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Soooo bored of lunches!!

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Health & Wellbeing
I eat my lunch in the office, we haven't got a microwave or a toaster, and I'm getting sooooooooooooo bored of eating the same stuff again and again!

The problem is I don't eat meat and I'm on a low budget (approx £5 for 5 days packed lunches). I'm sick of hummus or cheese sandwiches with the odd pasta salad thrown in. I started taking cous cous but I was never that keen on it anyway and now I really hate it!!

Any ideas please, either for sandwich fillers or anything else I can take to liven my lunch up a little! :(

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Well im kinda the same, i haven't done this yet but i might start doing it. Just make too much food the night before, i dunno a veggie curry or chill con carne with some quorn. Make sure theres left overs. Whack it in the fridge.

    Take it to work the next day + microwave = sorted :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    kangoo wrote: »
    we haven't got a microwave

    :(
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Oh crap, misread that bit :(
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Egg mayo filling? Tuna mayo?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    pasta salad, olives and dips and stuff...falafels...spanish omelette, big salads, quiche, wraps with salsa and cold veggies...my mum came up with a huge host of things when i was a veggie...i'll ask her if she can remember cos i can't!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i can never get bored of chicken =]
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    grahaminneed wrote: »
    i can never get bored of chicken =]

    Who could?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Are you a fan of cold pizza? :yum:
    Salads require no heating and are very cheap.
    Maybe a wrap or pita instead of a sandwich? Mixes it up just a little.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    sprinkle your cheese sandwiches with hundreds and thousands.

    instant excitement!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Get one of these for the office:

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/George-Foreman-Sloped-Design-Portions/dp/B000MXKQMM/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1235337587&sr=1-12

    Annoyingly, I bought this for £10 last week, so the price has gone up a bit...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I love cold vegetable samosas/onion bhajees, or cold veggie sausage and tomato sauce sandwiches :yum:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Greek Salad.

    Potato salad made with oil and vinegar rather than mayonaise.

    Cold roasted vegetables

    Invest in a thermos flask and take in home made soup each day - this is what i do and i think it costs me about £1 a day (including bread and fruit).
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Wyetry wrote: »
    Invest in a thermos flask and take in home made soup each day - this is what i do and i think it costs me about £1 a day (including bread and fruit).
    Aye, and I got my thermos for £1.99 in Sainsbury's.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I made the Mrs Chicken Pasta in a herby tomato sauce with left over chikcen for today
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