10 Nutritious Recipes for Lunchboxes!

A couple of weeks in and we're well into the busy school routine … uniforms, school bags, books, sports gear and lunches!

I've been working with many parents of school going children over the past few weeks and I hear the same thing ... the struggle with ideas for tasty, healthy lunches for themselves and their children … specifically ones that stay fresh and tasty and won't come back uneaten in the lunch box!

The school day can be long and demanding and it is important that children have the right fuel to keep them going. So what is the correct fuel?…healthy carbohydrates for slow releasing energy with good proteins and fats to keep them fuller longer and lots of powerful plants (fruit and veg) for health and wellbeing. Now let me show you how that translates into some healthy lunchbox fillers. I have created a link to the recipes too.

10 Nutritious, Slow Energy Releasing Lunchbox Filler Ideas:

  1. Quick and easy paella

  2. Homemade wholegrain nut and fruit bread

  3. Roasted tomato and red pepper soup

  4. Sesame seed whole meal scones

  5. Paleo chicken tenders

  6. Chickpea curry

  7. Cheese and salami savoury muffins

  8. Blueberry Almond Scones

  9. Chewy nut free granola bars

  10. Banana Chia Seed Oat Bars – A no sugar homemade health bar

Alva O’Sullivan is a qualified nutritionist and fitness coach with a busy clinic in Stillorgan. All For more information contact Alva on info@alvaosullivan.com