Welcome to Cheap Lunch Ideas!

For hardworking, health-conscious people who want to reduce their daily lunchtime spend, Cheap Lunch Ideas offers inexpensive, simple and nutritious meal ideas. Instead of your usual shop-bought sandwich try our suggestions and see what a difference it makes to your pocket! Read more in About Us.

Get Inspiration. Find loads of suggestions for filling and cheap lunches with approximate portion costs, calories and fat content listed for different options. Browse lunch ideas across 3 main categories:

 

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Free Fruit Box delivery from Graze! (in the UK)

12/08/2009 08:34
This morning I got my trusty MoneySavingExpert.com email in my inbox and saw something that doesn't exactly do for a full-on free lunch, but would certainly be a nice accompaniment or something to munch on during the day. The idea behind Graze is that you can get yummy, healthy fresh and dried...

Credit Crunch Packed Lunch Causes Increase in Bread Sales!

10/07/2009 17:46
It seems like more people are using their loaf (excuse the pun), and taking a packed lunch to work during the recession. According to independent retail experts TNS, bread sales increased by 0.5 per cent in the last 12 months and Tesco has reported a growth of 10% of white loaves. It might not seem...

How to Stay Healthy on a Budget & Break Bad Shopping Habits!

09/01/2009 16:04
Lets face it eating healthy food is easier when you've got lots of money to spend. In the UK we often see reports about how low income families are more at risk of being obese than the middle-classes, however this seems to be a typically western thing due to the availability of cheap...

Credit Crunch? Pack a Credit Lunch!

01/09/2008 13:29
The credit crunch has well and truly hit and for many people it means tightening their belts...literally. The cost of pantry basics like bread and milk are up hitting consumers where it hurts in their pockets and their tummies! Marks and Spencer's report of a big drop off in profits on...

10 Tips to Help You Spend Less on Lunch

12/07/2008 10:41
If you've made it to this site then you have probably already worked out that cutting the cost of your lunch is one of the easiest ways to reduce your daily spend and save your money for other more interesting things! Here are our top 10 tips to really help you spend less on lunch: Plan ahead...

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22/06/2008 00:17
Cheap Lunch Ideas is a new site. Right now we are working on filling up our pages with brilliant money saving lunch tips. Keep checking back! 

Cheap Lunch Ideas launched

22/06/2008 00:16
Cheap Lunch Ideas launched today - hooray! Cheap Lunch Ideas is a new website with lots of tips and suggestions to help you cut the cost of your lunch-time spending during the week. For more information visit About Us.