Take your lunch to work -July 2023

peb

This thread seems to have disappeared again however I do know a lot of the regular posters are still active on the board.

It's useful to encourage each other to take food to work or college/university so as to discourage spending on sandwiches, meal deals, sausage rolls and pasties and - In the office I am based, fish and chips as well as fast food.

I actually do well at taking food in but I'm terrible at buying unnecessary extras. 

Let's see how we do ( and yes it's Friday night and a week into July but we have to start somewhere!)

Pmo2

Hi peb,

I'm up for this, I used to do it years ago.

I'm aiming for 12 days.

1/12 so far

Thanks  Pmo2

peb

Waves.  I'm aiming at every day in the office, I WFH part of the time 

I'm just back from the kitchen, ham and feta salad made, yoghurt balanced on top of the box in the fridge, plum and nectarine in a second box.   I had the same today except as the nectarines were still hard I took an apple. 😁

Pmo2

Day 2/12 for me today.

Tandoori chicken salad with rice for lunch today for me

The_Only_Girl

Is it too late to join in? LTW yesterday was chicken chow mein and a slice of cake which were take-home goodies from a friend's birthday party (zero cost).  LTW today were vegetable fajitas leftover from last night's dinner.  I quickly cooked them using courgettes, bell peppers, piccolo tomatoes, Fajita seasoning powder from L1dl, Mediterranean wraps, and cheese - using up stocks in the fridge and pantry.  

Pmo2

Morning The_Only_Girl,

It's never too late to join in

Left over bolognese and pasta for lunch for me today and a yogurt.

peb

Everyone welcome 🤗.   I'm WFH so plan is to make soup ( very shortly) so it will cover today tomorrow and then be frozen in one portion servings.  I'm away for the weekend so I don't want it to go to waste 

The_Only_Girl

I had tofu tacos as my packed lunch today but forgot that we are having a lunch time lecture. I thought assembling the tacos and eating them in a small enclosed space with my colleagues sitting too close yo me would make me a bit self conscious.  So i had no choice but to buy a sadwich 😂 and the tacos will be my supper tonight 

Shellwin

I started making more of an effort a few weeks ago. I take overnight oats in and have my breakfast in work, and an omelette or a salad in for lunch. I also keep my own cans of fizzy drink in work, along with tea and coffee and am finding that the £10 I keep in my purse for emergencies lasts most of the week. I tend to make all the oats on a Sunday night and make 2 salads on a Sunday night, 3 on a Wednesday. 

peb

I made soup.  I had some at home with a toasted sandwich, tomato and carrots yesterday then took some to work with a sandwich.  There's some in the freezer for next week.   

I am pleased to have not gone out and topped up .

The_Only_Girl

Our hospital trust is giving staff free lunches (soup, sandwich and drink) from today until Tues due to the doctors' industrial action. Free lunch yes please