Preparing your child’s lunchbox can feel like a frantic job. Are you feeding them enough? Will they enjoy eating it? Coming up with healthy lunch ideas can be difficult.
But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered with a range of top tips to help you create quick, easy, healthy lunches.
Choose your carbohydrates
- Bread
- Tortilla wraps
- Chapattis
- Flatbreads
- Pitta
- Manesh/Lavash/Khobez
- Pasta
- Rice
- Yams/potatoes
- Cassava
- Naan
Pack some plants
- Frozen/tinned fruit and veg (just as nutritious as fresh)
- Adding sweetcorn to tuna
- Beans, peas and lentils (the canned stuff works a treat)
- Tomato puree as a pizza base
- Onions and chopped tomatoes to start off a meal e.g., curry and stews can contribute to your five-a-day
Pick your proteins
- Leftover protein from dinner (e.g., meat, lentils, tofu or paneer)
- Eggs
- Tuna
- Tinned beans or low sugar/salt baked beans
- Cheese
- Prawns
Select a snack
Mix and match these to get all those nutrients in.
- Cheese slices
- Yogurt (try low fat and low sugar options)
- Popcorn
- Pita/carrots with hummus
- Grapes
- Pepper slices
- Raisins
- Crackers
Quick healthy lunch ideas
Chicken Chapati Wrap – (Chicken or other protein leftovers), cheese and sweetcorn. Carrot sticks for snack and some popcorn.
Pasta Salad – with sweetcorn, peppers and some beans/pulses (canned work great). Grapes and some pepper slices would make a great snack.
Tortilla Pizza – using tomato puree base, cheese and any veggie toppings your child likes. Add some yogurt and raisins for a delicious snack.
