Packed Lunch for work

for me has been taking a portion out of the evening meal for me and the kids for the next days lunch (or putting it in freezer for a couple of days time).

This works really well with anything really - lasagne, shepherds pie etc....and as you are only cooking once you are not messing the kitchen up again at lunch time (which I always begrudge when I have 3 kids to look after and get to have naps etc)

If I don't follow this approach it's usually something in a pitta or jacket potato as it is quick, easy, cheap and nutritious.

Hth
Peardrop

on reading this thread I have decided to get more organised I never plan meals must be why my grocery bill is sooo high

peanut butter and jam sarnies don't need to be refrigerated and are yummy, pb and jam are both really cheap in aldi, otherwise you could put anything in a sandwich that doesn't need refrigerating on it's own maybe?

How about pasta/rice salads? I chop peppers, cucumber, celery, anything in the fridge really and add ham/cheese/tuna. I use some of those frozen cool box/gel thingies to keep lunchbox contents cool (sorry having one of those can't think of the word moments ). Plain salad also an option.

Got it ice packs! like these http://www.lakeland.co.uk/product.aspx/!3495

Treat yourself to an individual cool bag and then your choices are fairly limitless.

Rice salads - rice cooked with chinese five spice (or any other spice you have) in the water, once cooled add peppers, raw mushrooms, tomatoes, handful of cooked peas, red onion, anything you like really and throw in some ham for protein.

Pasta salads, cooked pasta, mayo, tuna, sweetcorn, tomatoes, peppers, onions. Alternate tuna with prawns, salmon, ham

Couscous salads, cooked with roasted veg stirred through.

Indian Selection - Bombay pittas, bombay potato stuffed into a pitta, serve with chicken tikka drumsticks or samosas and some salad.

Ham & egg potato salad - New potatoes, chopped mixed with mayo, red onion, hard boiled egg and some ham

HM quiche, I have a recipe that a friend gave me that does not use pastry so is very low fat. I would post it but it is a Slimming World one, so not sure whether it is copyrighted. Perhaps you know someone who knows it.

HM Pizza - choose the topping so that it is nice cold.

Crispbreads, rice cakes, oat cakes with low fat pates, low fat soft cheese (different flavours)

Hope this helps.
Gilly