Can you guess what's the smartest thing I have in my fridge? The bottle of Prosecco? Good guess, but not quite. The jar of pickles? Well, I do love those, but not this time...The six pre-made lunches for me and the Mr.? Ding! Ding!
Seriously, I am obsessed. I started doing the pre-made multiple lunches just last week (what took me so long?!) and it's already changed my life. Well, it's changed my life in that it saves me about 15 minutes every morning. Hey, that can be a total game changer when you have a toddler to bring to school and an office across town to get to.
You can find TONS of lunch ideas on Pinterest, but I've been sticking with sandwich/carrot sticks/berries for me and sandwich/carrot sticks/pretzels or chips for Mr.. I'll probably bore of that soon enough and try to branch out, but for now, this works.
Cost break out - I bought 8 Ziploc three-section "divided rectangle" containers from Tarjay for about $10 total. I'm guesstimating that lunch contents cost roughly $20 a week. $10/person for the week! That's less than what I'd pay for one salad and an iced tea at the cafe next door to my office. I'm so proud of my thriftiness, I can't stand it.
If you're looking for an easier way to prep brown bag lunches, I can't say enough about this simple little system. About $10 up front investment, $20 a week for food, and 15 minutes of your time on Sunday night and you have yourself a great time and money saver. Win/win? Oui! Oui!
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