Lunch Log Challenge 2008

LittleMissMessy

So if you bring food from home ie Lidls ready made soup, a slice of bread and a banana that doesn't count, but if I went to Sainsburies to buy my soup, roll and banana in the morning before I get to work that does count?

I tend not to leave work to buy lunch during my break as I only get 45mins, and sometimes i get free school meals!

I want to start this challenge on April 1st. New to this money saving game but very willing to learn! How bad is this, I couldnt tell you how much I earn in a year....

jo1972

Morning all

Just made my lunch, ham sarnie, crisps, grapes and a yoghurt, determined to be good this week :A

(Land_of)_Maz

Hellooooo lunch loggers!!!!

Sorry for my absense last week, as if anyone would care! I was very busy at work for a change and was a bit naughty on the lunch buying front... haven't reported in since the wednesday before good friday!! I can't remember how bad i've been, but think it was quite bad and will try harder from now on.......

Today i have a ham n cheese sandwich (of course, for toastie-ing!), a yog, apple and banana....

We definately should share lunch ideas, i am in need of inspiration! cheese/carrot and mayo - hmmmmmn not sure about that one jo, let me know how it is!?

jlynncsf

Hi everyone - I've been very very bad over the past couple of weeks but am determined to start making my lunches again, starting this week. It definitely saves me money and I feel better cooking everything myself so I know what's in it. So, today I have HM Lentil soup; fruit for dessert.

LittleMissMessy

Hi

Quick question - does food you buy as part of your weekly shop then take to work count?

I take lidls ready made soup, slice of bread and a banana. Otherwise on way to work id buy the equivilant in sainsburies (and prob other goodies too).

Lunch ideas - Seedy bagels (bogof 95p for 8) with humous and red peppers. Avacado with prawns (lidls do cheap lil pots) & lemon and pepper dressing. I'm addicted to pesto (tesco value!) on cheese with baby spinach leaves sarnies/bagels.

Am being thick and not worked out signature yet.

(Land_of)_Maz

I don't include anything which comes from home despite it being bought especially for lunch, i include that in my household food budget (well i would, if i had one!!)

I only count lunch spends if its a "buy it on the day cause not organised" type affair.

Others are stricter with themselves, i thinkit's horses for courses as long as you are consistent with yourself.... see my posts below!

Maz3374 wrote: »

I haven't got anything with me today for lunch but i am going to go to Somerfield to get some essentials for home, and will sneak in a tin of soup or something grocery-like, so i can say it came out of the grocery budget not a lunch spend.... cheating, moi? :rolleyes:

If, and i say if, i come back with a ready made sandwich then i will fess up and include it as a spendle! :eek: Do not want to do this as aiming for a NSW!

Maz3374 wrote: »

Ahem, would a chicken caesar sandwich, plain crisps and some grapes constitute a major wagon falling off?? £4.20

there appeared to be nothing at all to make up a nice work lunch in the whole of the little somerfields! honest! Well, okay, maybe i didn't look very hard... but they put the samdwiches by the door and ..... well y'know..... SORRY!!

As you can see I'm not very good at it!!

bobbadog

Morning!

LittleMissMessy - to change your signature go to USER CP (at the top in green) and click the change sig box on the left I don't consider my Lidl etc purchases towards lunch as bad, but do consider my 'popping to M&S for a chicken and sweetcorn' sandwhich spends as something I need to declare!!!

Yesterday: Leftover prawn balti and courgette / yoghurt (!) (No spend)
Today: noodles, veg, yoghurt from home (No spend)

(Land_of)_Maz

LittleMissMessy wrote: »

Hi

Quick question - does food you buy as part of your weekly shop then take to work count?

I take lidls ready made soup, slice of bread and a banana. Otherwise on way to work id buy the equivilant in sainsburies (and prob other goodies too).

Lunch ideas - Seedy bagels (bogof 95p for 8) with humous and red peppers. Avacado with prawns (lidls do cheap lil pots) & lemon and pepper dressing. I'm addicted to pesto (tesco value!) on cheese with baby spinach leaves sarnies/bagels.

Am being thick and not worked out signature yet.

Your lunches sound lush Miss Messy. I'd never think of doing anything except pasta n pesto.... keep the suggestions coming!!!

I'm having a cheese n ham toastie again!!! so fed up of them, altho when i actually have them i quite like them! does that make sense!?

Anyhhoo, a no spend day which is the main thing! 2 out of 2 this week!

mouche

Hullo all...have been ill so haven't reported in for a while. Good to see everyone's getting back on the wagon after a wobble at the end of the month!

I'm sorely tempted to wobble today despite just polishing off my HM tuna curry. I want some seeds or nuts! But I will be good and just add some dried fruit to the Asda shop that's to be delivered on Friday.

LittleMissMessy wrote: »

Hi

Quick question - does food you buy as part of your weekly shop then take to work count?

I only count stuff I buy on the day due to lack of planning. Anything I bring from home comes out of the grocery budget - I've noticed that cooking extra and bringing leftovers for lunch puts less pressure on me to make sandwiches etc in the morning. And it's turning out cheaper too. In March I spent about £4 buying stuff at work (as opposed to £60+ I used to spend) and my grocery spend was still LESS than the previous month. Go figure!

LittleMissMessy

Youse are all very impressive!

As for pesto, you'd be amazed what you can do with it! I buy tesco value red and green pesto and use it for stuffed chicken breasts, on baked fish, as a sauce with rice, in sarnies......bit obsessed!