Healthy Lunchboxes

Parents and students, find out how to make 14 healthy lunchboxes, nutritious and delicious!

14 Healthy Lunchboxes.

The ideal nutritionally balanced lunch box will include foods from each of these main food groups:   bread/cereal (starches/carbohydrates) fruit vegetable meat or meat alternative (proteins) calcium rich foods a drink, (ideally a 500ml bottle of water) Below we have provided a number of healthy lunchbox fillings for you to try: MOVE YOUR MOUSE OVER THE LUNCHBOX TO REVEAL THE CONTENTS INSIDE. OR PRINT OUT ALL THE RECIPES BELOW BY CLICKING HERE.

PITA PARCELS	TUNA SALAD	TURKEY TORTILLA WRAP
BANANA BUNCH	PIZZA TIME	TUNA, CHEESE AND SATSUMA SURPRISE
BUILD A BAGEL	EGG AND TOMATO ROLL	DOUBLE DECKER
GUACAMOLE TREAT	EGG AND TOMATO PITTA	MUESLI MESS
CHEESE SAVOURY TORTILLAS	EGG AND CRACKERS

A few other tips...

Dried fruit, eg raisins and apricots, are easily added to lunchboxes and count towards your child's 'five-a-day'.

Always try to use lower fat varieties of cheese in lunchboxes eg Edam, mozzarella, cottage cheese or reduced fat cheddar Try to limit sweets/chocolate in lunchboxes to once a week. This will help protect your child's teeth.

Choose fruit squash with 'no added sugar' and dilute well.

Choose lean cuts of meat and take the skin off chicken.

Use butter, margarine, mayonnaise or salad dressings sparingly, because these can be high in fat.