Tuesday 6 June

Cheese and gherkin sandwich , kiwifruit, cherry tomatoes, mini bell peppers, ,orange, and plain yoghurt with a mix of seeds

Seeds are a great way to add nutrient rich crunch to your plain style yoghurts.

Prepare in the morning if it's possible to keep everything as fresh as can be.

Bean and cheese quesadilla, soy mix, grapes, apple, cucumber, carrot coins 

To make the carrot coins: Peal and slice your carrot into circles. Using an apple corer press out the center of your carrots.  Slice some cheese the same thickness as your carrot circles. Using your apple corer cut circles out of the cheese.  Press the cheese circles into the middle of the carrot. 

To make the quesadillas: Heat a pan over a medium setting. While pan is heating drain and rinse your beans. Using a blender or a blender stick blend beans with 3 tbsp olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. spread blended beans over a flat wrap. Sprinkle with cheese and cover over top with another wrap. Place wrap in pan and bake each side for around 2 minutes. Allow to cool and slice into triangles. 

Keep your left over carrot centers and pop them into dinner to avoid waste. 

To avoid your quesadillas becoming soggy allow them to completely cool before adding them to the box. Also wrapping them in a paper towel will also help catch and condensation.  

Chick peas, sushi, mandarin, pear, celery, bell cheese 

To make sushi: 

• Rinse the sushi rice in cold water until the water runs clear, then soak roughly two parts rice to three parts cold water in a saucepan for 30 minutes.
• Next, bring the rice to the boil, cover and cook for 10 minutes or until the rice has absorbed all the water and is tender. Check the packet instructions for exact timings.
• Stir through the seasoning.
• Cool the rice down as quickly as you can by spreading it onto a baking tray and covering with a slightly damp tea towel.
• Place a nori sheet on top of your sushi rolling mat.
• Dampen your hands to prevent sticking, then pick up a handful of rice and spread evenly on your nori sheet, leaving the top third uncovered.
• Place a thin row of filling ingredients across the middle of the rice.
• Hold the near edge of the mat, lift and roll away from you, encasing the filling. Ensure the ingredients stay in place and the rice sticks.
• Dampen the top boarder with a little water to seal. Wrap tightly in cling film and chill until firm.

Sushi is a great lunch box filler and is a great way to use left over meats from dinner. The sushi pictures has bell peppers (capsicum), carrot, cucumber and leftover roast beef.