad of spicy salad leaves, chillis & tomatoes from my garden followed by homemade leek and potato soup. Again, home grown veg.
    As a sweet end to my lunch I have a muffin. I collected apples from my tree and along with blackberries I collected and froze back in September I made a batch of apple and blackberry muffins. couple of pennies per muffin! I make a big batch in one go and freeze them.
    Beat this...and it's SO satisfying to eat homegrown/made food.:T :D
  • I think I spend about £3.27 a day on Lunch !
  • I take in sandwiches most days using homemade bread. The cost is certainly less than £1
  • taplady
    taplady Posts: 7,184 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Its a great website and a great giveaway! I get free lunch at work:j if at home I guess it would be under a quid:money:
    Do what you love :happyhear
  • OliveOyl_2
    OliveOyl_2 Posts: 3,506 Forumite
    I make my own lunch each day
    Either sandwiches (HM bread) or HM soup.
    Sometimes just microwaveable leftovers.
    Others in the office are envious (they say) of my tasty food :D
    Costs less than £1 each day.
  • alimckay
    alimckay Posts: 10 Forumite
    I'd love a kit as I constantly forget to make my own lunch when making kids so end up forking out between £1-£5 depending on how busy each shop is!
  • I spend about £3 on lunch a day
    £2 Coin Savers Club (Christmas)- £86
    £1 Jar (Christmas)- £29
    Christmas Vouchers Saved: £145
  • I spend about £2 a day on lunch, I try to bring in stuff from home so I don't have to spend money during the day.
  • kesirra
    kesirra Posts: 14 Forumite
    depending on the day of the week will depend if i take my lunch or buy it. but more than often its taking a can of soup and buying a 50p ciabatta to go with it. so not bad really.
  • joannie
    joannie Posts: 45 Forumite
    I usually spend about 50p. This is using Tesco Value bread, (30p a loaf) 2 slices made into a sandwich. No more coffees out or bought sandwiches!!
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