This is what the perfect lunchbox looks like if you want to smash your 2024 health goals – and the guilt-free food court picks I love
A top dietitian has revealed what to put in the perfect healthy lunchbox to achieve your New Year's diet resolutions.
Susie Burrell from Sydney shared the perfect ingredients for a healthy and filling lunch, as well as her favorite guilt-free food court options for meals on the go.
The health coach said packed lunches should contain carbohydrates, vegetables, a protein snack, a piece of fruit and a handful of nuts.
In her book, The 30 day resetSusie said the ideal carb would be a sandwich, leftovers or a salad with protein such as chicken or tuna.
She also suggested adding soup or chopped vegetables, as well as a protein snack such as cheese, yogurt, egg, roasted fava beans or a protein ball.
Nutritionist Susie Burrell (pictured) shared the perfect ingredients for a healthy and filling lunch, as well as her favorite guilt-free food court options for meals on the go
The health coach said packed lunches should contain carbohydrates, vegetables, a protein snack, a piece of fruit and a handful of nuts
Susie said to finish the meal with a piece of fruit and a handful of nuts or a seed-based snack.
For her most filling lunch options, she suggested a stuffed baked potato with salad or a chicken schnitzel with roasted vegetables.
Other healthy lunches include brown rice with tuna and vegetables, stir-fry chicken or shrimp with cauliflower rice and a grilled cheese sandwich with soup.
Susie shared some tasty and healthy lunch box ideas. In one of them she put a slice of quiche with salad, carrot, cucumber and pepper sticks and a fruit muffin with blackberries.
In another she had a salmon sandwich and salad with crackers and dip, vegetables, popcorn and almonds and a kiwi.
For less organized days, Susie said there are plenty of takeaway options in the food court so your diet doesn't have to go astray.
She said she had to choose a naked burrito bowl, low-carb rice paper rolls or a meat, chicken or salad sandwich.
Susie also recommended going for chicken or fish with salad, or stir-frying shrimp or tofu with vegetables.