March save on work lunches challenge

La_escocesa

I can't believe we're heading into the last full week of March!

I am 'one up' on the total I set at the beginning of the month as I took lunch one day when I was only working a half day, which I didn't account for.

Might check out Approved Foods for next month's lunches.

Roll on April and some more weird and wonderful lunch-time creations!

x

maysmummy

twiglet98 wrote: »

Charliegirl well done for going to the gym, I've been in the garden today, the forecast is wet for the weekend.
Maysmummy I LOVE your signature advice to teenagers! Found out today that my 18 year old, who travels by train to 6th form college, buys a croissant and hot chocolate-to-go at the station, then buys something ridiculous like cheese strings, crisps and cherry coke for lunch. She pays out of her own earnings, and eats almost nothing at home. I was a fussy kid and grew out of it, but her extravagance on such rubbish horrifies me. Of course at 18 she's deaf to all advice, she knows everything, and likes reminding me that she's old enough to choose what to eat and how to spend her wages. Goodness knows how she'll manage if she goes to uni, I hoped she'd be past the picky stage by now.

Thanks twiglet- it's the advice I give my own 2 teens who sound just like your daughter. They laugh at my and DH's OS ways and think nothing of eating 2 bowls of cereal and a takeaway for a meal.

BEAT_THE_DEBT

Hello i will wait to join the April one but i have only bought lunch twice in march so far!!xx

Nottoobadyet

well done BtD, look forward to having you on the next one!

I have a fridge full of leftovers, so next week should be yummy.

keza

spinach frittata for me today. was well yum - cud have murdered 2 bits really (bits are quite small as we cut it into 8 and hubby got 2 bits today) and an activia yogurt! mite have some peanut butter on toast when i get home lol! xxx

josephine82

I failed on Friday and bought a lunch :mad:. To give me credit, I wasn't feeling well on thurs eve so didn't make my sandwiches and then got up late still not feeling well on Fri morning and had to run out of the house. Oh well. Only spent £1.20 on a pasta salad.
Anyway, I'm back on it again for the rest of the week 12/20 so far, should be 16/20 by friday and then 19/20 by Weds. Not bad though, this is the first time I've slipped up since Jan 1st!

I'm not looking forward to April, supposed to be going on a wheat free diet for 2 weeks- lunches are going to be so hard!

Nottoobadyet

Overate today - I brought in enough leftover vegetarian goulash for two days, but inhalled the whole thing!

nom nom nom

Treacly

Well done Nottoobadyet! I don't think overeating counts when it's a HM lunch - it's like eating standing up: the calories don't stick.

I'm still into taking a pink grapefruit for desk-breakfast, and today I had a rather odd sardine-and-rice-and-beans thing with fresh basil which I invented out of what I found in the fridge. Not my best effort, it must be said. Back to sarnies tomorrow (with an egg custard tart for pud).

Nottoobadyet

Treacly wrote: »

Well done Nottoobadyet! I don't think overeating counts when it's a HM lunch - it's like eating standing up: the calories don't stick.

I like the way you think! oink oink....

Nottoobadyet

So today is healthier with hm butternut squash soup and a roll. yummy.