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Let’s face it - we all know taking lunch to work saves money. But between straightening your hair and scoffing down breakfast, making lunch often falls down the way side.
To make life easier, a good idea is to do one shop in the weekend of a few items that you can use all week to make healthy lunches and snacks. Then all that’s left to do is grab the bag of goodies on your way out the door Monday morning.
Here’s a list of things to buy to keep either in your draw or fridge at work plus a list of healthy but tasty ideas for lunches and snacks
In Your Drawer Flavoured tuna packets/cans Small cans of chickpeas, bean salad mix and chickpeas Instant porridge sachets Packet of slithered almonds Wholegrain crispbreads/crackers Wrap breads Low fat salad dressing. Dried Fruit/ Fresh fruit
In The Work fridge Hummus Salad veges – bag of mixed lettuce, carrots, celery and other veges of choice Shaved ham, shaved turkey breast Tubs of non fat yoghurt Feta cheese
What to do with it all:
Lunches
Wraps: Spread a wrap bread with hummus, sprinkle with a little feta cheese, fill with salad veges and either ham, turkey or tuna,
Porridge: Makes a great lunch as well as breakfast! Cook a sachet of porridge and mix in slithered almonds and a tub of vanilla flavoured non fat yoghurt.
Bean Salad: Mix a small can of bean salad or chickpeas and add few small cubes of feta cheese and a small can of tuna.
Tuna Salad: Mix a combination of salad veges in a big bowl, stir through a can of tuna, sprinkle on top some slithered almonds and a little low fat salad dressing.
Bean Wrap: Drain a can of bean salad, add to wrap bread, spread with hummus and fill with lettuce and top with low fat mayo. Roll up and you have a filling lunch that is high in fibre.
Snacks
Vege Sticks: Slice up carrots and celery and dip in hummus
Wholegrain Crackers: Spread crisp breads with hummus and top with tomato and shaved ham, or tomato and some feta cheese
Fruit and Nut Mix: Grab a small handful of dried fruit, and add to it a tablespoon of dried almonds
Pot of non fat Yoghurt: An instant, easy snack providing calcium and protein
Piece of fruit: Another easy, healthy snack to keep you going And that’s your week sorted! And here’s the bonus – not only do you have a week’s worth of healthy food, you’ll save lots of money from not eating out each lunch break.
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In The Work fridge