5 cost-saving lunches

Emergency shelf lunches
• Canned items such as sardines, tuna, salmon and smoked oysters are perfect to keep on hand to pack with whole-grain melba toast and crackers or to add to container of salad.

• Fresh vegetables and prepared salad dressings are great for quick veggies and dip or salad.

• Baked tortilla chips and salsa make a quick crunchy part of a lunch. Add a sprinkle of shredded light cheese and some crunchy vegetable sticks.

• Flavourful cheeses, such as Jarlsberg, Gouda, Havarti or old Cheddar, pair with an assortment of Scandinavian crisp bread, crackers or rye crisps.

• Dried fruit, granola and yogurt are a tasty end to a meal.

• Apples, pears or grapes pair with cheese and crackers or nut butter and crisp bread.