Courgette & feta muffins

These cheesy muffins are a great way to get savoury flavours into portable baked bites – great packed as a lunch box snack

Choc-orange energy boosters

It only takes 15 minutes to blitz dates, nuts, seeds and oats to make this high-energy snack – perfect popped into a lunch box

Turkey, bacon & avocado mini bagels

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Pack up a hearty lunch to look forward to – fill bagels with leftover turkey or chicken, crispy bacon and creamy mashed avocado

Coconut Nice

Upgrade the classic Nice biscuit with a coconut cream icing and desiccated coconut topping – they’re vegan, too

Spiced pickled shallots

If you like pickled onions you’ll love this easy preserved shallots recipe – perfect with cold meats or alongside a ploughman’s lunch

Chicken fattoush

This healthy Middle Eastern salad topped with sumac-sprinkled pitta bread is a quick and easy lunch or supper

Egg & avocado open sandwich

Give your lunch box a moreish makeover – take the ingredients separately and assemble for a fresh and healthy midday meal

Mini pizza quiches

Use tortilla wraps and a muffin tin to make individually portioned egg, salami and tomato bites – ideal for lunch boxes or picnics

Halloumi panzanella salad

Make a meal of this Italian classic with the addition of pan-fried halloumi and ready-roasted peppers for a 20-minute light lunch or supper

Vietnamese chicken wraps

Fill soft flour tortillas with pan-fried chicken, lightly pickled cucumber and carrot for an Asian-style lunch or dinner

Summer duck salad

Good Food reader Bradley Taylor shares a light lunch or dinner dish with bold Asian flavours of five-spice, plum sauce and pomegranate

Wholewheat spaghetti & avocado sauce

Avocados, almonds and zesty lemon create a creamy green sauce for pasta in this low-calorie lunch or dinner