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for those who buy lunch..

Robsweezie

How much do you typically spend? And what's reasonable to you? I'd go with a subway, a deli wrap/roll or soup most days so about 3-5.

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[Deleted User]

I prefer to make my own lunch. I'd have some decent ham, chicken or turkey in a salad or sandwich so the cost of that wouldn't be much cheaper than a deli but 2/3 days a week I'd bring a meal to microwave.

Meatballs or good quality mince with veg, seasoning & rice or pasta. 2 such meals cost about €5 to make and are imo tasty and relatively nutricious with the whole grains & veg.

Duggy747

I just steal my co-workers lunches

scdublin

Bring in my lunch everyday and have done since I started working. Not only to save money but to try and keep me away from the temptation of crap food.

Samsgirl

I bring my own. Usually a bit of previous evening's dinner. Today it's spag bol.
Or I cook a bit of of pasta and chop some cucumber, tomato and grated carrot into it. Then throw in some chicken/ ham or tin of salmon. Bit of sweet chili sauce over it and it's very tasty.

[Deleted User]

Making lunch is too much effort, the stuff isn't fresh and you don't get near the same choice or else you would end up throwing out loads of stuff at the end of the week if you bought the amount of sandwich filling choice and bread choice you have in multiple different sandwich places in town (also would end up spending nearly as much). I also hate eating dinner food for lunch so the whole leftovers from the night before isn't appealing in the least.

Its well worth the cost of buying lunch for a much nicer and fresher sandwich and I also like the excuse for a walk into town and back at lunch time.

Kamili

Eleanor Crooked Spine wrote: »

Making lunch is too much effort, the stuff isn't fresh.

to be honest I think stuff at deli counters is less fresh than the stuff I've brought in, and tends to be very processed.

Penny Tration

Kamili wrote: »

This!

I try to do the same. I've even branched out and started looking up recipes that I can use a microwave to cook. Cous Cous with peppers, chillis and cooked chicken, or rice with prawns and vegetables, that type of stuff. Much easier, cheaper and tastier, and leaves me feeling fuller for longer.

You're not supposed to eat reheated rice, just an fyi.

When I bought lunches, there was only one place to buy them, it was €7+ per day because my place of work didn't have coffee making facilities. then another 4 Euro on more coffee.

Then I realised the sandwiches were crap, as was the coffee. so I started making my own sandwiches and drinking water. Costs went down from 50-60 a week to €8 a week.

Kamili

Penny Tration wrote: »

You're not supposed to eat reheated rice, just an fyi.

When I bought lunches, there was only one place to buy them, it was €7+ per day because my place of work didn't have coffee making facilities. then another 4 Euro on more coffee.

Then I realised the sandwiches were crap, as was the coffee. so I started making my own sandwiches and drinking water. Costs went down from 50-60 a week to €8 a week.

I never said I reheated the rice though, which FYI I don't!

Penny Tration

Kamili wrote: »

I never said I reheated the rice though, which FYI I don't!

Fair enough! It came across that way because of the microwave thing. wasn't aware you could cook rice in a microwave, my bad!

TerrorFirmer

What's the deal with reheated rice? In about 20 years of eating reheated rice I've never had an issue, but it appears to suddenly be after hours favourite new warning flag.

As for lunch, usually about €4, most of the time it's a roll from Dunnes for €3.85 which comes with a bottle of water or can of pepsi. Always the exact same - plain chicken, cheese, lettuce, onion.

pwurple

Samsgirl wrote: »

Or I cook a bit of of pasta and chop some cucumber, tomato and grated carrot into it. Then throw in some chicken/ ham or tin of salmon. Bit of sweet chili sauce over it and it's very tasty.

What kind of frankenstein food is that? Thai-italian-english with some tinned meat?
Yeuch.

razorblunt

Our canteen in work is really decent, I often, if working out after work, eat a solid lunch around 12:30 and then eat light at home.
Generally a decent dish and a drink, or soup and sandwich and a drink would be in the region of £4.50.

Have a Pret every now and then too which would bump the price to £5.

Ush1

The main reason I bring in lunch aside from the time and money saving factors, is that the local Centra across from my jobs deli is a total rip off and the guy who makes the rolls is brutal!

