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I know it's been done before but I'm doing it again. Packed lunches which aren't sandwiches.

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MaryMotherOfCheeses · 09/05/2013 23:42

I have to go back to packed lunches next week. For me, not the DCs.

So far on my menu I have:

Pasta, pesto, rocked and pine nuts.

Tabouleh. Maybe with some cheese on top.

What else?

I'm thinking stuff I can do in bulk and DH and I can both have a couple of times a week.

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HoneyDragon · 09/05/2013 23:50

My sons favourite is cold fusilli, strips of ham, cheese and cucumber, topped with drizzles of salad cream.

I back the sand but add a honey mustard dressing instead.

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SacreBlue · 09/05/2013 23:50

I like cold rise and peas. Up til a certain thread this evening I also liked cold noodles and beansprouts :(

Bean salad is yummy, esp spicy one, cold salmon with cucumber and tomato but perhaps shorter fridge life.

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HoneyDragon · 09/05/2013 23:50

I pack the same. Sorry

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Snazzynewyear · 09/05/2013 23:51

Read this article the other day which is about exactly this.

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MaryMotherOfCheeses · 09/05/2013 23:53

Oh dear SacreBleu what happened with cold noodles and beansprouts???

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MaryMotherOfCheeses · 09/05/2013 23:56

Good link Snazzy.

We won't have facilities to heat stuff up so it's going to have to be salad in a tupperware thing I think.

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CointreauVersial · 09/05/2013 23:58

Tuna mayo, with carrot stocks to dip, or Little Gem lettuce leaves to scoop.

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snoworneahva · 10/05/2013 00:07

I make packed lunch everyday - no sandwiches, mostly leftovers - from the freezer or the fridge.
Mostly soups, stews, tomato sauce, puy lentils and sausage/bacon/chicken. Chicken drumsticks, sausages, homemade nuggets, pasta, curry, homemade pies and sausage rolls, frittata muffins, salads, Parma Ham.

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SacreBlue · 10/05/2013 00:07

Can't possibly on a food thread Mary have a gander in AIBU

I have a couple of not these but similar

www.amazon.com/MICROWAVE-DIVIDED-PLATES-WITH-VENTED/dp/B0033XTEEO?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

So I can have a bit of more than one thing at a time :) your name suggests a good cheese, crackers and fruit selection might be an idea too

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snoworneahva · 10/05/2013 00:09

And more, fritters like falafel or veg mixed with potato and cheese fritter, hummus with cucumber and peppers to scoop.