For healthy lunchboxes:

1. Reduce the use of butter and margarine or try to replace it all together with low fat mayonnaise or reduced fat spread
   
   
2. Try to include salad in your sandwiches
   
   
3. Include a portion of fruit every day but be more adventurous as although an apple a day is great it may get tiresome – why not take a bunch of grapes or a portion of fresh pineapple
   
   
4. There’s nothing more warming than a mug of homemade soup on a cold day – invest in a small flask for those winters days
   
   
5. Make your own salad box in the morning with fresh salad and vegetables and alternate toppings throughout the week – grilled chicken, tuna, asparagus…
   
   
6. Rice is a great base for salad, try mixing in fruit, nuts, beans and vegetables for a tasty lunch alternative
   
   
7. If you have a sweet tooth don’t automatically head for the sweets and chocolate – there are healthier alternatives that are just as tasty.  Try dried fruit and nut mixes like the popular You Are What You Eat mixes or the new Just Berriez mix.
   
   
8. Crisps are not the only convenient savoury snack, look for baked rather than dried snacks like Pretz which are less than a third of the fat of a standard packet of crisps and only 125 calories
   
   
9. Always include a drink to keep you hydrated – water is by far the best drink so stick to natural or sparkling mineral water rather than the heavily sweetened flavoured waters.
   
   
10. If you’re looking for a slightly sweeter drink there’s nothing nicer than fresh fruit juice to accompany your lunch