Fridgr Team8 min read
Work Lunch Prep: Save Money and Eat Better at the Office
Stop spending £10+ daily on sad desk lunches. These prep strategies help you bring better food to work while saving hundreds monthly.
Stop spending £10+ daily on sad desk lunches. These prep strategies help you bring better food to work while saving hundreds monthly.
The average UK worker spends £1,840 per year on bought lunches. Bringing your own lunch just twice a week saves over £700 annually. Here's how to make it easy.
Every satisfying work lunch needs:
For offices without proper kitchen facilities:
Dressing at the bottom, sturdy vegetables next, greens on top. Shake and eat.
Hummus, vegetables, protein, rolled tight. Travels well.
Mediterranean style with olives, feta, cherry tomatoes.
Homemade is simpler than you think. Prep on Sunday.
Cheese, crackers, nuts, hard-boiled eggs, fruit. Adult lunchable.
Rice or quinoa, roasted vegetables, protein, sauce.
Make a big batch Sunday. Portion for the week.
Reheats perfectly. Make from Sunday's leftover rice.
Batch cook curry, portion separately from rice.
Slightly undercook pasta, store sauce separately.
Dedicate 1-2 hours on Sunday to preparing 5 lunches. Cook proteins, prep vegetables, portion everything into containers.
Make extra dinner every night. Tomorrow's lunch is sorted with zero extra effort.
Prepare individual components (grains, proteins, vegetables) and mix-and-match throughout the week for variety.
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