Lunchbox menus 9-12, Week Six

Read our suggestions for each day.

Monday

Lunchbox menu	Nutrition information
Vegetable curry with chapatti Satsuma Rice pudding Drinking yoghurt	Energy 577 kcals	Protein 32.8g
	Fat 11.4g	Saturates 4.4g
	Carbohydrate 91.0g	NME* sugars 20.2g
	Sodium 611mg	Salt 1.5g
	Average cost of 3 supermarkets: £1.34

Tuesday

Lunchbox menu	Nutrition information
Slice of ham, mozzarella and tomato pizza Cherry tomatoes Flapjack Dried apricots Orange juice	Energy 647 kcals	Protein 24.0g
	Fat 20.1g	Saturates 8.1g
	Carbohydrate 99.0g	NME* sugars 6.4g
	Sodium 648mg	Salt 1.6g
	Average cost of 3 supermarkets: £1.50

Wednesday

Lunchbox menu	Nutrition information
Spicy jerk chicken drumsticks Salad with sweetcorn and tomato Banana bread Melon Calcium-enriched soya milk	Energy 524 kcals	Protein 36.3g
	Fat 19.4g	Saturates 4.0g
	Carbohydrate 54.4g	NME* sugars 14.1g
	Sodium 386mg	Salt 1.0g
	Average cost of 3 supermarkets: £1.33

Thursday

Lunchbox menu	Nutrition information
Spicy bean, lettuce and guacamole wrap Grapes Ginger bread Cheese dip (with low-fat cheese and low-fat yoghurt) with celery Bottle of water	Energy 537 kcals	Protein 17.2g
	Fat 13.2g	Saturates 2.3g
	Carbohydrate 94.1g	NME* sugars 16.9g
	Sodium 425mg	Salt 1.1g
	Average cost of 3 supermarkets: £1.30

Friday

Lunchbox menu	Nutrition information
Meat spread and cucumber sandwich Low fat soft cheese and carrot sticks Nectarine Apple juice	Energy 448 kcals	Protein 20.1g
	Fat 9.0g	Saturates 3.4g
	Carbohydrate 77.6g	NME* sugars 0g
	Sodium 772mg	Salt 1.9g
	Average cost of 3 supermarkets: £0.79

Average weekly nutrition information
Energy 547 kcals, Fat 14.6g, Saturates 4.4g, Carbohydrate 83.2g, NME sugars 11.5g, Protein 26.1g, Sodium 568mg, Salt 1.4g

*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.