18 January 2013 - Lunchboxes for adults

I think I still have a strong child-like nature for my 25 years of age. Some evidence:

I'm starting university soon and found myself scanning the "back to school stationery" aisles with my eyes gleaming along with the other primary school aged kids. I bought Faber Castell connector pens and plan to spend some time connecting the texta's together to create various aircraft's and battle ships. 

I love tickle wars (but c'mon who doesn't?!)

I have a stronger appreciation than most adults probably should or would for: dressing up in costume, pass the parcel, saving coins in a piggy bank, playing in a paddling pool or sprinkler, the ice cream truck, craft days, finger painting and wearing my hair in pigtails. 

but most of all I get really super excited about what's in my lunchbox. 

I think when it comes to good nutrition a lot of us stumble due to the lack of preparation. I know I've been caught out consuming salt and vinegar chips, a coke zero and a candy bar on a lunch break when I hadn't thought ahead. So now I make sure I never leave for work without one of my half n half creations. 

By half n half I mean 50% savoury, 50% sweet and 100% good for you. For the savoury side I usually toss in whatever fresh vegetables I have in my vege drawer combined with a pescatarian source of protein and a homemade dressing. For the sweet side (and it has to be half n half for me because I have a major sweet tooth!) I usually chop up a bunch of fresh fruit, sometimes combined with yoghurt and raw nuts or organic muesli. The result looks something like this: 

Then just to add to the school lunch feel of it all I also love to take a juice box. My favourite are the V8 range of juice box's that pack in one serve of fruit and one of veg in each carton so make sure you get every last sip through the straw. 

I'm working on putting together some recipes for healthy adult lunchboxes which I will start posting up over the coming weeks. In the meantime I encourage you all to avoid the vending machine, take out joint and service station when it comes to your midday meal and get excited about packing yourself a lunchbox. 

After all, we are all still kids at heart to some degree right?