High in good omegas, protein and vitamins and minerals, these are super easy go to ideas for lunch. Each makes 2 lunch boxes.

Soya beans, red pepper, sugar snap peas, celery, carrot, pumpkin seed and feta.

Chicken breast, celery, sugar snap peas, red pepper, cucumber, quinoa

Couscous, red pepper, sweetcorn, French beans, basil, mackerel

Vegetable sticks of red pepper and carrot with hard boiled egg, basil couscous and pomegranate

Mackerel, red pepper, celery, pumpkin, pomegranate, quinoa

Carrot, celery, sugar snap peas, red pepper, quinoa, pomegranate, pumpkin seeds, mackerel

Feta, granny smith apple, pumpkin seeds, carrot, quinoa, celery, red pepper

Basis

I have on repeat order a variety of veg including:

Pointed red peppers (one per 2 lunches )

Celery (two sticks for 2 lunches)

Sugar snap peas or French beans (handful per lunchbox)

Organic carrots (two for 2 lunches)

Cucumber (1/2 per 2 lunches)

… Chopped into small chunks, forms the basis of most lunches.

To this I add quinoa. Usually precooked microwave bag of red and white quinoa. One bag serves 2 lunch boxes. Or, couscous… But I prefer quinoa as it’s lower carb and higher protein.

Then you add toppings. These include:

Feta, one block for 2 lunches

Mackerel ( one tin per lunch, skinless and boneless in spring water. Break up with a fork and mix in)

Chicken breast – cook with paprika sprinkled on top

Boiled eggs (boil for 5 min then peel)

Then things to scatter on top:

Granny smith apple (lowest sugar content of apple varieties)

Pomegranate (excellent for memory)

Soya beans

Small tin of sweetcorn (one tin per 2 lunches)

Pumpkin seed (high in zinc so prevents colds)

Basil

You can pick and mix or add in extras.

But the quality ingredient that then binds it altogether is premium quality extra virgin organic olive oil. Only add the olive oil on the day of eating, otherwise refrigerate without or it will go a bit slimy.

I buy direct from an organic Italian farm (www.fattorialavialla.com) but a tbsp or two of this oil, plus some salt and a good grind of black pepper, will make the components stick together and turn them into a meal. Plus the olive oil is excellent for your skin and a key part of the Mediterranean diet.

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