Prepping the weeks packed lunches on a Sunday
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Pretty much as the title suggests.
A week tomorrow i start a new contract on days and only 10 miles away after working nightshifts away from home for the last 5 years.
My food has always been bought there and then depending on location and time. Which resulted in quite an expensive and unhealthy diet.
I struggle getting up in the mornings at the best of times so i havent got a hope in hell of getting up each morning to make a packed lunch nor the evening before as i know i wont be bothered.
So the plan is to prep everything on a sunday evening but the question is what?! Im looking for ideas that i wont get bored of quickly, things that will last in the fridge all week and be relatively healthy.
Each day i'll be looking at a total of 3 meals for the packed lunch but apart from sandwiches im struggling for inspiration.
A week tomorrow i start a new contract on days and only 10 miles away after working nightshifts away from home for the last 5 years.
My food has always been bought there and then depending on location and time. Which resulted in quite an expensive and unhealthy diet.
I struggle getting up in the mornings at the best of times so i havent got a hope in hell of getting up each morning to make a packed lunch nor the evening before as i know i wont be bothered.
So the plan is to prep everything on a sunday evening but the question is what?! Im looking for ideas that i wont get bored of quickly, things that will last in the fridge all week and be relatively healthy.
Each day i'll be looking at a total of 3 meals for the packed lunch but apart from sandwiches im struggling for inspiration.
when my mum used to make us packed lunches for school she would make a batch of sandwiches/rolls and freeze them, pulling them out the freezer in the morning each day.
You could try that maybe? I ditched a lot of sandwiches due to them being a bit soggy.....but I was a f
king fussy bugger back then.
You could try that maybe? I ditched a lot of sandwiches due to them being a bit soggy.....but I was a f
king fussy bugger back then.What about soup a couple of days a week. I tip a can into a sealable mug & lob it into the microwave for a couple of minutes. I like this range as they are pretty filling, especially the Spanish Rice & Red bean one:
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Of course if you can cook your own, so much the better.
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Of course if you can cook your own, so much the better.
One pot cooking, in batches, is the answer.
You could go for Le Creuset stuff, but I would get myself a cheaper (£30) but IME just as good cast iron casserole pot from Sainsburys or the like.
Then you can do casseroles, chilli, curries, even spag bol etc, in volumes for up to 8 portions, freeze it, and once you've done this over a few weeks, you're not eating the same thing every day. Generally cheap & healthy too.
Particularly a French or Indian-oriented cookbook is worth its weight in gold in terms of ideas for this.
You could go for Le Creuset stuff, but I would get myself a cheaper (£30) but IME just as good cast iron casserole pot from Sainsburys or the like.
Then you can do casseroles, chilli, curries, even spag bol etc, in volumes for up to 8 portions, freeze it, and once you've done this over a few weeks, you're not eating the same thing every day. Generally cheap & healthy too.
Particularly a French or Indian-oriented cookbook is worth its weight in gold in terms of ideas for this.
trashbat said:
One pot cooking, in batches, is the answer.
You could go for Le Creuset stuff, but I would get myself a cheaper (£30) but IME just as good cast iron casserole pot from Sainsburys or the like.
Then you can do casseroles, chilli, curries, even spag bol etc, in volumes for up to 8 portions, freeze it, and once you've done this over a few weeks, you're not eating the same thing every day. Generally cheap & healthy too.
Particularly a French or Indian-oriented cookbook is worth its weight in gold in terms of ideas for this.
This would be my addvice, invest in some plastic take away containers, and freeze batches of wet meals ( soup, curry, chilli, stroganof, fish pie, lasagna etc...) just remove from the freezer the night befor so thst when you come to it at lunchtime its defrosted enough to go straight into the microwave. You could go for Le Creuset stuff, but I would get myself a cheaper (£30) but IME just as good cast iron casserole pot from Sainsburys or the like.
Then you can do casseroles, chilli, curries, even spag bol etc, in volumes for up to 8 portions, freeze it, and once you've done this over a few weeks, you're not eating the same thing every day. Generally cheap & healthy too.
Particularly a French or Indian-oriented cookbook is worth its weight in gold in terms of ideas for this.
trashbat said:
One pot cooking, in batches, is the answer.
You could go for Le Creuset stuff, but I would get myself a cheaper (£30) but IME just as good cast iron casserole pot from Sainsburys or the like.
Then you can do casseroles, chilli, curries, even spag bol etc, in volumes for up to 8 portions, freeze it, and once you've done this over a few weeks, you're not eating the same thing every day. Generally cheap & healthy too.
Particularly a French or Indian-oriented cookbook is worth its weight in gold in terms of ideas for this.
Sainsburys stuff is half price at the moment.You could go for Le Creuset stuff, but I would get myself a cheaper (£30) but IME just as good cast iron casserole pot from Sainsburys or the like.
Then you can do casseroles, chilli, curries, even spag bol etc, in volumes for up to 8 portions, freeze it, and once you've done this over a few weeks, you're not eating the same thing every day. Generally cheap & healthy too.
Particularly a French or Indian-oriented cookbook is worth its weight in gold in terms of ideas for this.
(I paid even less a few months ago)
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