FOR A HEALTHY LUNCHBOX

SOMETHING FROM EACH GROUP 1-6!

1
FRUIT 2
5 VEGETABLES
GRAIN AND
CEREAL FOOD

6
WATER 4
MEAT OR MEAT
3 ALTERNATIVE
MILK, YOGHURT
AND CHEESE

Developed in conjunction with the Achievement Program to support a whole-school approach to healthy eating.
FOR A HEALTHY LUNCHBOX SOMETHING FROM EACH GROUP 1-6!
MILK, YOGHURT 3 MEAT OR MEAT 4 GRAIN AND
FRUIT 1 VEGETABLES 2
AND CHEESE ALTERNATIVE CEREAL FOOD
5 6

FRESH FRUIT FRESH CRUNCHY VEGIES • Milk • Tinned tuna or salmon in MAINS • Take a water bottle (for
• Apple • Corn cobs • Calcium-enriched soy and springwater • Wraps refilling throughout the day)
• Banana • Carrot sticks other plant-based milks • Lean roast or grilled meats • Sandwiches
• Mandarin • Capsicum sticks • Yoghurt (frozen overnight) (e.g. beef, chicken, kangaroo) • Rolls Tip:
• Orange quarters • Green beans • Custard • Falafel balls • Toasted sandwiches • Freeze overnight to keep
• Passionfruit halves (with spoon) • Cucumber sticks • Lean meat or chicken patties foods cool in lunchboxes
• Watermelon, honeydew, • Celery sticks • Tinned tuna or salmon Tip: Use breads such as
rockmelon chunks • Snow peas Tip: patties wholemeal, multigrain, rye,
• Pineapple chunks • Tomatoes (e.g. cherry and • Freeze the night before to • Lentil patties sourdough, pita, flat, corn,
• Grapes Roma tomatoes) keep cool during the day • Lean deli meats mountain, lavash, white
• Plums • Mushroom pieces (e.g. ham, silverside, chicken) fibre-enriched, soy and
• Nectarines, peaches, • Boiled eggs linseed, herb, naan, bagels, Sweet and savoury snack
Apricots • Cheese cubes, sticks or • Baked beans (canned) foccacias, fruit bread and foods (e.g. muesli/fruit/nut
Can serve with either: bars, biscuits, crisps, cakes,
• Strawberries slices • Tofu cubes English muffins.
• Hommus muffins, slices) should be
• Cherries • Cottage or ricotta cheese • Hommus dip
• Tomato salsa limited in lunchboxes. They
• Kiwifruit halves (with spoon) • Cream cheese • Lean meat or chicken • Pasta dishes
• Tatziki can lead to excess energy
• Pear • Tatziki dip kebab sticks • Rice,quinoa or cous cous dishes
• Beetroot dip intake if consumed in large
• Peanut butter* • Noodle dishes
• Natural yoghurt amounts.
MIXED FRUIT • Sushi
• Fruit salad Can serve with either: Can serve with:
SALADS • Wholegrain sandwich, roll, SAVORY BAKED ITEMS Sugar sweetened drinks and
• Fruit kebabs • Fruit
• Coleslaw and potato salad • Wholegrain cereal, pita or wrap bread with salad - Homemade pizzas confectionery should not be
(reduced fat dressing) • Rice and corn cakes - Wholemeal savoury muffins provided in lunchboxes. They
DRIED FRUIT low in sugar
• Mexican bean, tomato, • Wholegrain wheat crackers or scones (e.g. ham, cheese can lead to excess energy
• Dried fruit, nut, popcorn • Vegetable sticks
lettuce and cheese salad • Side salad and corn muffins) intake and tooth decay.
mixes* • Rice and corn cakes
• Pesto pasta salad* - Vegetable based muffins
• Wholegrain wheat crackers
TINNED FRUIT/SNACK • Vegetable frittata - Pasta or noodle bake
BAKED ITEMS
PACKS/CUPS • Skinless chicken drumsticks
• Grilled or roasted vegetables SWEET BAKED ITEMS
• In natural juice (not syrup) • Savoury muffins or scones
• Wholemeal vegetable • Fruit loaf
(e.g. lean ham, cheese and
muffins or scones • Wholemeal fruit based muffins
shallots)
• Vegetable slice (with grated
• Homemade pizzas with lean
zucchini and carrot) SNACKS
roast or deli meats and
• Popcorn • High fibre, low sugar
vegetables
cereal (e.g. muesli)
SOUP (In small thermos) • English muffins
Can serve with:
• Pumpkin soup • Crackers
• Side salad
• Potato and leak soup • Crispreads
• Steamed or roasted
• Chicken and corn soup • Rice cakes
vegetables
• Corn thins
• Wholemeal scones
• Pikelets
• Crumpets *Check your school’s policy
For more information about healthy eating and for many tasty recipes, visit the the Healthy Eating Advisory Service: • Hot cross buns (no icing) regarding the use of nuts and
http://heas.health.vic.gov.au/ products containing nuts.