How often do you look forward to eating what is in your lunch box?

If you are bored with your lunch box choices and are looking for some ideas that are tasty and nutritious, then we have some great lunch box ideas for you.

Perhaps you are not making your lunch at the moment and feel you are spending too much money each and every day on lunch. Lunch that may not be highly nutritious or fresh. It is also difficult to know what exact ingredients are in a bought lunch. So if you are after some great lunch box ideas we have five great for you  in this video.

When you make your own lunch, you know exactly what ingredients going into it. You have the choice of adding the best ingredients, that are locally and ethically sourced. Saving food miles and reducing the amount of plastic waste that might otherwise go into circulation is a great benefit too.

These lunch box ideas that we share with you are quick and easy. Plan ahead at the beginning of the week and do a shop that with your menu in mind. This way you are reducing the number of trips to the shops, time that you can use to prepare lunches. In the video Dr. Lisa suggests to make lunch for the following day as you are preparing dinner. If your children are old enough, then they can help with the preparation. This is a wonderful opportunity to get them off devices and chat about what has been going on in their day.

The ingredients in these dishes are organic which helps to  limit the amount of chemicals in the food. Reducing the toxic load in foods helps us to make better quality cells and tissues from that food. Our food makes our cells and tissues, so the better the quality of what we put into our bodies, the better our health will be.

We go through some suggestions for salt and oil brands. Using spices and herbs in our lunch box ideas are a great way to make veggies or meat more interesting.

Here are the recipes we spoke about in the video.

  1. Grilled Zucchini & Herb Salad

3-4 medium zucchini thinly sliced, seasoned & grilled

1 small cucumber, shaved

3-4 tablespoons of roasted pepita’s and pine nuts or walnuts

1/2 cup of finely chopped herbs, such as peppermint and basil

Dressing of choice (eg oil & apple cider vinegar or lemon, yogurt and tahini)

Mix all ingredients together and add dressing.

Add slices of grilled or BBQ meat, chicken, haloumi or tempeh

2. Salad Nicoise

3 cups of boiled or steamed chopped potatoes, season to taste

1/2 cup of chopped parsley

1/4 cup kalamata olives

1 cup of steamed green long beans, chopped into bite sized pieces

3 hard boiled and halved eggs

Extra virgin olive oil and vinegar to dress

Add good quality tuna if you like

Mix all ingredients together and add dressing.

3. Sweet Potato Baked Chips

2 sweet potatoes cut into bite sized pieces

seasoning, such as Mexican or Cajun or simply coat with oil and salt and pepper

If you love a cheesy taste and are vegan, try sprinkling some nutritional yeast in the seasoning

Once the potatoes are coated seasoning and oil, bake for 30-40 minutes.

You can use them as a dipping tool or add to a salad.

4. Salmon or Veggie Egg Crepe Wraps

Egg Crepe :3 eggs 

1 tablespoon water

2 teaspoons cornflour or tapioca flour

1 tablespoon chopped chives

Beat all the above ingredients with pinch of salt and using a small frypan cook up the crepes.

Filling:

Grated carrot, 2 small

Rocket and baby spinach, 1-2 cups

Mayonnaise

Smoked salmon

If you are vegan, use other veggies such as steamed broccoli or avocado. Other options include cooked sliced chicken or beef.

With each crepe spread some mayonnaise onto one side, then add the vegetables and or fish/meat. Roll up. If you are vegan you can use rice paper sheets.

5. Hummus, Spiced Chickpeas and Baked Tomato salad

Hummus, store bought

1 cup of cooked chickpeas, drained & bake with 1-2 teaspoon moroccan spices and a tablespoon oil for 20 min

Cherry tomatoes on a stem. Sprinkle with oil and a touch of salt & bake for 30 minutes.

Allow chickpeas and cherry tomatoes to cool. Place hummus on the dish, then sprinkle on chickpeas and place cherry tomatoes on top. You can squeeze some lemon juice on top and add a touch of extra virgin olive oil to serve.

If you are allergic to any of the ingredients above, then omit them from the recipe. Any questions, please feel free to message us.

Enjoy your lunch.

For other recipes, check out our Italian Passata video Click Here to watch. To watch our video on Pizza Making Click Here

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