January save on work lunches challenge

pavlovs_dog

menu plan for this week (in no particular order)

jacket potato and beans
homemade sweet potato and butternut squash soup
tuna mayo roll
chicken curry and rice
left over risotto (or a roll if we scoff all the risotto )

have bought lots of fruit and plan on using up the hot cross buns in the freezer in place of the cereal bars that i normally buy.

packed breakfast will be porridge again. if the weather stays warm i might try normal cereal next week, but i have enough porridge satchets to last me over 3 weeks so it's no trauma if the weather changes.

La_escocesa

Last week to go! Aiming for 5/5 this week (only managed 3/5 last week...).

I made a lovely pearl barley & spinach risotto last week. Cheap n' healthy. Still got some of that left over so I plan to take some of that and some homemade butternut squash soup with pittas.

Good luck everyone! Looking forward to starting February's challenge!

(BTW, I have saved around £130 this month. I know last month was December/Christmas etc but I'm sure at least half of this is because I've not been shopping on my lunchbreaks. Thanks Nottoobadyet for the motivation!)

VALM

I've just made a batch of pea and ham soup which should last me up until Thursday. Tomorrow, I'm planning on making some BNS soup which I'll freeze until needed. Has the Feb thread been set up yet as I'd love to continue with this challenge? x

Nottoobadyet

Hey MrGreen, I'll actually be abroad the first few days of feb but maybe I'll start the thread before I leave then just update everyone on my return? Alternatively, if you'd like to run it next time around please do!

Total success last week, Im really getting into the hang of this! I even turned down lunch out with people which I wouldnt have done before, so quite proud of myself.

Finally updated all the newbies, if I missed you please let me know!

The_Moo

La_escocesa wrote: »

I made a lovely pearl barley & spinach risotto last week. Cheap n' healthy.

ooo please could I be cheeky and ask you to post this recipe? It sounds wonderful!

thank you :A

La_escocesa

The_Moo wrote: »

ooo please could I be cheeky and ask you to post this recipe? It sounds wonderful!

thank you :A

Course you can, no probs. I roughly followed this recipe: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/recipes/article586806.ece

Tasted much better the following day when I added a bit more wine and stock. Easy to freeze as well. Perfect.:T

firesidemaid

The_Moo wrote: »

ooo please could I be cheeky and ask you to post this recipe? It sounds wonderful!

thank you :A

yes, i thought that too! and pearl barley is cheap - in asda don't go for their own make go for the branded one (alongside the soup/broth mix). ours is in the ethic aisle (scottish section;))

Lollypop75

Another packed lunch today - was delicious. And am definitely at my target for the moment. I have 5 working days left this month, so I need to have a packed lunch on 3 of them to stick at over 60%.

rictus123

Need another 5 NSDs this week and no baker!!!

Nottoobadyet

Wow, everyone is doing so well!!! Great job, all