21 March 2011

Packed lunches - not only for children

Delivery of school lunches is part of my daily routine for a long time. He started 17 years ago, when my elder began to go to child care a few days a week. I hate to think breakfast how I prepared since!

My children are all now old enough to prepare their own meals at the school, but I still love to oversee the process, so I can convince me that they get nutritious and balanced meals and snacks. Very occasionally, a treat, rather than give them a packed lunch, I give them money to spend in the canteen of the school. However the last time I offered that for my fourteen - years, he told me that he would rather food home. He explained that "our food is Udder - and five bucks obtained you almost nothing in the canteen."

Shortly after his meeting with my partner, I discovered that it takes a picnic (including a hot beverage in a Thermos) to work every day and that he did for many years. I remember that it was rather picturesque thinking. I associate it go off to school, rather than something an adult would do. Now, I think that of lunches packaged as a simple common sense!

Taking your home is good food sense financially. Think about it. If you head to work altogether, you can buy a coffee to go ($ 4-$ 5) and if you're perhaps relieved a pack of nuts or a muffin ($ 3-$ 4). When lunchtime rolls around regular roll of pretty salad or wrap will set you back $ $5-7. Imagine that you have a busy afternoon so skip you the afternoon tea. Despite this, you are likely to have spent between $ 12 and $16 (i.e. between $60 and $80 per week if you buy food like this every day of the week).

Taking a picnic is also logical from a nutritional point of view. It will take a little extra time, but once you are used to prepare your food in advance you may appreciate the freshness and variety - and the effect on your hip pocket. Pre-Cook some brown rice or wholemeal pasta, stir under some form of protein (such as tuna or a boiled egg) and some fresh vegetables (e.g. labour intensive, capsicum, green beans) and perhaps a lunch snapshot dash without fat mayo or salad dressing - and Voila! The remains may be too large. Make sure that you all keep refrigerated or a pack lunch isolated to keep any "bugs" Bay.