Thread: Lunch Ideas

What about some left over meal from the night before? I regularly have things like roast chicken and veg and take a pot of gravy granules with me!
Tesco tinned (red tin) stewing steak in gravy is free.
Iceland chicken fillets in gravy or beef slices in gravy are free on a Red day or EE day.

Also when you do have a salad, try mixing it up a bit:

Hex B of new potatoes
Cous cous (synned on red days)
Sweetcorn (synned on red days)
Celery, toms, cucumber, gherkins, beetroot, radishes
Boiled Egg
Different meats
Different dressings
Coleslaw

Any tips for take-to-work lunches? I'm veggie so on green days. Have access to a fridge and microwave, and no, I don't like soup

I generally take a pre cooked jacket potato and beans, or make a mushy pea curry the night before and have that.
Do you have access to a toaster? I often have beans on toast as that's quick and easy.
You could make a beany casserole and then warm it up in the microwave at work.

Michelle

Hi,
Left overs will be good as you have access to a microwave. ( by left overs i mean OVER cook the night before so there is deffinatly some for the next day lunch)
Jacket potato can be cooked in about 10 mins depending on the size.
Chilli, stew, pasta bake, mug shots, pasta and sauce, micro rice, some ready meals are low ish in syns for an emergency.

What is it about soup you dont like?

Hey all,

Me and my partner have just joined S.W and seem to have got our heads round main meals but are struggling with ideas for lunches......
I'm a youth worker and often work very long days and don't always think ahead about whats for lunch. Any ideas people can help us with will be greatly appreciated (oh yeah and Anna can't eat pasta!)

Thanks

Hi Elerifairy and welcome!

Lunches were my big problem initially as I work in an office and havent time to pre cook at home etc. I am following Green during the week and Red at weekends because I found it much easier that way. For workday lunches I have Finn Crisp Crispbreads with Laughing Cow Extra Light triangles, all of which count as healthy extras. I would probably ALSO have fruit, a fat free yoghurt and for 2 Syns, Chocolate Options! Other days I have a baked potato with beans and cheese (also HEX), Crispbreads with Boiled eggs mushed with a little Lurpax Spreadable (which I syn). Then in Summer its easy - salads!!! If Im cooking at weekends I would make a Spanish Tortilla, all of which is free, and take that to work assuming I havent eaten it all in one go! This weekend I plan to pre bake 6 potatoes to take to work and stick in the microwave with a small time of beans (saving me £4.50 a time!). I am also hardboiling 6 eggs which will do for work or just nibbles at home!

Hope that helps!
Anna

What facilities do you have access too for making lunchs??

Kettle foods
for you then mugshots and cup a pasta
couscous
some supernoodles to go

Flasks/food flasks
homemade soups
Chillis
stew
currys

Microwave
leftovers from the night before ( make more so there are left overs!)


Have a good search here too, there have been many a thread on lunch ideas

I think leftovers is probably going to be the way to go, love the idea of doing lots of baked potatoes.
I guess its just getting ourselves organised! I find it hard though when I don't get in until 10pm and then have an early start as well! off sick at the moment so its not an issue this week :-)

The key to SW is PLANNING!!! It took me a while to realise that but its true.

Have a look through the "what's for lunch tomorrow?" thread, you might get some ideas from there

The SW quiche is a good one to take to work, can be made the night before. or a co-op wholemeal pitta bread with chicken and salad?

If your out and about I find sushi packs are great for filling up and low on syns

hi i work nights..so my lunch is my breakfast so to speak,but i prefer red days as im a big meat eater..i like tinned mackeral,bacon,tuna,turkey in rolls or mixed with salad or pitta..i also have fruit and snack bar..if i do green it is that jacket potato,or cous cous with chopped peppers/mushroom..but its all about what u fancy,plenty of it with fruit or salad/veg like a mini dinner..soup always goes down well especially in this weather and u can prepare it to last a couple of days too

I agree PLAN PLAN PLAN.......... if time during the week is an issue, set aside some time at the weekend to batch cook ( and freeze) some things.

I often take left overs from the night before's dinner and warm them up. Or make up a SW quiche and take a slice of that. Or Asda chick pea dahl and cous cous with some veggies. Pasta salad is always nice. I never have soup - it just doesn't fill me up at all.