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Lunchbox mix

Hummus and carrots, a piece of fruit, seeds

🍽️ LunchServes 4🫘 Beans🥕 Other vegetables🍎 Other fruit🥜 Nuts and seeds

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How

  1. Pack the night before; grapes and olives cut lengthwise for little ones.

✅ Daily Dozen – what it helps with

🫘 BeansBeans and lentils are full of fibre, protein, iron and folate.
🥕 Other vegetablesDifferent coloured vegetables bring different nutrients – fibre, potassium, vitamins and plant compounds.
🍎 Other fruitA large review of 95 studies found that eating more fruit and vegetables – up to about 800g (10 portions) a day – was linked to lower risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer and early death.
🥜 Nuts and seedsA review of studies following over 800,000 people found a handful of nuts a day (about 28g) was linked to about 22% lower risk of early death and lower risk of heart disease.

From Dr Michael Greger's Daily Dozen (NutritionFacts.org). Tick off today's Daily Dozen ›

More lunch ideas

Hummus and vegetable wrapsWholegrain wrap, hummus, grated carrot, cucumber, spinachLeftover soup or dhalLast night's soup in a flask – make double on purposeEgg and salad sandwichOn wholemeal bread

All the suggested meals ›

Inspired by the Blue Zones – mostly plants, beans every day, a little fish, eggs and dairy. General information, not medical advice.