Spending too much on food

7roland8

Just a few ideas:
a cheap sandwich maker - at least the food is hot!
Cheap slowcooker - but small might give yu away.
You can get electric frying pans that will cook all sorts - from soups to stews etc - just throw anyting in.

Tabatha_Kitten

Not sure what its called but there is a website where people let out a room in their house Monday to Friday. May suit you if you are going home each weekend.

Sharon87

I spent 11 days in a hotel with no fridge and a small kettle. We had a microwave at work so I could use that and it felt like a fridge outside. I will make sure you keep plenty of fruit and dry snacks, like nuts, crisps, ritz.etc

If there's a Wetherspoons they have steak or curry nights, which are cheap and includes a drink - alcohol or not.

Supermarket sandwiches are an option too as well as the hot food counters at the supermarket.

One thing I really enjoyed was pre packed salad, cooked chicken and a baguette.

consultant31

Check if there are any pubs nearby that do a carvery lunch.

Our local one does a fab carvery for £3.60 at lunch/tea time. The meat is slightly limited (you can ask for more if you've got the bottle, lol) but the potatoes and other veg are freely available....it's a real bargain

glimmerofhope

Following on with the microwave idea - if you have one at work maybe micro a jacket potato at the end of the day and wrap in foil to keep warm you could then add cold fillings.

RAS

Hi

Do you have a kettle? Access to a microwave at work?

Any sort of containers and any crockery in the room?

Any chance of a sandwich maker.

Chinese noodles can be heated with just boiling water if you cover the bowl or mug.

Cup a soups, particularly the bulker ones can turn a sandwich into something more presentable.

Add a "hot" pudding like cake or a banana with instant custard.

Another cold dessert is "instant whip" type made with milk or milk powder.

Bean salads, made with tuna, sliced onion and some veggies, plus dressing - the oil from the tuna will do with a sachet of vinegar from a cafe, or get a lemon.

theoretica

I would probably cook at the weekend and bring quite a bit of food - vegetarian meals, cheese etc will keep out of a fridge for quite some time if the room is cool. I wonder if it is possible to keep sauces in jars if you sterilise them as though making jam? I would add these to things like noodles or couscous and small tins of tuna or ready cooked meat.

As others have said lunches are often cheaper to eat out than evening meals so if you want to go out for a meal can it be lunch and have a cold supper?