Healthier Lunchbox

[prosser243]

I'm a courier driver (male, 28), so my day is made up of lots of driving, and frequently stop to make deliveries.

I'm looking to make my lunchbox healthier (seeing as I am developing slightly more of a curvy physique than I'd like), and wanted a few tips. I tend to eat a lot in the day to keep the energy up, but there's a lot of rubbish in there. I'm going to cut out the bread rolls in favour of pasta, but what else could i put in there to replace the chocolate bars, mini sausages, cheese-sticks, etc.

Any help appreciated!

[Mosaic]

Have a go at making some granola bars - there are loads of links on Youtube - and you can tweak the ingredients to exactly what works for you. Based on oats that will release energy slowly, add in different nuts, toasted seeds such as pumpkin and sunflower, and all kinds of dried fruity bits. These bars mean you get the stuff that's good for you all gummed together in a bar so it's handy when you're driving.
You can buy 'ceral bars' but if you look at the ingredients they are mainly oats and sugar, so nowhere near as good as your own.

[boxtops]

duplicate post, there are answers on this one http://www.theanswerb.../Question1037696.html

[prosser243]

Sorry for the duplicate post, just didn't know whether to go for Body & Soul or Food & Drink, so did both.

Thank you for the answers. Very constructive!

[merciasounds]

bulk out cooked pasta with diced veg - peppers, cucumber, onions tomato etc, and perhaps some diced ham or flaked tuna, add a fat free dressing or lite mayo. Cous cous is a nice change from pasta, or quinoa (pronounced keen-wah, if you have to ask for it) a pot of hummous with veg sticks is easy o prepare too - just have sticks of celery, peppers, carrot the chewing with satisfy 'mouth hunger' too. 'Kid sized' fruit is a good idea, small bananas, apples and mandarines, a few grapes or cherries give variety without being boring having just one piece of fruit. Don't be in too much of a rush to give up the bread - just ditch the white processed stuff and stick to wholemeal or better still granary, or wraps. Use an olive oil spread instead of butter, try tortilla wraps for a change. Chocolate and cheese are more diffiult to replace, but are calorie loaded! cereal bars with choc chips, but becareful of the sugar content - some of them you might just well have a bar of chocolate for the calories. Look for half-fat cheese or Edam and grate it to make a little go a long way. Best of luck!!

[bimbo123456]

Dark Rye ryvita are lovely and crispy. I have mine with hummus, low fat cream cheese and raisins or low fat pate and tomato slices. You have to make it up at the last minute or the ryvita goes soggy....