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Lunch Box Ideas Needed!
Afternoon all,
I am starting back at college next week, and I've decided to convert from buying dinners there to bringing my own lunch in. Reasons I have decided to do this are to save quite abit of money (college dinners aren't cheap!) and also to try and start abit of healthy eating. I've not had a lunch box since I was in primary school, so I only really remember having the ham sandwich with an apple and pack of crisps lunch box. But now I am trying to have some interesting dinners that are not only healthyish but also will provide me with alot of energy for the afternoon in college (I have aneamia you see, so I struggle to keep alert and not half asleep during the afternoons at college). So, does anyone have any ideas they would like to share, I'm not vegetarian or anything so there's no issues with meat products. Many thanks, BW x |
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wraps are good, with chicken/ham and loads of salad
cold pasta salad with tuna banana |
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I reccommend getting a laptop lunchbox. They're so much fun to make and there are loads of recipes online if you google for them.
I take things like pasta/couscous/rice and bean salads. Bean wraps. Hummus, breadsticks and carrot. Peanut butter and banana sandwiches, homemade pasties etc. |
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Hastalavegan... I wanted one, but they have now stopped selling the set with the neoprene sleeve in the UK. I was gutted when I found out
. You can still get the straight forward box though, which is no good for my husband as he hasn't got access to a fridge at work.
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Cous cous salads, pasta salads, home made soups (if you have access to a microwave) ... the list is endless
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I am really fed up with packed lunches. I have to make them for my husband, so i made them for me too. The trouble is, he likes bog standard stuff like cheese / ham / egg / tuna rolls, bag of crisps and a cake bar. But im bored with them now.
The thing is, i havent the time or the inclination to prepare 2 different lunches. I would love to have pasta or rice type things, and i have no started to do a little extra when we have it for dinner and pop some in a tuppaware for me ..... but i cant do it daily. |
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Thanks guys for all your speedy replies! Quote:
I am really fed up with packed lunches. I have to make them for my husband, so i made them for me too. The trouble is, he likes bog standard stuff like cheese / ham / egg / tuna rolls, bag of crisps and a cake bar. But im bored with them now.
The thing is, i havent the time or the inclination to prepare 2 different lunches. I would love to have pasta or rice type things, and i have no started to do a little extra when we have it for dinner and pop some in a tuppaware for me ..... but i cant do it daily.
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Thanks guys for all your speedy replies!
You can buy in supermarkets small pasta things that I think are ideal, the only thing for me is there is alot of them which contain fish and peppers (both of which I hate) but they are normally like a mix of pasta, salad, sauce and meat. They're abit of an alternative to your everyday sandwich. ![]() |
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I have been making out own bread with Lidl bread mixes ( only 99p for a packet that makes 2 loaves ) which are interesting as they contain nuts, seeds, rye flour, etc. At the moment we are a bit obssessed with having sandwiches filled with hummus and roast vegies. YUM
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Hastalavegan... I wanted one, but they have now stopped selling the set with the neoprene sleeve in the UK. I was gutted when I found out
. You can still get the straight forward box though, which is no good for my husband as he hasn't got access to a fridge at work.Quote:
The thing is, i havent the time or the inclination to prepare 2 different lunches. I would love to have pasta or rice type things, and i have no started to do a little extra when we have it for dinner and pop some in a tuppaware for me ..... but i cant do it daily.
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I made a tuna bean salad the other day it were yum
I x tin of mixed beans (kidney, borlotti etc) 1 x tin of tuna and what ever else you like - I love chopped avocado, cherry tomatoes, chopped cucumber and spring onions. douse in french dressing - and eat mmm! |
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A scotch pie and a deep fried mars bar washed down with a bottle of Irn Bru.
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There is a poster on DS that makes up the most scrumptious looking lunch boxes, (they put photographs up, looked gorgeous) sorry but can't remember their username for the life of me, perhaps someone else can.
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Elanor!!
I have the link here (Its on my favourites list) - Hope she doesnt mind! http://www.flickr.com/photos/ginger_...797142/?page=2 |
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Elanor!!
I have the link here (Its on my favourites list) - Hope she doesnt mind! http://www.flickr.com/photos/ginger_...797142/?page=2 My God they look amazing! Making me hungry now, thanks so much for the link.
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Can't believe it took fourteen posts for Elanor's lunchbox link to get another airing
![]() It's on my favourites too
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Elanor!!
I have the link here (Its on my favourites list) - Hope she doesnt mind! http://www.flickr.com/photos/ginger_...797142/?page=2 Amazing ideas. Have just shown son and told him he could be having some of those in his lunchbox.OP I sometimes use mini pitta bread instead of bread and fill with egg mayo or tuna and sweetcorn. |
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Hello. I see my work here is already done.
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Hello. I see my work here is already done.
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Hello. I see my work here is already done.
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I think salads are your way forward and simply add a small bottle of dressing (premixed in a water bottle) if you don't have a fridge at your disposal; most foods can be kept at room temp for 3-4 hours anyway. Another great lunch is mixed beans (canned for simplicity) chucked over rocket and spinach and dressed with balsamic and honey with some pecan nuts as the final star ingredient.
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Hello. I see my work here is already done.
![]() That link lives forever in my favourites list
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the most scrumptious looking lunch boxes......................
sorry but can't remember their username for the life of me, perhaps someone else can.
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. You can still get the straight forward box though, which is no good for my husband as he hasn't got access to a fridge at work.

My God they look amazing! Making me hungry now, thanks so much for the link.
