The week starts here.
We’ve all been there; you’re at work and then lunch hits. You look in your bag and there’s no lunchbox, just an empty feeling as you realise that you’ve forgot to make lunch. Again.
Not anymore.
We’ve teamed up with Centra and all-star nutritionist Sarah Keogh, to supply you with the perfect 5-day recipe plan.
You’ll be the envy of the office!
Monday: Sweet Potato Sliders
Start your week the right way, with this tasty meal which feels like indulgence, despite being incredibly healthy.
Ingredients
- Large Sweet Potato
- 100g Turkey Slices or Cooked Turkey Breast
- 2 Cups of Spinach
- BBQ Sauce
- Smoked Paprika
- Garlic Salt
- 1-2 Large Tomatoes
- 2-3 tbsp of Cottage Cheese
- 2 wooden skewers
Instructions
- Wash your sweet potatoes and cut the ends off. Leave the skin on. Preheat oven to to Gas mark 6
- Slice your potato in 4 or 6 round slices. Then layer slices of tomato, spinach, Turkey, BBQ sauce and cheese.
- Push 2 wooden skewers into them and sprinkle with garlic & paprika.
Tuesday: Fajita stuffed peppers
Simple? ✓ Tasty? ✓ Convenient? ✓. What more could you possibly want?
Ingredients
- Brown rice
- Mixed Peppers 500g
- Onion
- Fajita Seasoning
Instructions
- Cut the peppers in half and remove the seeds from the inside.
- Boil the rice until soft, strain and leave to cool.
- Chop up some peppers and onions into small pieces and mix in the rice and the fajita seasoning.
- Spoon in the rice mixture to the peppers.
- Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 10 mins
- For an extra topping grate some cheese onto the top of the pepper before putting into the oven.
Wednesday: Steamed Kale & Sweet Potato
A super meal to get you over the midweek slump. You’ll feel great after this nutritious snack.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 sweet potatoes
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 6 cups of chopped kale
Instructions
- Heat olive oil over medium heat.
- Add diced sweet potatoes. Cook for 10 minutes or until tender.
- Add garlic
- Add kale, stir to combine with sweet potatoes. Cook 2-4 minutes.
Thursday: Vegetable Soup
A staple of every lunch break: delicious vegetable soup. Here’s how you can make your own.
Ingredients
- 1 Carrot chopped
- 1 Parsnip chopped
- 1 Onion chopped
- 1 Potato chopped
- 1 clove garlic
- 95 Butternut squash peeled 81 chopped
- 1 stick of celery chopped
- 95 Head of broccoli
- 1 Pint of Vegetable Stock
- 1 small knob of butter or 1 tablespoon of oil
Method
- Roughly chop all the vegetables and put a large saucepan on a high heat.
- Add the butter and then add the vegetables when the butter is melted. Keep
stirring at all times. Cook for 5 minutes. - Start slowly adding the vegetable stock, keeping everything boiling at all
times. - Once all the vegetable stock is added, simmer for 5 minutes. Then using a
hand blender, blend the soup until it is thidt and smooth. You may add more
water to get the soup to the consistency you like.
Friday: Tortilla Wrap Pizza
Friday pizzas with a healthy twist. Tasty stuff.
Ingredients
- Cheddar Cheese Block Range 200g
- Cherry Tomato Punnet 250g
- Chopped Tinned Tomatoes
- Mozzarella Ball 125g
- Tortilla Wraps
Method
- Place the tortilla on a tray and place under the grill for 1 minute.
- Place the chopped tomatoes in a pan and reduce until it becomes thicker.
- Once this has reduced, spread over the tortilla base.
- Place your cheese and then any toppings you like on the top.
- Put under the grill again for another 3 mins or until the cheese has melted.
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