If you regularly prepare packed lunches, it’s worth­while investing in vacuum flasks and various sizes of polythene boxes with airtight lids. A good money­saving tip is to collect containers that might otherwise be thrown away, such as yoghurt pots, cottage cheese or prepared salad cartons, or margarine tubs with snap-on us. Keep on hand a [...]

A recent survey showed that more than 30 per cent of primary school children eat a packed lunch—and the proportion of adult workers who do so is even higher. The main problem in making up packed lunches for any member of the family is finding enough variety to provide an interesting, well-balanced meal every day. [...]