5 easy, balanced lunchboxes for tasty lunches

Tired of dull sandwiches or tasteless ready-made meals? Preparing your own lunchbox is the perfect way to enjoy a balanced diet, even at the office. There's no need to spend hours on it: with a little organization and a few simple, varied and tasty ideas, your lunches will become a real moment of pleasure.
Here I share 5 easy-to-pack lunchbox recipes, rich in taste and nutrients, to inspire you every day!

Rice salad with avocado sauce

Ingredients:

- Cooked rice

- Shrimps (or lentils, kidney beans, smoked tofu, smoked salmon, tuna, hard-boiled eggs...)

- Cucumber

- 3 tablespoons ricotta

- 2 tablespoons olive oil

- ½ avocado

- Salt, pepper and basil leaves

Recipe:

1) Blend ½ avocado with 3 tablespoons ricotta, 2 tablespoons olive oil, salt, pepper and a few basil leaves.

2) Slice or dice the cucumber and shell the shrimp.

3) Combine pre-cooked rice, shrimp, cucumber and ricotta-avocado sauce.

4) Serve chilled!

Soft zucchini cake - goat cheese & pecans

Ingredients:

- 3 eggs

- 150g flour

- 1 sachet baking powder

- 100ml milk or vegetable drink or 100g cottage cheese

- Salt, pepper and curry powder

- 3 tablespoons olive oil

- 1 zucchini

- ½ goat log

- 100g pecans

- 1 handful grated Gruyère cheese

- Optional: ½ onion

- Optional: protein source (tuna, ham, chicken, tofu, etc.)

Recipe:

1) Preheat oven to 200°C

2) Cut the ½ log of goat cheese, the ½ onion and chop the walnuts.

3) Mix all the ingredients together and pour the batter into an oiled or lined cake tin.

4) Bake for 40/45 min at 200°C.

👉 Accompany the cake with a source of vegetables (salad, grated carrots, tomatoes...).

Creamy pasta with peppers and chicken

Ingredients:

- 200g raw pasta

- 2 chicken fillets

- 1 bell pepper or 200g cherry tomatoes

- 4 tablespoons Greek yogurt or fromage blanc

- 2 tablespoons tomato coulis or pesto rosso

- Salt, pepper and other spices of choice

Recipe:

1) Cook pasta in boiling water

2) Chop the bell pepper

3) Cook the chicken and bell pepper in an oiled frying pan.

4) Add the Greek yoghurt, tomato coulis and spices.

5) Then add the cooked pasta.

Salad with homemade croutons

Ingredients:

- Wholemeal bread (or other)

- Hard-boiled eggs (or hummus, tofu, tuna, chicken breast...)

- Roquette

- Cherry tomatoes

- Mozzarella

- Olive oil

Recipe:

1) For the croutons: cut small pieces of bread and fry in a pan with a little oil.

2) Combine the arugula, cherry tomatoes, chopped mozzarella, hard-boiled eggs and homemade croutons.

3) Season to taste

Lentil salad

Ingredients:

- Pre-cooked green lentils

- Smoked salmon (alternatives: boiled eggs, tofu...)

- Cucumber

- Feta

- 1 tablespoon yogurt

- 1 tablespoon mustard

- 2 tablespoons olive oil

- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

- Salt and pepper

Recipe:

1) For the yogurt sauce: mix the mustard, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper with the yogurt.

2) Chop cucumber, feta and smoked salmon

3) Mix all ingredients together.

And there you have it, enough to treat yourself all week long to homemade lunchboxes full of color, flavor and good nutrition! Don't hesitate to vary the ingredients according to your tastes or what you have in your cupboards. Bon appétit!

Me, I'm Manon Corneloux, a graduate dietician-nutritionist with a passion, I've been hosting the Instagram account @dieteticook since 2019, where I share my love for cooking and a balanced diet.

As a creative person, I love filming and editing recipes that make everyday life tastier.

My aim is to help everyone feel good about what they eat, without stress or guilt. Ready to discover how to eat a balanced diet and enjoy yourself at the same time?

I've been working with SPART since 2022.