Highlighting the importance of healthy eating for children, this is the perfect opportunity to jazz up your kids’ lunchbox with homemade snacks which will not only taste good but do them good, too.

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Some delicious. lunchbox recipes

Chocolate-dipped mango and apricot recipe
Kids will love dipping fruit into chocolate for this easy recipe, and everyone will want to taste the results.

Couscous with feta recipe
Couscous with feta is a simple and tasty salad recipe which can be made by kids for their packed lunch.

Fruity milkshakes recipe
Enjoy these quick and healthy milkshakes using strawberries or raspberries - and watch the kids faces when the mixture turns pink!

Houmous and carrot bap recipe

Houmous and carrot bap is as simple as a recipe can be but it's also nutritious and tasty.

Honey crunch bars recipe
The goodie-two-shoes alternative to chocolate – and another good source of the carbohydrates your body needs.

Orange and passion fruit salad recipe
If you can remove all the white pith from the orange, you’ll find this salad tastes even juicier.

Pasta and cheese salad recipe
A scrummy packed lunch that’s good for you, too.

Pick-and-mix butter bean wraps recipe
Make the basic lemon and butter beans wraps and get the kids to assemble their own wraps from a selection of fillings.

Prawn cocktail rolls recipe
The 1970's classic is a big hit with kids - see if your little ones love this prawn cocktail rolls recipe as much as you did.

Tuna and pesto pasta salad recipe
Ideal for a scrummy packed lunch, and healthy too.

Tuna guacamole bagel recipe
Canned tuna is usually mixed with mayonnaise when it’s used as a sandwich filling, but for a bit of a change why not try a ready-made tub of fresh guacamole? It’s delicious with the canned tuna, and a few lettuce leaves add a healthy crunch.