A ll about Lunc h By lunchtime your body has used up the food you ate for breakfast Lunch refuels your body until it is time for dinner Hot or Cold Not everyone eats a hot meal at lunchtime For a lot of people lunch is a selection of cold foods packed at home and taken to school or work in a lunchbox Cold food can be just as tasty as a hot meal and just as good for you too Meat Fish Chicken Eggs and Beans These foods contain protein Cooked meat and fish make good sandwich fillings pages 8-9 Try adding them to a salad pages 12-15 to make a complete meal that will keep you going until dinnertime 4 Fruit and Vegetables You should eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables every day 5-a-day They should make up about one third of what you eat Frozen canned and dried fruits and vegetables all count Try to eat lots of different colored fruits Be Prepared If you take a packed lunch to school prepare as much as you can in advance All the recipes in this book can be made the day before you eat them and kept in the fridge overnight The soup on pages 18-19 can be reheated in a pan Pour the hot soup into a
This family is enjoying a healthy lunch with a variety of different foods thermos and you will have a delicious warming meal waiting for you at lunchtime New Ideas Planning preparing and cooking great-tasting lunches for yourself friends and family is great fun You get to eat well too Think of all the things you would like to make for lunch in the next week Look through this book for some new ideas for recipes Make a shopping list of the things you need To eat a balanced diet try not to eat the same foods every day There are so many fun foods to choose from try experimenting with some new tastes 5
