Keeping food cost down - work
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Do have access to a fridge and microwave? Limited options if not.
I always have a few Shin Cup noodle things in my drawer, 85p and cooks in 3 minutes when filled with boiling water. Way tastier than Snot Noodle as well.
I always have a few Shin Cup noodle things in my drawer, 85p and cooks in 3 minutes when filled with boiling water. Way tastier than Snot Noodle as well.
Lots of different variances on this - http://www.channel4.com/4food/recip...all/chorizo-and-tomato-instant-noodles-recipe
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Funny you should mention this as I've been thinking the same
well the weather is warming up....I'd recommend
Tuberware box
Tuna
light mayo
Chopped up Lettuce
Grated carrot
Cherry toms
green peppers
boiled eggs
black olives
salt and pepper
Make a load and keep in the fridge. Taste great and good for you, and its not a boring sandwich
Something nice and simple is on a Sunday cook a load of pasta, mix it with Tuna, light mayo and a couple of sliced boiled eggs.
Make enough for a few days and take them in tupperwares.
Can eat it cold with a salad or on its own.
Nice and cheap, healthy and very filling.
Edit: me and Glen8 on the same wavelength
Make enough for a few days and take them in tupperwares.
Can eat it cold with a salad or on its own.
Nice and cheap, healthy and very filling.
Edit: me and Glen8 on the same wavelength
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Don't think of it as £5 a day.. think of it as in work days per week... so if you work 5 days a week, that's £25.
Pretty sure you can buy a loaf of bread, margarine, some meat + filling and then slap it together for much less than £25 a week.
Next step... wraps. After that, cooked pasta with mixes. After that Salads. After that.... cook extra at main meals and use the extra to have as cold next day (or heat up at work if you have the option). If you have access to hot water at work, then you can do dry pasta's or even powdered soup.
So many things you can do that will be cheap.
In line with that.. do you buy coffee/tea at work? Try buying your own jar of coffee etc.
The amount people can spend on lunches and drinks can really add up.
(EDIT: as suggested above by rotters.. a guy at work uses mackarel/other fish from tins with a lovely salad).
Pretty sure you can buy a loaf of bread, margarine, some meat + filling and then slap it together for much less than £25 a week.
Next step... wraps. After that, cooked pasta with mixes. After that Salads. After that.... cook extra at main meals and use the extra to have as cold next day (or heat up at work if you have the option). If you have access to hot water at work, then you can do dry pasta's or even powdered soup.
So many things you can do that will be cheap.
In line with that.. do you buy coffee/tea at work? Try buying your own jar of coffee etc.
The amount people can spend on lunches and drinks can really add up.
(EDIT: as suggested above by rotters.. a guy at work uses mackarel/other fish from tins with a lovely salad).
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Cold pizza, mmmm
That's ridiculous.
You can feed yourself for pennies if you want to.
A cheap loaf of bread or rolls, 50p, enough for a week.
Some lettuce, cheap cheese, tomatoes.
You can make sandwiches (which can be more interesting than my example) for pennies a day.
Spending £5+ on lunch is a choice. A choice to have food prepared for you. For that luxury you pay far, far more than the cost of making it yourself.
Tuna, pasta, mayo is a good staple. Have some fresh veggies to throw in when you make a tupperware box of it in the morning. It'll last for a few days too.
Couscous salad is another one, and you can tweak it to how you like it (I personally go for chickpeas, cheese, green leaf salad, peppers, green onion, sundried tomatoes and walnuts).
If they have a microwave/stove, you can always reheat leftovers if you make some sort of stew dish.
Salad, in all it's forms would work too.
Couscous salad is another one, and you can tweak it to how you like it (I personally go for chickpeas, cheese, green leaf salad, peppers, green onion, sundried tomatoes and walnuts).
If they have a microwave/stove, you can always reheat leftovers if you make some sort of stew dish.
Salad, in all it's forms would work too.
sorry this is awful advice...cheap bread is full of sugar which will cause your insulin to spike....zapping your energy post meal therefore your work performance will be next to useless in the afternoon. ignore bread as a staple...get more fruits, salads and veg into you, its doesn't cost as much as you would think either.
also people get bored with salads..spice them up with oils, lemon juice...herbs, chillies. zingy and vibrant food.
You can make your own bread if you're that worried.
But seriously, a cheap loaf of bread won't kill you. I've lived on cheap sandwiches for years and I'm physically fine.
It's not "awful advice" if you can't be arsed to spend a lot of time preparing, and the main objective is to save money. In that case a cheap sandwich is about right, no?
But please, do go on about insulin and all that jazz, I'm sure somebody cares.
[edit: the expensive sandwiches (£2) that people grab for lunch are already made with cheap bread, so I don't see it makes much difference]
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You can still get a cheap loaf of Wholemeal or Seeded bread, so he is just over-reacting.
Any refined food (White brread, White Rice, White Pasta) isnt great for you and eating lots of it can add to a fatter body
life shouldnt be about cheap, sorry for thinking a little bit about the science of how we react to our fuel. im not over reacting, i just have an alternative view to you...it was my opinion.
currently enjoying a bacon and avocado salad mmm yum
currently enjoying a bacon and avocado salad mmm yum