Clare wrote:
I'm at university and recently turned veggie. As I'm a poor student,
I try to save money by taking packed lunch into university rather
than buying food on campus. [...] I'm hoping you could recommend
some cheap new things to try.

Hi Clare! As others have said, what you can do depends on what
facilities you have available. Do you have anything at all, or just
somewhere you can sit to eat your lunch?

Are there any other students you could get together with to share
lunch? I recently started a new job, and we have kitchen facilities
and a table to sit at and eat lunch together, which is really nice.
We don't like to take too much time out to prepare elaborate lunches
though, and we don't know in advance how many people will be eating on
any one day.

A couple of loaves of nice bread, some hummous, a few avocadoes, salad
leaves, tomatoes, carrots, cooked beetroot, and you have lunch.
Cheese for those who eat it. Meat-eaters can join in too and have
their own cooked meats on the side, so even if you don't know any
other vegetarians you can still try this. Varying the types of breads,
vegetables and cheeses can keep the interest up throughout the week.

If you're stuck eating on your own, though - pasta, rice, quinoa,
barley and potato salads are good. You can make *far* more interesting
sandwiches than cheese and tomato. Vary the bread as well as the fillings.
Pitta bread, rye bread, ciabatta, etc. Sliced avocado with tomato,
grated cheese with sweetcorn, blue cheese and grapes.

Kake