Smart swaps for healthier lunch boxes
A balanced packed lunch should give your child the same energy and nutrients as a main meal.
We know it is not always easy to keep lunch boxes exciting while making sure they are nutritious. That’s why we’ve put together some simple swap ideas to help reduce sugar, salt, and unhealthy fats without sacrificing taste.
These tips make it easier to create lunches your kids will love and you’ll feel good about.
| Swap from | Swap to |
| Fizzy drinks, fruit squash and juice pouches | Water (add berries and chopped fruit for flavour!) or plain milk |
| White bread | Wholemeal bread, pitta and tortilla wraps |
| Split pot yoghurts and pudding pots | Lower sugar fromage frais and plain natural yoghurt |
| Crisps | Baked crisps and multigrain snacks |
| Cakes and chocolate | Fresh fruit, tinned fruit in jelly and low-fat yoghurt |
| Biscuit bars | Malt loaf, crispbreads, oat cakes and rice cakes |
| White pasta and rice | Wholemeal pasta and brown rice |