He's I think a south east Asian guy and he clearly doesn't give a monkeys about his job. Never cleans the knife between sandwiches, butters only one side of a roll, ignores things you ask for....:mad:

Kamili

Penny Tration wrote: »

Fair enough! It came across that way because of the microwave thing. wasn't aware you could cook rice in a microwave, my bad!

if you want to go to a load of trouble try this
http://www.wikihow.com/Cook-Rice-in-a-Microwave

or just buy the Uncle Ben's express rice instead!

marketty

I skip breakfast, have dinner for brunch, me supper for me tea and I'm set for the day. Saves me a bloody fortune

murpho999

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

What's the deal with reheated rice? In about 20 years of eating reheated rice I've never had an issue, but it appears to suddenly be after hours favourite new warning flag.

As for lunch, usually about €4, most of the time it's a roll from Dunnes for €3.85 which comes with a bottle of water or can of pepsi. Always the exact same - plain chicken, cheese, lettuce, onion.

Just wondering if you're in Dunnes anyway could you not just buy bread, cheese, lettuce and onion there for the week and make it yourself at work for a fraction of the cost?

[Deleted User]

Penny Tration wrote: »

You're not supposed to eat reheated rice, just an fyi.

....

Not true.

You do need to be careful though, refrigerate within 90mins of initial cooking, reheat thoroughly prior to heating.

Samsgirl

pwurple wrote: »

What kind of frankenstein food is that? Thai-italian-english with some tinned meat?
Yeuch.

Try it. Tis really nice.

OldNotWIse

I'm mostly sensible and will buy bread and cheese and tomatoes at the start of the week and have that for four days but will generally have one blowout day with a nice Italian lunch with a friend and a sneaky glass

The Backwards Man

I wouldn't employ anyone who didn't bring their own own lunch. Shows complete lack of commitment and dedication to be swanning off for an hour to scoff salty paninis and guzzle Lucozade. In an ideal world, employees should eat from nosebags like horses so it doesn't interfere with their work

PMBC

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

I'd normally bring lunch but on the odd occasion I don't it'd be a roll/sambo/wrap/soup so about €4. Not so bad!

Dunno how anyone can justify €6-7 daily when the food you likely get isn't half as nice as the food you'd prep at home. Each to their own I suppose!

Agree. One thing is the cost/value that is poor in a lot of cases. Second and more important I generally prefer my own/home made. Better still when I can get better half to make it/them - much tastier. In most cases imho take away sambos are poor value and money wasted.:D

[Deleted User]

Kamili wrote: »

to be honest I think stuff at deli counters is less fresh than the stuff I've brought in, and tends to be very processed.

You don't have to buy from deli counters though, plenty of dedicated sandwich places that use high quality ingredients and have really good bread/choice of breads etc. Yes you pay more but its worth it.

The Sidewards Man

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I wouldn't employ anyone who didn't bring their own own lunch. Shows complete lack of commitment and dedication to be swanning off for an hour to scoff salty paninis and guzzle Lucozade. In an ideal world, employees should eat from nosebags like horses so it doesn't interfere with their work

What a load of dung.

Kamili

Eleanor Crooked Spine wrote: »

You don't have to buy from deli counters though, plenty of dedicated sandwich places that use high quality ingredients and have really good bread/choice of breads etc. Yes you pay more but its worth it.

Ehm In my experience this isn't the case either... those high quality ingredients in some cases were probably not even prepared on site...

The Backwards Man

The Sidewards Man wrote: »

What a load of dung.

What you keep in your morral is no concern of mine.

MRnotlob606

Subways food is overrated imo and the food itself is not great quality.

_Brian

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

Subways food is overrated imo and the food itself is not great quality.

Like every other food chain, loads of salt and sugar in the dressings means people get a flavour and think it's great food.

PMBC

Winterlong wrote: »

When I am in the office it would be a meat and 2 veg ..or a curry or stir fry for €5.
When working from home it is a ham and cheese and tomato toastie for naathin.

I like it. Add in some diced/sliced onion for the 'toasted special'. Had it frist time many years ago in ?Ryan's, Parkgate Street. Mmmmmm

Sh1tbag OToole

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

Subways food is overrated imo and the food itself is not great quality.

Their meat is imported from America and made from cows who never see the outside of their barn, injected to bursting point with antibiotics and steroids and slaughtered by robots. The farms themselves are also owned by Subway or a big corporate conglomerate farming institution. Every now and then a lad with a cowboy hat shows up in a big black Cadillac Escalade to make sure the pointy bit of the robotic cow-killing machine is still sharp.

Lord Nikon

€6 a week. I'm a Level 7 vegan, I only eat lemons.