Lunchbox menus 5-8, Week Two

Read our suggestions for each day.

Monday

Lunchbox menu	Nutrition information
Tuna and sweetcorn wholemeal roll Reduced-fat cheese triangle Satsuma segments in orange jelly Apple juice	Energy 382 kcals	Protein 19.5g
	Fat 4.6g	Saturates 1.8g
	Carbohydrate 70.5g	NME* sugars8.6g
	Sodium 471mg	Salt 1.2g
	Average cost of 3 supermarkets: £0.81

Tuesday

Lunchbox menu	Nutrition information
Sag aloo with chickpeas Chapatti Cucumber raita Melon Mango lassi	Energy 494 kcals	Protein 17.4g
	Fat 13.6g	Saturates 2.2g
	Carbohydrate 81.7g	NME* sugars 0g
	Sodium 365mg	Salt 0.9g
	Average cost of 3 supermarkets: £1.75

Wednesday

Lunchbox menu	Nutrition information
Pasta and sausage salad (with spring onion and red pepper) Stewed apple and blackberry with crumble top Reduced-fat natural yoghurt Bottle of water	Energy 454 kcals	Protein 19.6g
	Fat 9.2g	Saturates 2.6g
	Carbohydrate 78.0g	NME* sugars 13.2g
	Sodium 329mg	Salt 0.8g
	Average cost of 3 supermarkets: £0.93

Thursday

Lunchbox menu	Nutrition information
Edam, ham and lettuce pitta pocket Tomato Small flapjack Nectarine Reduced-fat yoghurt drink	Energy 601 kcals	Protein 24.3g
	Fat 15.8g	Saturates 6g
	Carbohydrate 96.4g	NME* sugars 18.4g
	Sodium 788mg	Salt 2.0g
	Average cost of 3 supermarkets: £1.16

Friday

Lunchbox menu	Nutrition information
Honey-glazed chicken drumsticks Potato salad Mini sweetcorn Red pepper sticks Low-fat fruit yoghurt Box of raisins Bottle of water	Energy 493 kcals	Protein 36.8g
	Fat 17.8g	Saturates 4.1g
	Carbohydrate 49.3g	NME* sugars 11.8g
	Sodium 444mg	Salt 1.1g
	Average cost of 3 supermarkets: £1.48

Average weekly nutrition information
Energy 485 kcals, Fat 12.2g, Saturates 3.3g, Carbohydrate 75.2g, NME sugars 10.4g, Protein 23.5g, Sodium 479mg, Salt 1.2g

*NME Sugars: non-milk extrinsic sugars

Non-milk extrinsic (NME) sugars are one of the different types of sugars. These include the sugar we buy in shops and the sugars that are added to some foods and drinks, especially cakes, biscuits, sweets, squashes and sugary fizzy drinks. NME sugars are also found in fruit juice. We should try not to have too much of NME sugars because they can cause tooth decay. These are different to intrinsic sugars, which are found naturally in foods such as whole fruit and vegetables, and milk - we don't need to avoid intrinsic sugars.