Ideas for lunches under £2

ska_lover

15p Noodles! - Just an idea

Roxy07

Mug shots are pretty good, and not too unhealthy wise.

pink_princess

livewire_82 wrote: »

A little background information for you....
I'm getting married next year and as we all know these things are generally not cheap. To help find ways to save for the big day I want to reduce my weekly lunchtime budget.
I work right in the heart of London's west end on Oxford Street and I try to resist the more expensive sandwich bars and restaurants and usually opt for the nearby M&S which is just over the road.
Up until now, I have been generally buying myself averages priced lunches of between £3-4. I tend to get salad pots, ready meals, soups or sandwiches. I need to reduce this and would like some ideas.
One thing to note, my office continuously stocks cereal, bread, peanut butter and chocolate spread. I usually utilise these for breakfast but have recently found myself taking advantage of the bread for lunches aswell.
So far I haven't really found anything <£2 other than beans on toast unless I'm lucky enough to stumble upon something with a reduced sticker on it. Does anyone have anything a bit more inspiring?
I know batch cooking at home a few times a week is an option but I sometimes get home quite late and the last thing I want to do is start cooking.

I would find £3-£4 average a day for lunch as an extreme waste of money, we are a family of 5 so that would be between £75-£100 over 5 days :eek:

The peanut butter is a great protein source, and free makes it even better :j
Take in some fruit from home or some oats and you have lunch for around 50p!

I never get the lack of time excuse with cooking. A salad box takes me 5 minutes to put together, and an evening stirfry not much longer.

Think of it this way, every time you buy a sandwich your wedding budget shrinks, but your wedding dress may get bigger!

ska_lover

pink_princess wrote: »

Think of it this way, every time you buy a sandwich your wedding budget shrinks, but your wedding dress may get bigger!

Gosh that even scares me!

pink_princess

ska_lover wrote: »

Gosh that even scares me!

So hopefully it will help the op :rotfl:

paadzer

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

I beg to differ! I can make a whole pan full of soup giving 6-8 servings for less than the price of a tin of soup!

I was offering the poster advice who states that she does not make lunch at home

~Chameleon~

paadzer wrote: »

I was offering the poster advice who states that she does not make lunch at home

I was challenging your statement that tinned soup was cheaper. Some people are not aware that home made soup is so easy to make and cost effective compared to tinned.

It might encourage the OP to try it if she knows that a whole week's worth of lunches can be made in just 30mins (or less) and cost just pennies per day, as well as being considerably more healthy than a tinned variety

For example, I have a variety of veg (broccoli, apple, leeks & potato) leftover from dinner yesterday which I shall whizz up with a little stock to make a lovely filling soup for the next few days. It'll take approx 5mins to make and costs next to nothing

meg72

I dont work now but one of favourite and cheap lunchs is half a can of smart price rice pudding, and banana or apple which ever i can get cheapest.

atarisrocks

i just been to a festival so quick cheap food that is easy to store and make was needed.
all these take mins to make with a little bit of hot water and/or microwave and easy to store either in a desk drawer or take one days worth in you handbag as they usually tinned verisons and a boil in bag rice
chilli and rice
beef stew and smash
curry and rice
chicken in white sauce and rice
pasta and meatballs in a sauce

Jarbuhu

Throw together a quick salad or sandwich you will save a lot of money. Usually buying out isn't a great option. You can even put some soup in a thermos for a nice lunch on colder days.