Healthy Lunch Recipes

strangeotron

Anyone know where I can find some cheap healthy lunch recipes that don't require all sorts of bizarre ingredients? Thanks.

Edwardia

1. The lunchbox thread on MSE
2. Supermarket websites' healthy eating, salad and lunchbox sections
3. Library to find out if you can borrow healthy eating and lunches cook books
4 Have a nose in charity shops for same

strangeotron

I have never seen a book on this subject contain recipes that are either simple, affordable or otherwise not filled with silly ingredients that are impossible to find such as weird spices or ingredients that won't get used anywhere else.

There is no thread I can find called Lunchbox. This forum is way too dense.

VfM4meplse

strangeotron wrote: »

I have never seen a book on this subject contain recipes that are either simple, affordable or otherwise not filled with silly ingredients that are impossible to find such as weird spices or ingredients that won't get used anywhere else.

You might be better off sticking to salad sandwiches in granary bread then.

Sugarhunny1

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=8736719&postcount=6

Or The sticky on this thread:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2703123

strangeotron

Those recipes are cheap? Are you serious?

VfM4meplse

strangeotron wrote: »

Those recipes are cheap? Are you serious?

Try this instead - lunch for just 7.5p.

strangeotron

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Try this instead - lunch for just 7.5p.

Is that supposed to be funny?

I haven't seen any advice that's either cheap nor suitable for one person. All the books for cookery i've seen in the library are just expensive or extravagant recipes. Why do I have to get snotty responses from people?

This forum is an absolute nightmare to navigate, trying to find threads hidden in completely obscure forums when there are far far FAR too many forums to begin with is insane.

jemb

Where are you at lunch time? What facilities do you have?

strangeotron

jemb wrote: »

Where are you at lunch time? What facilities do you have?

at home with a regular kitchen.

Kleopatra

It can be difficult to find things on these forums - sometimes it is easier to use google than try and navigate what is here. There is a healthy packed lunch thread at the top of the food shopping and grocery forum.

My favourite healthy lunch is home made soup. I have built up a repertoire of about 12 soups which I make in bulk and freeze in portions.

I also make fishcakes with reduced price or tinned fish like mackeral. I make extra mash when cooking and sometimes even use instant potato for convenience. I usually make 3 or 4 at a time (fish mash and cover in home made breadcrumbs) cook one and freeze the rest for another day.

I use leftovers of meat to make rissoles, or bits of chicken in coronation chicken etc. Sometimes I save a bit from dinner for lunch the next day and reheat in microwave,

I grow cut and come again mixed salad leaves in the garden (but these can be grown on windowsill or container). One packet of seeds keeps me going for a couple of years. Have just started sowing for this year.

Hope this helps