Ideas for taking away to work food

bilbodreams

Hi, I have just joined to the November Challenge Grocery Shopping....very very excited to try a challenge! However, I ve realized that my OH will be working away 5 days a week and coming home for 2.
I really want to go ahead with the challenge though ( dont want to back down )and I need ideas for him to take away , for breakfast and lunch so he doesn't spend too much money on food. He won't have access to any cooking facilities but he ll have a warm meal in the evening at the work canteen at least 4 days, on the 5th he'll be home:j
Any ideas please?

Molillie

depends on the sort of food he likes, but if it were me, I'd take fruit which keeps at room temperatures, like apples, bananas and oranges, cereal and small cartons of long-life milk(I like almond, which stays fresh longer at room temperature), some bread rolls for the first day, a couple of hard-boiled eggs, maybe peanut butter or a similar type of spread, and if there will be a kettle available, things like cous-cous with flavourings. There are other products which only need hot water from the kettle, like cup-a-soup, which he might like.I would also take snacky things from the supermarket, e.g.crisps, rather than buying individual bags during the week. It all really depends on his normal meals and tastes.

If he doesn't have a kettle available, he's likely to spend quite a bit on hot drinks at this time of year, so it might be worth taking one, but most places have them.

bilbodreams

Very helpful advice Moli, thank you, I ve just looked for kettles on Ebays and I think we are going to invest on one, he ll eat pretty much anything but he gets bored easily so has to be a variety of food

VfM4meplse

Take a look at this recent OS thread, "Working away" for some ideas.

maman

Lots can be done with a kettle and cold food but would help if he knew what sort of facilities he'll have. Will he have a microwave for lunches? Does he stay in a hotel room? Has he any storage? fridge? It's a big chunk of his week so he does need to factor in fruit and veg. Wouldn't be good to spend the whole week eating Pot Noodle!:rotfl:

bilbodreams

I ve looked at your suggestion Vf, lots of good ideas, thank you
Maman, my OH is a lorry driver, he doesnt have access to any cooking facilities, he sleep in his truck, hopefully he ll only be going away till Christmas( 5 days away, 2 days home) so it won't be a long term thing hence I don't want to spend a lot of money on appliances , I ll buy a kettle as per pp suggestion though. He'll be having a warm meal at the drivers canteen.

bilbodreams

Oh and I forgot to say, he doesn't have a fridge as such, we are borrowing a cool box from my FIL...mmmmhh I don't think he'd eat pot noodles every day ;0)

PasturesNew

So, he'll be eating well once a day in the canteen, so it's just daytime food. It's short-term, so he won't starve either.

For a lorry driver I'd think about getting a flask and a little "plug in water heater" that you plug into the cigarette lighter to heat up water for coffee. He might find ways to fill the flask, or can fill it from 2-3 uses of the water heater.

- homemade flapjacks (they're hard and keep)
- bananas, easy to eat
- loaf of bread at the start of the week, with jars of jam, peanut butter, choc spread and similar; fillings that don't need butter/marg
- cup a soup if he's got access to hot water
- homemade fruit cake, keeps well
- small tins of pineapple with a ring pull (you might have to spend time finding the best/cheapest one)


In the cool box I'd think about storing some boiled eggs (still in their shells), cheese cut up into small slices/chunks.

If you fancy baking, then some cheese/onion pasties, veg pasties and even apple pasties could go into the cool box - all fillings that aren't meat to minimise any risks in that dept.

comeandgo

I have a dehydrator which I use, cook spag Bol, curry, mince, chilli, all the normal foods and dehydrate them. You would need a wide mouth food flask for him to put the dried food and boiling water in in the morning and food ready to eat lunch time. I also add dehydrated rice with the curry so all ready in one pot.

martinthebandit

https://www.thehealthytrucker.net/health/trucker-meal-tips/

http://www.truck-drivers-money-saving-tips.com/food-and-recipes.html


Might give you some ideas

curiousralphy

How about tuna/pasta salad, it would keep in a cool box.
Cooked pasta
Tinned tuna
Tinned Sweetcorn
Some Chopped Celery & Red Pepper (any salad type veg really)
French viniagrette dressing (added just before eating)