How to pack a healthy lunch
Discover how to pack a healthy, colourful lunch by eating the rainbow!
You don’t have to look far on Pinterest, Instagram or Facebook to discover a whole range of lunchbox bloggers creating nutritious lunches. Some are elaborate and take a lot of effort, but if you’re time-poor and don’t have time for fancy sandwich cutters or making animals out of fruit, then all you need to remember to make a healthy lunch is ‘eat the rainbow’.
We’ve put together a rainbow of foods to mix-and-match to pack for a healthy lunch:
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Red |
Blue/Purple |
Orange/Yellow |
Green |
White/Brown |
| Cherry Tomatoes Red capsicum Strawberries Cherries Red grapes Raspberries Red apples Baked beans |
Blackberries Blueberries Purple grapes Plums Beetroot dip |
Carrots Rockmelon Sweet potato Mangoes Corn Oranges Peaches Nectarines Apricots Bananas |
Asparagus Avocados Broccoli/ini Snow Peas Green apples Green grapes Kiwifruit Celery Cucumber Pesto dip Guacamole |
Cauliflower Brown pears Mushrooms White peaches Dates Eggs Nuts Yoghurt Cooked Chicken Hummus Popcorn Pretzels Sandwich/wrap |
Pick and mix from the columns, use our reference of how much kids eat and there you have it - a healthy 'eat the easy rainbow' lunchbox.
