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The Healthy Lunch Box – 5 Ideas for a week of healthy lunches for yourself and children

School lunch boxes in the UK have reached some stick recently, with research showing that almost none of the banks reviewed were deemed healthy lunch and a massive 50% contained no fruit or vegetable.

Forms Well, they are quick and easy to add fruits and vegetables at lunch. The easiest way, of course, is to ensure that there is banana, apple or tangerine in the table every day. Also try to stick to the principle of adding some salad or grated vegetables (or fruit) on each sandwich. Here are some simple suggestions for lunch and keep playing for a week.

1. Sandwich Hummous and grated carrot, preferably made with wholemeal bread. A handful of raisins (or one of the little packets you can buy) to make a nice dessert, or could even be added to the sandwich.

2. A coat of tortilla. Spread homemade or canned refried beans on the wrapper, place a handful of shredded lettuce and tinned sweetcorn in half the wrapper and fold. On the side, a stalk of celery cut in half, make a filling by mixing cream cheese with chives and capers and spread the filling into the hole in the celery.

3. Pita bread filled with falafel house (-made or bought), topped with a little mayonnaise or Hummous, shredded lettuce and watercress round. repair muesli bars sweet, but read the ingredients and look for bars with no added sugar.

4. Sandwich cream cheese, grated apples and grapes. Make a dessert for the spread of chopped roasted banana with a little honey. Mix in some raisins and pop in a bathtub.

5. Baguette with Cheddar cheese and coleslaw. A dessert of carrot cake or a banana muffin is a great way to sneak in an extra serving of fruit or vegetable! Make a batch of its own claims that they are healthy and can be stored in the freezer until needed.

About the Author

Anne is a food and travel writer, author of Early Vegetarian Recipes and the website offmotorway.co.uk. She also runs Hollyfoods, a small food company selling locally at fairs around London.

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