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Bag It!
by Amanda Formaro
WebMom@
thefamilycorner.com
Take leftovers. If there are leftovers in the fridge from previous nights' dinners, through one into a microwaveable dish and take it to the office.
Turn that ham/turkey/chicken/steak into a sandwich. Leftover roast waiting to go into a casserole (or how about leftover meatloaf)? Use some of it to make up a sandwich to take for lunch. For a little extra zip, throw a little bit of BBQ sauce on top of it.
Take crackers, cheese and sausage. I have a friend who used to routinely bring summer sausage and crackers for lunch. Quick, easy (don't forget the knife, or cut it ahead of time) and tasty.
Make a salad. Either take leftover salad from dinner or prepare a small salad the night before. Bring your choice of dressing, and throw some croutons or bacon bits in a baggie to top it off.
Buy variety packs of luncheon meat instead of a full pound of the same item. That way you can have a ham sandwich one day and a turkey sandwich the next (instead of ham all week long!).
Most take-out/fast food meals run a minimum of $3. For less than $1.50, I can put together a lunch with a sandwich, fruit, chips and soda -- and that includes the cost of the sandwich bags! Another thing you can do is buy a Rubbermaid juice container and take juice in your lunch instead of soda. Juice boxes can be too pricey, unless you get them on sale. You can either buy powdered juice crystals or jumbo jugs of juice.
So you can cut your lunch bills in half (or better!) just by bagging your lunch instead of buying. (One last hint: water is better for you and much cheaper than soda, so consider switching what you're drinking with your lunch!)
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