Organised mum-of-two preps 250 meals for the school term for only $75 – including sandwiches, sausage rolls and miniature sliders
- An organised mum has prepared a whole term’s worth of lunch for her children
- Rachael made 250 meals including sandwiches, sausage rolls and meatballs
- The variety of food was stored in the freezer until it was needed
- Fresh snacks including fruit and boiled eggs were also placed in each lunch box
An organised mum-of-two has prepared an entire term’s worth of school lunches for her children for only $75.
Rachael Hallett, who runs the Mums Who Budget & Save Facebook group, shared images of her impressive cook up with thousands online.
The meal prep included sandwiches, sausage rolls, meatballs, miniature pizzas, sliders and pinwheels, which are all to be stored in the freezer until needed.
Rachael, from Victoria, said she made a total of 250 meals for the lunch boxes.
The meal prep included sandwiches, sausage rolls, meatballs, miniature pizzas and pinwheels, which were to be stored in the freezer until needed
‘I don’t want to be making food from scratch for the lunch box every couple of days,’ Rachael told Kidspot.
‘My kids need variety and this prep offers a way to easily provide that to them while saving money and being easy on me.’
She continued: ‘I calculated I spent about $75 on the ingredients, which means about 31 cents per item. I think that’s really cheap.’
In addition to the prepared food, fresh snacks such as fruit and boiled eggs would also be placed into the lunch boxes to ensure the children have enough nutrients throughout the day
In addition to the prepared food, fresh snacks such as fruit and boiled eggs would also be placed into the lunch boxes to ensure the children have enough nutrients throughout the day.
She said the impressive meal prep saves time preparing lunches in the morning before school.
In March 2020 another savvy mum shared photos of her extreme school cook-up, showing the array of snacks she prepares for her children’s lunchboxes ahead of time.
In March 2020 another savvy mum shared photos of her extreme school cook-up, showing the array of snacks she prepares for her children’s lunchboxes ahead of time
Posting in the Australian Facebook Group, Mums Who Cook and Bake, the woman made an assortment of snacks across two days and placed the food in zip-lock bags
Posting in the Australian Facebook Group, Mums Who Cook and Bake, the woman made an assortment of snacks across two days and placed the food in zip-lock bags.
The woman made 30 marshmallow cones, 36 fruit muffins, 120 choc-chip cookies, 125 corn flake cookies, 57 bags of popcorn, 57 cupcakes as well as cheese and Vegemite scrolls, cinnamon sugar scrolls, chocolate slice, homemade jelly and gluten free options.
She said the massive cook-up saves her hundreds per week, with the pre-packed food costing $80 for up to four weeks.