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Hummus

This creamy, rich hummus is made using just five ingredients and is ready in 10 minutes. Serve with crunchy seasonal veg or warm pitta breads

Author: Esther Clark

Easy egg muffins

Make these mini egg muffins for an easy breakfast or lunch with the kids. Add chopped ham, bacon or smoked salmon, if you fancy

Author: Esther Clark

BLT pasta salad

An easy pasta salad that makes a tasty addition to any lunchbox. Ideal for kids aged 9 - 12, it also makes up 2 of their 5-a-day

Author: Chelsie Collins

Beef pasties

Make these traditional beef pasties for a comforting lunch. Encased in shortcrust pastry, they're filled with chunks of beef, swede, carrot, potato and onion

Author: Karenza Mason

Apple 'doughnuts'

Make these doughnut-style apple rings for a picnic with the kids. Children will love helping to make, decorate and eat these fruity treats, and there's no cooking required

Author: Cassie Best

Pesto focaccia sandwich

The fillings for your sandwiches are baked into the bread here, making this an easy picnic option. To make it veggie, look for a vegetarian pesto

Author: Sophie Godwin - Cookery writer

Cheese, apple & potato pasties

Bake a batch of these moreish pasties, filled with cheese, apple and potato. You only need five simple ingredients

Author: Esther Clark

Courgetti fritters with tomato salsa

Make snacking exciting and swap your chips and dips for these cumin-spiced fritters with zingy tomato salsa. They're easy to make and are great for sharing

Author: Sophie Godwin - Cookery writer

Vegan banh mi

Make this decadent vegan sandwich using veggies and hummus with an Asian dressing and hot sauce all stuffed inside a baguette. Great for a filling lunch

Author: Elena Silcock

Fruity sundae

A sweet and fruity treat for kids needing a boost at lunchtime - yogurt swirled with mashed strawberries, topped with berries - ideal for 4 - 8-year-olds

Author: Chelsie Collins

Vegetable cheese dip

This versatile cheese dip is packed with hidden veg. Perfect for little hands to dip into or alternatively spread in sandwiches or pittas for a lunch box - kids will love it!

Author: Esther Clark

Next level Scotch eggs

Enjoy our next level version of Scotch eggs. Forget service station versions - with some tweaks, we've transformed them into one of the finest portable foods

Author: Barney Desmazery

Beetroot, hummus & crispy chickpea sub sandwich

Load up a sub with homemade hummus, beetroot, chickpeas and salad to make this filling vegan sandwich. An ideal lunch for when hunger strikes

Author: Sophie Godwin - Cookery writer

Bean & feta spread with Greek salad salsa & oatcakes

Tuck into a nutrient-packed vegetarian lunch featuring a delicious bean and feta spread and a salsa that makes up three of your five-a-day. Pile those oatcakes high!

Author: Good Food team

Egg & rocket pizzas

Use seeded tortillas as pizza bases for a quick and healthy lunch - crack an egg in the centre and bake to boost protein intake

Author: Sara Buenfeld

Greek salad muffins

Whip up these savoury muffins for a picnic, or for lunch on the run. If you can find the Greek cheese kefalotiri use this, or parmesan, for cheesy flavour

Author: Emily Kerrigan

Radish smørrebrød

Whip up this simple lunch with radish and gruyère on toasted rye bread as an alternative to sandwiches. You can eat it 'al desko' or indeed, al fresco

Author: Miriam Nice

Brie, ham & fig jam toastie

This speedy comforting snack has everything you want from a sandwich - melty cheese, salty ham and a touch of sweet fruit

Author: Cassie Best

Pesto egg muffin bites

Prepare these pesto egg and feta muffin bites for breakfast, an afternoon snack, or as part of a picnic hamper. Simple to make, kids will love them!

Author: Katie Hiscock

Pea hummus

Use cannellini beans, garlic and tahini in this quick, easy and healthy dip - perfect packed in kids' lunch boxes with pitta bread and veggies

Author: Barney Desmazery

Pitta pocket

A low-fat, healthy snack with chicken, tomatoes and cucumber under 150 calories, and it takes just minutes to prepare

Author: Sophie Godwin - Cookery writer

Mozzarella & salami picnic baguette

A perfect sandwich for a summer picnic. Filled with salami, spinach, basil, pesto and mozzarella, it has all the flavours of Italy that kids and grownups will enjoy

Author: Emily Kerrigan

Savoury Danish pastries

Give morning pastries a bakeover by swapping the sweet for a savoury butternut squash, blue cheese, bacon, onion and beetroot filling

Author: Sarah Cook

Triangular bread thins

Bake our easy bread thins with wholemeal spelt and top with your favourite ingredients. We have ideas for using them in two healthy lunch recipes

Author: Sara Buenfeld

Sweet potato, avocado & feta muffins

Use super-ripe avocados in this savoury bake, topped with crumbly cheese, sweet potato chunks and a scattering of mixed seeds

Author: Cassie Best

Turkey salad on rye

Open sandwiches mean you use less bread, but can pile on plenty of topping, in this case Coronation-spiced lean turkey with crisp salad

Author: Sara Buenfeld

Cheese, ham & grape kebabs

Forget soggy sarnies, kids will love this simple lunchbox recipe - for very young children, skip the skewer and serve as a salad instead

Author: Cassie Best

Noodle jar salad

Make this noodle jar salad before you head to work for a nutritious lunch. It contains mango, carrot and peanuts plus a flavourful Asian-style dressing

Author: Miriam Nice