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February 2015 'Take your Lunch to Work' Challenge.

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  • cheexy
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    Hi All,
    This sounds like an excellent challenge. Can I join with a target of 15 please?
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  • Tomorrow I have chicken and tomato pasta, it's all ready in my lunchbox in the fridge so I have no excuse not to take it. The same meal at Uni would cost me £2.50 and I've worked out it cost me 49p as the chicken was a whoppsie. Hmmm there's logic to this take food to Uni lark lol
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  • the.new.me wrote: »
    Tomorrow I have chicken and tomato pasta, it's all ready in my lunchbox in the fridge so I have no excuse not to take it. The same meal at Uni would cost me £2.50 and I've worked out it cost me 49p as the chicken was a whoppsie. Hmmm there's logic to this take food to Uni lark lol

    If you add up what you usually spend on drinks,snacks and lunches for even just a week,it's a real shock to the system.I don't know if there's a 'general' or standard mark up,but,whatever you buy over the counter must be at least double what it 'd be prepared at home.
    Packed lunches do need a fair bit of forward planning,and yes,you might end up eating the same thing for a few days,but that's no hardship,is it?
    I usually make a big pot of something for the week,which is lunch for the next 5-7 days.This time it's a pot of tomato veggie bolognese sauce and I'll have it with pasta or potatoes with some pesto stirred in.
  • scotmumof3
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    I don't work on Sundays so my first lunch was an eat at home. I had baked potato with cheese and coleslaw which I already had in the fridge. Tomorrow at work will be the same and I will take a bottle of diluted juice with me so I won't be tempted by cola.:) So that is day1/24 for me. Quick question does anyone know if you can freeze coleslaw ?
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  • Ha ha! My 5 looks so silly! I've taken so much holiday this month but the challenge will ease me in for getting into good habits next month. I live out in the sticks so lunch is always eaten at home I plan to treat my boys to lunch out once in half term.

    Purposely added some things I will actually want to eat onto this week's shopping list. Feta cheese and olives, veggie crisps.
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  • Laconic
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    I would like to join! :) Please put me down for 16 days for sure! :)
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  • WantToBeSE
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    Good Morning All!


    I have added the new people, welcome to the thread :)
    Great to see the ideas for lunches.


    Today I am at home doing admin for work- so I'll be making a soup.


    I have loads of veg, can anyone suggest something to go with parsnips in a soup?
    I have leek, swet potatoes, peppers, carrots, tomatoes, celery, kale, and lots more!
  • WantToBeSE wrote: »
    Good Morning All!


    I have added the new people, welcome to the thread :)
    Great to see the ideas for lunches.


    Today I am at home doing admin for work- so I'll be making a soup.


    I have loads of veg, can anyone suggest something to go with parsnips in a soup?
    I have leek, swet potatoes, peppers, carrots, tomatoes, celery, kale, and lots more!


    this is my favourite parsnip soup recipe


    1 onion
    1 garlic clove
    1 tsp ginger
    1 carrot
    1/2 stick celery
    1/4 tsp dried herbs
    3 parsnips
    500ml stock
    salt & pepper
    ground nutmeg
    crème fraiche (optional)


    I use it as a guide and don't follow it strictly
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  • WantToBeSE
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    Thanks cupcake-queen :) I'll do that recipe for lunch.
  • If you add up what you usually spend on drinks,snacks and lunches for even just a week,it's a real shock to the system.I don't know if there's a 'general' or standard mark up,but,whatever you buy over the counter must be at least double what it 'd be prepared at home.
    Packed lunches do need a fair bit of forward planning,and yes,you might end up eating the same thing for a few days,but that's no hardship,is it?
    I usually make a big pot of something for the week,which is lunch for the next 5-7 days.This time it's a pot of tomato veggie bolognese sauce and I'll have it with pasta or potatoes with some pesto stirred in.

    I have pesto and usually only put in pasta I never thought of having it with potatoes, I have a jar of the kale pesto (from a girlcalledjack) website so I'm going to use that. I just sat with some friends and they both had pasta with a coffee (which I have a flask of) and it came to £5.90 :eek: so my meal is really cheap and I have filter coffee with me. I'm going to put my savings into a sealed pot and see how much I have at the end of term I'm thinking a few treat days over the 6 weeks holidays will be bought.
    Saving for Xmas 2015 #84 £163.00 ~ £365
    SPC 2015 # 43 (£340.28) banked + (£3.86) in SP £344.14 Total ~ £500
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    Lunches to Uni F 6/16
    Loan: [STRIKE]£2000[/STRIKE] £1000 50% paid, Mum [STRIKE]£7800[/STRIKE] £4900 33.7% paid, [STRIKE]CC £200 [/STRIKE] PAID ,[STRIKE] DWP £740.16[/STRIKE] £544.16 26.5% PAID, Over draft £2000 Total [STRIKE]£12740[/STRIKE] £8444.16 33.7% paid
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