How To Pack Lunch For a Dollar a Day

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Brown-bagging is one of the easiest ways to save money, especially if you stock several key items.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Slow-cooking oats
Whole wheat bread
Eggs
Seasonal fruits
Leftovers
Homemade soup
Lentils
Whole carrots
Sweet potatoes
Canned salmon
Pasta
Mashed potatoes

Step 1: Have breakfast for lunch

Have a bowl of homemade oatmeal, a slice of whole wheat bread, and a piece of fruit. Or bring a couple of hard-boiled or deviled eggs. Who says lunch can't be breakfast food?

Tip: Buy fruits that are in season -- and therefore less expensive -- or on sale.

Step 2: Bring leftovers

Dedicate one lunch per week to leftovers by making a little extra of a favorite dinner dish -- one that transports easily and tastes just as good or even better reheated.

Step 3: Have homemade soup on hand

Collect vegetable odds and ends until you have enough to make a vegetable soup. Freeze it in individual portions that you can take to work, along with bread.

Step 4: Go vegetarian

Make a stew out of lentils, carrots, and sweet potatoes, three budget-friendly foods that are also really good for you.

Step 5: Have salmon cakes

Mix canned salmon with an egg and whole oats to make fish cakes. Or use leftover mashed potatoes instead of oats. One can makes about four fried patties -- more if you use more filler. Take one to work and freeze the rest for later lunches.

Tip: Canned salmon can be pricey; wait for it to go on sale and then stock up.

Step 6: Have a pasta day

njoy a homemade pasta lunch once a week; it's cheap, versatile, and can be mixed with whatever you have on hand -- cheese, veggies, leftover chicken, a small can of tuna -- even peanut butter for a cold noodle dish.

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[2497iscool]

1:10 does anything see something wrong with her arm? Or is it just me?

[TheANiMeCrAzY21]

Things I think are wrong with this video:

1. 0:27 She needs more water in that kettle o.O

2. 0:34 IT'S SOMETHING CALLED BRUNCH.

3. 0:46 WTF IS THAT?! O_o"

4. 0:53 ... soup... really... ?? -.-

5. 1:06 SHE'S NOT EVEN OPENING THE DAMN THING!

6. 1:18 PLASTIC. BAGGY.

7. 1:32 I think your holding the spatula wrong! o.e"

[InvisibleNightmares]

i don't know why i laughed so hard at the hole in the potatoes.

On the other hand,It is midnight...

[LiangYi99]

@TheANiMeCrAzY21 also 0:12 i bet $1 mil that the first ingredient is not 1 dollar

[kpopshawol]

I hope no one actually watches howcast videos to learn something useful. XD Anyway, my favorite "cheap lunch" is tuna and rice. :] You mix tuna, miracle whip/mayo, and pickle relish together and then you make some rice and mix it with the rice. It's soooooooo good. Which is weird, because it sounds disgusting. XD

[kpopshawol]

@njs43 Have a job, still poor. Now what? XD

[NanaGoRawr622]

step 1: ask your friend to pay for your lunch and repay them later

did you know that you eat food

[tkristians123]

First i saw this video i was like how to pack a punch a Lunch For a Dollar a Day

[TarawrasaurusRex]

press 9 repeatedly xD

[vickylavell123]

8 : oome oome oome

[coco4960]

1:10 u slut if i keep pressing it

[njs43]

how to not be poor: get a job!!!!!!!