Simple, healthy lunchbox idea #3

A well-balanced, nutritious lunchbox should be portioned such that it comprises half vegetables or salad; one quarter grain foods, preferably wholegrain or low GI carbohydrates, one quarter lean meat, poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts, or seeds, as well as a side of fruit and a calcium rich snack.

Don’t forget to pack plenty of water too and always keep lunchboxes cool with an insulated bag and ice brick.

Water bottle
A piece of fruit
A serve of yoghurt
Air popped popcorn: Place popcorn kernels in a microwave safe container with a lid for about 2 mins or until most of the kernels have stopped popping. Place in a container with a tablespoon of pumpkin or sunflower seeds and a sprinkle of choc chips.
Shredded Chicken Pasta Salad (see below)

Chicken Pasta Salad

Ingredients:

¾ cup cooked wholemeal or high fibre pasta
½ cup baby spinach leaves
5 cherry tomatoes halved
¼ cup corn kernels
½ cup shredded cooked chicken breast
½ tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon of dried herbs

Method:

Toss together pasta, chicken, spinach, corn and tomatoes. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with herbs.

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56 Comments

- - ChiWren said
  - 10 Dec 2023
    3:00 pm
Yum! I much prefer a non creamy pasta salad. The sweetness from tomatoes and corn would be lovely.

- - ella12 said
  - 28 Nov 2017
    3:21 pm
It looks both yummy and filling.

- - mom112217 said
  - 11 Aug 2016
    10:05 am
A delicious lunch recipe that is also very healthy! Thanks.

- - Melissa89 said
  - 27 Jul 2016
    1:02 pm
Yum! Id be very happy with that

- - Mummytoabeautifulprincess said
  - 05 Dec 2015
    11:31 pm
Looks great! I had never thought of serving pasta that way.

- - mom81879 said
  - 16 Nov 2015
    1:04 pm
Oh yum, looks and sounds delicious! What mum isn’t always on the lookout for yummy, healthy lunchbox ideas? I know I can never have enough.

- - mom109229 said
  - 30 Sep 2015
    10:08 pm
A great recipe. Thanks for posting.

- - merlin2012 said
  - 01 Jul 2015
    12:31 am
Thank you for posting this recipe, tried the tofu today and my little one loved it

- - mom113991 said
  - 18 Mar 2015
    11:18 pm
ohh this is a different lunch box idea. worth a try for sure…looks delish

- - christial said
  - 19 Feb 2015
    4:04 pm
Don’t need to prep lunchboxes yet but sounds like good ideas for me to take to work!

- - mom57522 said
  - 31 Jan 2015
    11:55 pm
I’d love that chicken pasta salad for my own lunch!

- - mom62624 said
  - 26 Jan 2015
    6:27 pm
Thanks for sharing these well-balanced nutritious lunchbox snack idea’s; the Chicken Pasta Salad recipe looks great and I can’t wait to make it!.

- - caramello said
  - 22 Jan 2015
    11:39 am
great ideas, thanks for sharing

- - seachtheteach said
  - 09 Jan 2015
    6:07 pm
Thanks for these great ideas! Always good to see new ideas to try…

- - mom117219 said
  - 06 Jan 2015
    10:07 pm
good lucnch idea,, sandwhich+soup can also be good idea
- mom94125 replied
  
  19 Oct 2015 , 2:13 pm
  yes would love for the schools to have fridges
- - mom113712 said
  - 06 Jan 2015
    3:18 pm
will be trying this my little girl is very fussy with her school lunches

- - pakeko said
  - 04 Jan 2015
    8:50 pm
This looks like another great idea to add to my list

- - meljware said
  - 03 Jan 2015
    4:32 pm
Yum! Love this recipe! A nice tasty lunch option.

- - keeleynme said
  - 03 Jan 2015
    2:20 pm
I love making cooked food for my kids lunches, or left overs, cheaper and healthier

- - sisterhood27 said
  - 03 Jan 2015
    11:49 am
Looks great and yummy healthy too thanks again