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Hit me with your grossest WFH lunch.

140 replies

HangingOver · 03/11/2021 13:38

I just had cold potatoes straight from the can.

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immersivereader · 04/11/2021 00:39

The kids had:

Reheated chicken nuggets
Boiled potato and carrots and ketchup

I had :

General tao chicken, boiled potatoes, carrots and ketchup

Bit odd really

immersivereader · 04/11/2021 00:42

My Super noodle sandwich absolutely LOADED with cheese brings all the boys to the yard.

^^
☺️😂

BeenThruMoreThanALilBit · 04/11/2021 00:44

I regularly make myself a bento box/thaali of leftovers. Today, on the menu, we had:

  • two ladles leftover kidney bean curry
  • one mozzarella ball
  • pitiful pea shoots, had to put them out of their misery
  • half of a bagel thin (ie one side) with yummy salted butter
  • two “left over” from Halloween mini twixes

It was surprisingly delicious, and looking back quite balanced and not that unhealthy

LemonSwan · 04/11/2021 00:48

Yorkshire puddings with baked beans in the middle and cheese melted on the top

I love it but I can understand if you shudder.

MintyCedric · 04/11/2021 00:57

This wasn't gross tbf...but it does look it. I had loads of stuff to use up and this was the result.

Mexican Potato Hash

Half a tin of potatoes, sliced
2 rashers of smoked bacon, chopped
3 spring onions, sliced
1/3 red pepper, chopped
1/2 small tin sweetcorn
Mexican seasoning
Generous tblsp creme fraiche
2 slices of Mexicana Cheese

Fry bacon, then add potato and cook until golden. Add onions, pepper, sweetcorn and bravas seasoning and cook for a couple of minutes. Add creme fraiche and cheese and stir until melted and heated through.

Hit me with your grossest WFH lunch.
nandaandm · 04/11/2021 00:58

Can't beat chicken super noodles on bread with a load of butter.
Hot noodles melt butter which then runs down your hand! The food of gods!
I've had weight loss surgery so I can't actually have this, but I miss it so much.
Also a streak bake on a buttered barm cake slathered in tomato sauce.
Bet your actually wondering why I needed a gastric sleeve! 🙈

SometimesRavenSometimesParrot · 04/11/2021 00:59

I’m impressed everyone manages till lunch. I keep wandering out for an ice break break at about half ten.

mangowithasqueezeoflime · 04/11/2021 01:12

We ate Murder Ghosts

Last week was seasonal promo item, ghost shaped crumpets. Warburtons even burned a creepy little face on them.

Toasted with honey as usual, then smashed a few fresh raspberries on top.

Presto murder

Invasionofthegutsnatchers · 04/11/2021 03:41

I don't wfh but I love supernoodles with melted cheese on top

Blessex · 04/11/2021 03:44

Can’t beat a tin of boneless sardines in tomato sauce

JorisBonson · 04/11/2021 06:34

A whole packet of garlic sausage, which I dug into a garlic whipped cheese pot thing.

I didn't even care how bad I smelt.

garlictwist · 04/11/2021 06:46

Mini marshmallows and natural yogurt. I just tipped them straight into the pot, didn't even use a bowl. That was a low.

DejaBat · 04/11/2021 07:31

Baked beans curry

Cantstopthewaves · 04/11/2021 07:34

Microwave savoury rice with spaghetti hoops on the side.
Love it.

AwkwardSquad · 04/11/2021 07:35

@HuntingoftheSnark

A couple of weeks ago I bit into a (fairly old but not mouldy) nectarine. The stone broke in half and a thousand tiny creatures fell out, all over me. Upon googling, these were earwigs and it's not entirely uncommon. That was the most hideous lunch I have ever had and I will never look at a nectarine again.
Oh dear Lord no
malin52 · 04/11/2021 07:36

A packet of Pasta N Sauce type thing that needs water and milk to cook it. The milk was off though so I used Coffee Mate mixed with water as a substitute.
It was alright tbh! I chucked in a load of cheese and butter which helped.

FrancesFlute · 04/11/2021 07:53

As a student I was so tired one night I just cooked a whole frozen garlic baguette. Ultimate lazy oven 'cooking'. The first few slices were lovely but I couldn't quite finish it and my mouth tasted horrendous for days. My poor friends sitting next to me in lectures!

RicherThanYew · 04/11/2021 08:25

I cant recall eating anything weird while wfh but when DH and I were in our first apartment together and broke skint we had no money left 5 days before pay day so we cooked smart price frozen sausages in smart price 9p a jar curry sauce with some random sprouts from the freezer and some (you guessed) smart price penne Grin It goes to show that literally anything can taste good if you're hungry enough. It transpired that I had £2.10 left on my card the night before we were paid so i bought a pack of digestives for our dinner, those went down a treat.

MintyCedric · 04/11/2021 10:04

@malin52

A packet of Pasta N Sauce type thing that needs water and milk to cook it. The milk was off though so I used Coffee Mate mixed with water as a substitute. It was alright tbh! I chucked in a load of cheese and butter which helped.
I've been caught out I exactly the same way before.. had to use a couple of Tassimo milk pods!
ISaidDontLickTheBin · 04/11/2021 15:22

@PinkSyCo

Cold left over roasties dipped in ketchup.
Cold left over roasties are the best!

Also good with salad cream or garlic mayo.

ISaidDontLickTheBin · 04/11/2021 15:24

Today I had microwave rice (golden vegetable flavour) topped with a spoonful of mayo and a generous squirt of sriracha

JackieWeaversZoomAc · 04/11/2021 21:14

I made a delicious lentil & kale soup for lunches this week. Super healthy- I love it.

BUT .... it makes me incredibly flatulent- which is both gross, but also ok as I work alone from home.

HangingOver · 04/11/2021 21:21

Today's breakfast: giant bowl cornflakes
Lunch: medium bowl cornflakes
Dinner: bowl chips, dunking in chipotle mayo jar.

I need to stop this.

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Workinghardeveryday · 04/11/2021 21:58

Tuna on toast but no salad cream or Mayo, so used burger sauce, loads of black pepper. Was actually pretty disgusting. Ate it anyway 🙁

Also bread I used was stale 🤮

Marmite0nToast · 05/11/2021 05:36

I raided the fridge and had a sandwich spread/sliced cucumber (for extra healthiness)/crushed cheese and onion crisp sandwich (wholemeal bread, obvs). It was yum but rest of the family think it's totally disgusting, however since they also don't like marmite and RS crisp sandwiches, I think they just have very uneducated tastebuds!