I've just realised I need to make lunch for a visitor help mere!

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OK so IABU but we have someone visiting from an autism charity tomorrow, they're travelling a long way and will be here for the length of a school day. She's going to see our child and help us with some interventions.
Ive just realised I should do some lunch maybe?? Ive only just got in from work! I can nip out to tesco but what do I do? Like a buffet thing? She may bring her own lunch maybe? Help me make this not awkward!

Help me** haha!

How about some rolls, and soup. Then if shes brought lunch a mug of soup might still be nice, and will keep if not opened.

Also nice biscuits.

Don’t panic 😂 a few sandwiches, fruit and cake. Make sure you have cold drinks as well as hot. Don’t go out of your way to get loads and good luck :)

Oh and I cheat with these things. I buy packaged sandwiches and just unwrap them to put them out. Who needs the hassle ;)

Biscuits are a good idea too.

I would get some precooked stuff like a quiche type thing, some cherry tomatoes, bags of salad, bread, butter, lump of cheese, then at lunch time just drag it out of the fridge and say that you are going to have lunch and there is loads please can she join you. That way she can dig in - or have a little just to be polite and it wont be obvious.

I second the soup and rolls idea :)

I would be really surprised if they were expecting lunch
It would be far more likely that they would have a packed lunch or go out for a lunch break.
If they are there and have no lunch, can't you offer a bit of what you would be having anyway?

I was also thinking soup and sandwiches. Keep it relaxed, then if she has bought her own lunch it won’t be awkward. You can just offer her some soup to go with What she’s got.

She'll probably bring her own lunch and won't expect it from you but I would just offer her a sandwich just in case. And obviously offer drinks.

Sandwiches - buy ready made for ease. Biscuits. Cake.
Tea. Coffee. Water

That’s all you need.

Biscuits offered with any drinks served.

At lunch time say you’ll get some lunch and they’ll either say thank you or they have brought their own. Provide plates for their own snd provide sandwiches and cake anyway.

Tactfully message her asking if she has any dietary requirements so you can make sure she doesn’t go hungry at lunch time

Is she going to be in your home or in the school?

Great ideas! Thanks all! She's going to be in our house and we live in the middle of nowhere

Soup and sandwiches would be perfect then.

I take it she is driving? Only I like to escape to my car for 30mins in situations like this, so please don't be offended if she says she's got it all in the car. It just gives me 5 to arrange my thoughts call home etc