what's in YOUR lunch box?

[Lucy]

I take my lunch on the two days a week that I work.

It varies......but I try and have suitable "leftovers"!

For example, I work on a Monday, so on Sunday we often have a roast, so I know I will have cold roast meet sandwiches.

I also work Thursdays, so Wednesday nights tend to be things that I know will re-heat well.......chow mien is a fave, as is lasagne. And curries. It stinks the office out, but luckily no one minds!

Either way, I always have two bits of fruit to have as well.

[~Kim~]

hmmm tomorrow I'm taking...
homemade tomato soup, leftovers of a loaf of bread (for dipping and for toast for morning tea), oats for porridge, a banana, a pear, 2 chocolate crackles.

i work generally Monday to Thursday and going out of my office is a PITA so generally I take leftovers. I have a freezer full and just pull one out or have them from the night before.
On Sundays I try and add to the freezer with a casserole or pot of soup or bolognese, chilli con carne etc.
I'm not a huge fan of salads, so in my office I have a can of baked beans/spagetti in case of emergencies and some cheese in the fridge. I also have tinned fruit in the fridge for my porridge or a snack.

[melham74]

left overs or Soup

[briggsy's girl]

usually a roast chicken sandwich or wrap, with salad if we've got it in the fridge! there is always crackers in my work drawer.

i allow myself to buy lunch one day a week (if i don't have anything i want to take) so that i don't feel like i HAVE to bring lunch. it gets to be a chore if you have no treats!

[Snacks]

Soup. Plus, I keep a pack of turkish rolls in the freezer at work to toast and have with it.
I also take some fruit and a muesli bar, or sometimes if I've been particularly housewifey, I'll have made muffins and will take one of those
I'd go with the leftovers too - when I was working fulltime I used to do this when serving our evening meal: Some for DH, some for me, some for the leftovers - just to make sure there was always enough, LOL! If DH was still hungry I'd tell him to have dessert

[sangie]

Like the others have said leftovers are great to take - I work 2 days a week and try to take leftovers as much as possible.

If not then I usually take a sandwich and toast it - for some reason they always taste better toasted lol! Soup and a bread roll is great too. Also yoghurt, fruit, rice crackers good to snack on. My favourite is chicken and salad wraps, so yummy and healthy too.

[{sarah}]

Definitely a fan of soup here as well, home made or shop bought, either way, and if you want to get out of the office, going to the corner shop to buy a fresh bread roll to go with it will cost you less than 50c.