Packed Lunch Ideas For Adults and Kids
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With people beginning to return to offices and the school term in full swing, it’s time to ditch the dinners and opt for packed lunches instead. Making a packed lunch has a plethora of benefits, from giving you full control over your midday meal to providing you with better variety.
Alongside giving you greater choice about what you eat, a packed lunch is great for the environment. As a nation, we produce around 9.5 million tonnes of food waste per year. By using leftovers for packed lunches, you can help reduce that figure.
Not content with saving the planet? How about saving some money? Making a packed lunch is cheaper than buying your lunch when you’re out and about. To keep your weekly spending down even more buying in bulk for the family’s packed lunches is a smart idea. Your fridge is an essential part of this plan, so if it breaks down a short-term loan could help you secure a replacement if you have no other funding options. But make sure you can meet the repayment terms if you decide to take out credit.
Here are some of our favourite packed lunch ideas for adults and kids. Each dish is nutritiously balanced and will help keep you feeling full all afternoon, whether you’ve got a meeting in the boardroom or a match on the playing field. Have a look at here for ideas for winter lunches.
Ideas For Adults
Wrap it up: Wholemeal wraps are a great choice for adults looking for a filling lunch when on the go. Ditch the dressing if you’re watching your weight and instead opt for marinated chicken or tofu for a flavoursome punch of protein.
Poke bowl: Make your mealtime Insta-worthy with a poke bowl. A Hawaiian staple, poke bowl is convenient, nutritious and filling. Fish, rice and avocado are often used in poke bowls, but you could make up your own recipe!
Continental platter: If you’re following the popular keto diet, you’ll know that carbs are off the table. A continental-inspired platter of cold cuts, cheese and olives is the perfect way to stave off hunger – and you can pretend you’re basking in the Riviera sun!
Ideas For Kids
Pasta salad: If your little one is a fussy eater, pasta salads are the perfect lunch idea. On a Sunday evening, cook a pan full of pasta for the week and each day you can add a different topping depending on their preference.
Cookie-cutter sandwiches: Make mealtimes fun! Instead of boring triangles why not use a cookie cutter to make fun shapes with sandwiches. Small bites are perfect for small hands too!
Cheese and crackers: Cheese and crackers with vegetable sticks and dip is a perfectly balanced combination of carbs, protein and healthy fats and will keep tummy rumbles at bay all afternoon.
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