November 'Take Your Lunch to Work' Challenge.

WantToBeSE

Save your £'s by taking your Lunch To Work (LTW)!

A new thread for November 2015!!

Although the title is 'Take Your Lunch to WORK', ANYONE can join in You can be a stay-at-home-parent, unemployed, work part time or work full time.

The point is, buying lunch (or breakfast, or both if you were silly like me!!) from the works canteen/the newsagents/the coffee shop etc, is EXPENSIVE!

Save that money to put towards your debt/to save/for a holiday/ Christmas (or whatever you want).

Declare at the start of the month how many days you are aiming for. I will NOT be updating you all (I don't have time), so its up to you to keep track of yourself. I'll add you to the challenge list, along with how many days you are aiming for.


Don't forget if you have a yummy lunch/breakfast idea then tell us all about it!

Here's the lovely lunch ideas - enjoy!

Recipe ideas for sandwich fillings and lunches

*Cold foods*

Sandwich combos:
Stuffing
Tuna mayo/salad cream
Tuna and sweetcorn
Tuna and onion
Tuna and cucumber
Egg Salad (hardboiled eggs, S&P, mayo. Mash together and voila!)
Cheese & carmelised onion chutney
Cheese and chilli jam
Grated cheese, mushed up egg, diced onion and mixed in with mayo
Peanut butter & marmite
Greek salad: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/greek-salad/#P1sLzcfSalJRpfah.97
Cheese & pickle/piccalilli/tomato
Corned beef & lettuce
Ham & apple sauce
Coronation chicken (shredded cooked chicken, mayo, curry powder. Mix together)
Fried egg baguette
Sausage & mustard / ketchup / mayo / pickle / onion relish
BLT
Brie & grape
Ham and coleslaw
Onion Baji & coleslaw wrap
Chicken & bacon
Peanut butter, cream cheese & banana
Turkey/chicken & stuffing
Crisp butti
Chicken with pesto and mayo
Brie, crushed walnuts, feta &rocket wrap
Chorizo & goats cheese
Vegetarian (red lentil) pate http://fatfreevegan.com/blog/2010/02/28/red-lentil-pate/
Sliced turkey, mayo, pineapple and tinned sweetcorn
Falafel and salad sandwich
Chickpea and Chorizo burger (thanks to Shortie for this one!) http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/nov/20/jack-monroe-chickpea-chorizo-burger-recipe

B17c's rice dish http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=64206224&postcount=59

Soworried's Gammon and Mushroom Quiche-

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=64387265&postcount=511

Adding the following to salads:

-Hard boiled egg in salad
-Carrot salad: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...&postcount=110
-Cold duck and spinnach, raddish, pepper & carrot
-Cheese, ham & whatever salad is in the fridge
-Chicken and cold bacon bits
-Spice sensation cous cous with raisins, pumpkin seeds. little cubes of cheese (feta or cheddar) cheery toms halved,cuc, spring onions and a couple of dried apricots chopped up.
-Salad in a jar:
http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-pack-the-perfect-salad-in-a-jar-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-192174
-Rice cakes & hummus
-Crackers / carrot sticks / pitta bread & taramaslata (or dip of choice)
-Crustless quiche from Slimming World (good for GF diets):http://www.slimmingworld.com/recipes/bacon-and-mushroom-crustless-quiche.aspx
-Spanish potato fritata
-Cous cous

*Warm foods*

-Frugal Queens lunchsize Sausage rolls (can be eaten hot-2mins in microwave-or cold): http://www.frugalqueen.co.uk/2013/10/lunchsize-sausage-rolls-for-38p-each.html
-Pizza Wheels (Can be eaten hot-2mins in microwave-or cold):
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1463/pizza-puff-pinwheels
-Calzones (fill with whatever you want, yummy hot or cold) http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/search/recipes?query=calzones

Soups (with some bread?):
-Carrot and coriander soup: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/member-recipes/recipe-detail/2235/#GKorga2WkSwu5qdS.97
-Mushroom risotto soup: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/64953/creamy-mushroom-risotto/
-Pasta (also can be eaten cold as pasta salad)
-Macaroni cheese
-Leftovers... pasta bakes, curry, spag bol, chilli..
-Falafel Onion bhajis, Samosas as side dishes to left overs (or lovely on their own.
-Jacket potatoes with various fillings (cheese, beans, leftovers)
-Vegan Meatballs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-Y-8NqFdp4
-Vegan Burgers http://hilahcooking.com/veggie-burger-recipe/

*Snacks*
Cake
Fruit
Crisps (multibags can be better value)
Hot choc
Sausage rolls
Juice cartons
Cereal bars
Fruit salads (mix with a spoon or two of juice from tinned fruit to keep it from turning brown)
Biscuits
Mince Pies (not just for Christmas you know!)
Twinks hobnobs http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=10816149&postcount=968
chocolateovers banana muffins http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=69377558&postcount=45

*Emergency stocks for a drawer*
-Cereal bars
-Porridge oats ( just add boiling water and stir for 5 mins)
-Tinned macaroni cheese
-Mug Shot pasta packs
-Cup-a-Soup

*Other suggestions*
-Thermos flask of tea or coffee
-Either a flask or food flask for soups.
-Freeze sandwiches for the week or buy/make pasties, sausage rolls, and take them out in the morning.
-Wraps, bagels, baguettes, fruit bread and pitta bread can all be used instead of sliced bread.


*Breakfasts*
-Make your own instant porridge on the go https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/64065218#Comment_64065218 e+go#post64065218
-Buy a pack of 5 cereal bars and leave them in the car glove box. Eat one a day on the way to work
-AGIRLCALLEDJACK's replica of Starbucks Berry Bircher:
http://agirlcalledjack.com/2013/11/10/ready-meal-revolution-starbucks-berry-bircher-2-35-or-make-it-at-home-37p/


Good luck!

WantToBeSE

Reserved for challengees!

#1 WTBSE 15
#2 LittleMissDetermined 12
#3 Knit Witch 16
#4 selloptape 17
#5 Mrs Motivated 18
#6 stormpassing 13
#7 curlywurly82 12
#8 The Only Girl 12
#9 crv1963 18
#10 GoingToDoIt

LittleMissDetermined

Hi! I've had 4 days (target of 12 as I'm on holiday in Nov) of bringing my lunch to work so far this week and today a colleague has treated me to lunch so would this make 5?

LMD x

Knit_Witch

going for 16 please SE :beer:

WantToBeSE

Added to here

Welcome LMD and KW, welcome to the challenge

Today for my LTW i had a salad, lentil, avo and hummus wrap. Was lovely!

Tomorrow i think I'll have a toasted sandwich, some fruit and nuts.

selloptape

Determined to do better this month! Lowering the target to 17 so it's a bit more acheivable. Only counting work days for now, will get them under control and then start on the weekends

Good luck everyone x


My phone is refusing to turn the. '17' red, sorry!! x

WantToBeSE

Added to here

Hi Selloptape, welcome I didnt do so great last month either!

mrs_motivated

Thanks for the thread SE

Can you put me down for 18 please ....got a full 5 days in this week already:T

WantToBeSE

Added to here

Welcome Mrs Motivated, well done for such a great start!

stormpassing

Yay!!

Thanks for the new thread WTBSE!! Target 13 days again and I've make a good start. When I got stuck out the other day my boss suggested I found a butty shop and I told her that I didn't want a butty I wanted what I brought from home and I waited until I got back to the office. Feel robbed now if I have to buy out lol

SP x

curlywurly82

I'm going for 12, I already have three.

This week I had my first go at home made.pitts